Learning & Organizational Development Director

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Cohesity

Santa Clara, CA - USA (Office)

On-site

Posted May 2, 2026

Job Description

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location.

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design.

Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

The People team is looking for a senior learning and organizational development practitioner who operates at the intersection of human capability, business strategy, and emerging technology. You don't just design programs — you diagnose organizational challenges and build the right intervention for the moment, whether that's a learning experience, a team effectiveness engagement, a capability framework, or something that doesn't yet have a name. At Cohesity, you'll help shape how we build the human and organizational capability needed to compete and win in an AI-powered world.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:

Leadership and Manager Effectiveness: You will own programs that build the quality of people leadership across Cohesity, with direct accountability for outcomes reflected in engagement data and business performance.

Build scalable, high-quality interventions — workshops, cohort programs, resources, and coaching frameworks — that translate into stronger team performance
Use employee engagement data and QBR feedback to continuously improve program design and demonstrate impact

Organizational Effectiveness and Integration: You will lead OD and team effectiveness work that accelerates cohesion and performance across key functions within Cohesity.

Design and facilitate team effectiveness engagements, culture initiatives, and integration learning experiences that build shared identity and ways of working
Partner with senior leaders to diagnose organizational challenges and recommend the right intervention — learning, facilitation, or structural
Sustain and evolve "One Team" culture programming as the organization continues to scale

Strategic Business Partnerships: You will serve as the primary L&D and OD thought partner for key functions including Engineering, Finance, Operations, and IT, building the kind of trusted relationships that generate long-term impact.

Translate complex business needs into targeted, high-quality interventions
Lead stakeholder discovery, program design, and outcome measurement for functional learning priorities

Team Capability and Ecosystem: You will elevate the people and platforms around you, acting as a senior thought partner to L&D peers and a steward of Cohesity's learning technology ecosystem.

Mentor and coach L&D peers, modeling best practices in design, stakeholder engagement, and program execution
Leverage Docebo, Udemy, Franklin Covey, MS365, and enterprise AI tools to build scalable, modern learning experiences for a distributed global workforce
Contribute to L&D's overall quality bar, helping the team continuously raise the standard of what great looks like

A Note on the Nature of This Role: We operate in a fast-moving industry where technology, tools, and priorities can shift quickly. The responsibilities listed here reflect where we are today — but this role will evolve. We're looking for someone who sees that as an opportunity, not an obstacle. Adaptability, curiosity, and a willingness to grow alongside the business are just as important as any specific skill listed above.

How We Work :

We operate as a small, senior team which means high ownership and direct access to the partnerships that matter
We expect you to bring a point of view, not just execute; the best ideas here come from practitioners who are close to the work
We use AI tools actively and practically across the team not as a novelty, but as a genuine part of how we design, research, and deliver
We hold ourselves to a high-quality bar and believe that measurable business impact and positive employee experience are key indicators of success in this function
We collaborate across the People team and with business stakeholders constantly; this is not a role for someone who prefers to work in isolation

WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

Core Skills (Must-Have)

Learning strategy and program design — deep expertise in adult learning principles and modern instructional design, with a track record of building solutions that drive behavior change, not just knowledge transfer
AI fluency and enablement — demonstrated personal fluency with generative and agentic AI tools (like Microsoft Copilot and Claude), and ability to design and operationalize enterprise AI adoption programs that build confidence and capability at scale
Organizational development — experience designing and facilitating team effectiveness interventions, culture initiatives, and capability frameworks that go beyond the classroom
Influence without authority and executive rapport— a consistent track record of building trust, driving alignment, and delivering outcomes through senior stakeholder relationships in complex organizations including Senior Leaders, People Partners and other cross functional business stakeholders
Cross-functional partnership depth — demonstrated ability to build and sustain strong working relationships with People Partners, co-designing interventions and ensuring learning and OD work is tightly connected to the broader people strategy for each business unit
Measurement and business impact — ability to define program success metrics, support QBR reporting, and use data and stakeholder feedback to demonstrate clear, credible business outcomes

Enabling Skills (Strong Preference)

Leadership development design — experience building and executing manager and leader effectiveness programs tied to measurable outcomes such as engagement survey improvement or performance framework adoption
Learning technology ecosystem — hands-on experience with LXP/LMS platforms (Docebo a plus) and comfort designing within a Microsoft 365 and enterprise AI tool environment
Stakeholder engagement sophistication — ability to apply structured approaches (such as Insights Discovery or similar frameworks) to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and lead alignment conversations with senior leaders
Mentorship and team elevation — experience serving as an informal thought partner and coach to peers, sharing expertise in ways that raise the overall capability of the team around you

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

Familiarity with tools such as Udemy, Franklin Covey, or similar content ecosystems
Experience supporting post-merger or post-acquisition integration through learning and OD interventions
Exposure to agile or product-thinking approaches applied to learning program design

Experience Signals

Rather than years-of-service requirements, here is what readiness looks like for this role:

Has owned an enterprise-wide or function-wide learning or OD strategy — not just delivered programs within one — and can speak to how that strategy connected to business outcomes
Has designed and led end-to-end, large scale, enterprise-wide enablement initiatives and can describe what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently
Has navigated a matrixed, fast-moving tech environment and built credibility with technical stakeholders without a formal mandate
Has delivered team effectiveness or organizational development work (not just training) that a leader or team would specifically point to as having made a difference
Has operated as a senior individual contributor — taking full ownership of complex, ambiguous bodies of work without needing heavy direction
Has progressive L&D and OD experience in a high-growth technology environment

Note: We value demonstrated capability over credentials. A degree is not required.

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Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay Range :

$251,100.00-$279,000.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE)

Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.