Learning Specialist

Overview

The Toyoda Gosei Group is a leading global manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive components, safety systems and LEDs. Globally Headquartered in Japan with a network of 67 group companies in 17 countries and regions, the Group brings its extensive range of products to customers all over the world.

Toyoda Gosei North America (headquartered in Troy, MI) has an opening for a Learning Specialist in the Human Resources department. The Learning Specialist leads the technical work streams required to transition from the current LMS to UKG Pro Learning and then owns the long‑term technical administration, integration, content operation, and governance of the platform. This role supports multilingual content delivery across the Americas and ensures that learning systems remain accurate, stable, and aligned with compliance, performance, and development needs.

• Lead the full migration from the current LMS to UKG Pro Learning, including courses, curricula, learning paths, historical completions, user/org data, and assignment logic.
• Develop migration plans, testing frameworks, UAT cycles, and cutover/hyper care strategies.
• Collaborate with HRIS/IT on SSO, provisioning, role mapping, and technical configurations.
• Ensure data accuracy and readiness for consolidated reporting across all regions.
• Build and manage localization workflows, translation pipelines, QA processes, and release schedules.
• Ensure all materials (SCORM, video, assessments) meet accessibility and multilingual delivery standards.
• Maintain region specific catalogs, notifications, and learning assignments.
• Manage connections between UKG Pro Learning and HRIS, identity systems, content providers, and BI tools.
• Build dashboards for compliance, progress tracking, and organizational reporting.
• Establish data governance and quality control routines for user/manager mappings, org structures, and training records.
• Operationalize OneHR’s Training & Development policy inside UKG Pro Learning.
• Manage version control, metadata standards, review cycles, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure documentation, assessments, and training records meet audit and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a Tier 2/3 administrator for UKG Pro Learning.
• Manage catalogs, permissions, assignments, configurations, releases, and issue resolution.
• Support site level HR and TGU teams and maintain admin guidance and SOPs.
• Analyze trends to improve utilization, completion rates, search/discovery, mobile engagement, and learning outcomes.
• Implement A/B tests, automation opportunities, and enhancements based on data.
• Develop and enforce standardized templates, naming conventions, metadata rules, version control practices, and documentation standards to ensure all learning information is consistent and reliable.
• Partner with TGU developers, LMS admins and SMEs to ensure training materials, assessments, instructions, and regulatory content adhere to organizational standards.
• Create clear guidelines for content owners, including requirements for structure, updates, translations, reviews, and approval workflows.
• Establish and monitor information governance routines so all content remains up to date, audit ready, and compliant with OneHR policies.
• Maintain a single source of truth approach, reducing duplication and ensuring alignment across global and regional teams.
• Drive optimization by being actively engaged in continuous improvement efforts (kaizen).
• This role requires the completion of other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent years of experience is required.
• SHRM certification is preferred.

• 1 to 4 years of experience in technical Learning Management System (LMS) administration experience is required.
• Previous experience in UKG Pro Learning is required.
• Hands‑on experience with LMS migrations or major system implementation is preferred.
• Previous experience managing multi‑lingual or multi‑regional learning content is preferred.
• Manufacturing or regulatory experience is preferred.
• Experience in supporting large geographically…