Education Vision Care Team Senior Manager

WHO WE ARE

We are EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses. Formed in 2018 by the combination of Essilor and Luxottica, our Company combines two centuries of innovation and human endeavour to elevate vision care and the consumer experience around it. We are home to the most loved and widely-recognized vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Our proprietary eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands. Our advanced lens technologies include Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions. We offer superior shopping and patient experiences with a network of 18,000 stores including world-class retail brands like Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and GrandVision. Every day, EssilorLuxottica’s 180,000 employees in 150 countries work towards a common mission to help people see more and be more. In 2021, the Company’s milestones included a collaboration with Meta to launch Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses; the acquisition of GrandVision bringing 39,000 new employees into our family; expansion of our International Employee Shareholding community, and the launch of Eyes on the Planet, our strategic approach to sustainability.

JOB SCOPE AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working as a Senior Manager of Vision Care Education Team, within Leonardo, EssilorLuxottica Learning plateform, you will be responsible for managing the team of Vision Care Experts; developing, disseminating, and executing consistent education programs for internal and external audiences (ECP, WHS and retails): BtoB educational materials and assets. This includes eye and vision care, clinical practice, ophthalmic lenses technologies, categories and brands to ensure the takeover of EssilorLuxottica’s products and innovations by ECPs. You will lead this holistic approach to carefully develop knowledge, know-how and expertise of each profile of practitioners (dispensers, prescribers, sales associates, store owner & managers).
• Your activity will support the agenda of EssilorLuxottica’s product launches, innovations, categories, brands and business priorities as well as local education projects.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES:

• Team management and development
• String leadership
• Building and continuous evolving interactive learning experiences and tailored educational curriculum adapted to different audiences
• Contributing to the go-to-market plan of EssilorLuxottica: Vision Care solutions by delivering educational and BtoB assets within the right timing
• Identifying educational needs, managing innovation pipelines, global and regional business needs
• Developing internal and external partnerships to be accurate, impactful, compliant with global and local regulations (incl. accreditation)
• Defining educational objective from technical, scientific and clinical perspective
• Designing educational assets appealing for the learner and differentiating for Leonardo
• Developing comprehensive, qualitative, scientifically and clinically exact, non-promotional contents and materials for education purposes on vision care, products and brands
• Working with internal stakeholders, external agencies and consultants to ensure the delivery of results within guidelines, budgets and timelines
• Producing educational assets accordingly fully aligned with Leonardo brand strategy & guidelines
• Establishment of KPIs to measure the impact of educational programs
• Benchmark on optical industry learning programs & certifications
• Innovation taking advantage of the latest technologies in the development and implementation of educational programs and initiatives

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CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Proven, successful experience in a managerial role in a dynamic & complex work environment
• Bachelor or master degree (optometry or opticianry)
•  Additional marketing education would be a plus
• Demonstrated abilities to hold international role and coordinate multi-stakeholder projects in a multicultural envirroment 
• Solid knowledge in education, digital learning (Articulate, video, LMS …) Adult Learning Principles, 
• Experiences in working successfully in a team and managing complex projects
• Competence in business and technical English (written and verbal).
• Results oriented, customer centric and continuous improvement way of working
• Positive leadership, innovative and collaborative behaviours
• Excellent communication and presentation skills​​​​​​​
• French/Italian would be a plus