The Role

• Develop a global Leadership Development strategy aligned with business priorities to drive commercial growth, high performance and continuous learning.
• Identify skill gaps and design blended learning solutions across leadership, onboarding and technical training.
• Ensure learning solutions meet the needs of educators and functional teams, fostering cross‑collaboration.
• Review and enhance all existing content, programmes and delivery channels to maximise business impact.
• Create a cohesive Leadership framework covering development, onboarding, coaching, mentoring, assessments and digital learning, accessible to all career stages.
• Align all learning activity to the EmpowerUs competency framework to reinforce a consistent performance language across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
• Re‑design onboarding to provide an engaging introduction with clear deliverables for rapid productivity.
• Review and enhance leadership programmes to ensure relevance and build a strong leadership pipeline.
• Explore career development options beyond promotion, including mentoring, secondments, lateral moves and international opportunities.
• Partner with the Education team to evolve offerings and ensure [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] content is accessible, relevant and refreshed.
• Use AI and modern learning technologies to enhance delivery and measurement.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training and leverage technology (AI, LMS) to strengthen delivery.
• Partner with functional teams, Principals, Regional Managing Directors and HR to ensure regional relevance, business alignment and links to talent and succession planning.
• Gather feedback and use data to demonstrate ROI, capability uplift and programme effectiveness.
• Review external partnerships for quality, cultural fit and value.
• Lead, coach and develop the Leadership Development team for future growth.
• Own and optimise the LD budget to maximise impact.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Proven experience of transforming or building a Leadership or L&D function in a global organisation.
• Demonstrated experience designing and building successful Leadership Development curricula for multiple levels of organisations.
• Strong track record designing commercially aligned learning strategies.
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, including board level.
• Strong strategic planning and analytical skills to measure the effectiveness of training initiatives.
• Demonstrated budget ownership, supplier management, and ROI measurement.
• Executive presence with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Comfortable operating strategically while remaining hands-on in a flat organisation.

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 90+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] careers page and should include a CV.

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.

We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with protected characteristics.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.