Job Description

Position Snapshot

• Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages (NWPB)
• Location: Assago (Milano)
• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• 7+ years of experience in Learning & Development, ideally complemented by previous experience as an HR Business Partner, enabling a strong connection between people development and business strategy
• Significant experience gained in global, premium-brand organizations,, with exposure to international stakeholders and complex matrix environments.

Compensation Package: CCNL Industria Alimentare, Quadro, Gross Annual Base Salary €65.000,00 + annual bonus.

Lead the Learning & Development agenda for NWPB, ensuring learning priorities are

aligned with business transformation, premium segment growth and market needs.

Accountable for learning governance, compliance training, capability building, L&D

technology ecosystem, vendor management, budget governance and learning impact

measurement across markets.

Act as a strategic partner in shaping and implementing the NWPB Talent Management

Strategy, ensuring that learning and capability-building priorities accelerate the

development of critical talent, strengthen succession pipelines, support internal mobility,

and build future-ready leadership capabilities aligned with business transformation and

growth objectives.

Scope: Global NWPB

Reports to: Head of Talent & Engagement NWPB

What are the responsibilities?

• Define and drive the L&D strategy aligned with NWPB business priorities.
• Design and govern development journeys for key talent, successors and leadership populations, ensuring readiness for future business needs and critical roles.
• Establish governance of mandatory training, compliance tracking and audit readiness.
• Lead deployment of Learning Management system and digital learning ecosystem.
• Identify capability gaps and translate them into learning solutions.
• Design and deliver leadership, commercial and functional development programs.
• Measure learning impact through KPIs and analytics.
• Manage L&D budget and external learning partners.
• Support markets with fit-for-purpose learning solutions and best practices.
• Build strong partnerships with HR, Compliance and business stakeholders.

What will make you successful?

• Experience in Talent and Capability Building. would be a plus.
• Strong experience defining and deploying L&D strategies.
• Knowledge of compliance training governance and audit readiness.
• Experience with LMS platforms, digital learning and learning analytics.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Capability to influence leaders and drive change in a matrix environment.
• Data-driven mindset, curiosity and continuous improvement orientation.
• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.

Why join us?

• Opportunity to shape learning and capability development in a standalone global business.
• High visibility role with exposure to senior leaders and international stakeholders.
• Strategic impact on organizational capabilities, transformation and growth.

About NWPB

About Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverage

Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is a standalone, globally managed business within the Nestlé Group. The company serves consumers in more than 100 markets with a portfolio of more than 35 brands, including S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Acqua Panna, Sanpellegrino Italian Sparkling Drinks, Maison Perrier, Buxton, Essentia, Levissima, La Vie and Nestlé Pure Life. Building on its heritage and expertise in waters, Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is focused on growth in premium and better‑for‑you beverages, creating value for consumers, customers and stakeholders.

Water stewardship is central to the business. Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages is the only beverage company with all bottling sites certified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Standard. Additionally, the company has implemented around 70 water regeneration projects globally, as part of its ambition to protect and restore more water than it uses, working with local stakeholders and experts to identify shared water challenges and support solutions that build resilience and benefit communities and nature.