Director, Leadership development

Location: London, UK (Remote) or Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)

About the role:

Would you like to be a Director of Leadership Development? We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Leadership Development/Organization Development professional to join our team. You will have the opportunity to design and lead enterprise and/or division-level interventions to accelerate our business strategy through leaders.

Join our Talent & Transformation team, where we strive to enhance the strength, depth, diversity, and impact of our senior leaders, deliver prioritized business improvement work which optimizes the “whole system” of the organization, and build a highly engaged, purpose-driven organization in which all our associates are inspired and enabled to do their best work.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Diagnose and address complex leadership challenges at the enterprise or division level to drive company strategy and accelerate business transformation.
• Drive outcomes in consultative topics for the business, focusing on leadership skill frameworks across various leadership subsets/populations.
• Collaborate with talent assessment/management and data insights colleagues to apply talent management assessments and emerging data to enhance leadership skills.
• Lead the development and implementation of high-quality enterprise-wide leadership development approaches to reinforce the application and understanding of leadership expectations.
• Work collaboratively with business leaders, HR, and other functional colleagues to address business and leadership development challenges.
• Support diagnosis of complex Leadership Development challenges and opportunities at the enterprise or division level.
• Deliver outcome-focused Leadership Development design in co-creation with selected partners.
• Actively contribute to the capability development of Leadership Development as a member of the LD and HR community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in social science/psychology/organizational design, business degree, or equivalent.
• Extensive years of Leadership Development experience, including complex intervention design at senior organizational levels.
• Experience in leading large-scale, complex leadership development/change management interventions.
• Experience diagnosing complex organizations and understanding organizational health using various data measurement methods.
• Strong experience with senior executive engagement and facilitation.
• Experience working in international and global project teams.
• Proven analytical and conceptual skills, combined with the ability to implement to business outcomes.
• Proven expertise in leadership development and change management methodologies.
• Strong collaboration and networking skills.
• Life science industry expertise.
• Further Education in Educational Sciences, Change Management, or Coaching.
• Previous experience in management consulting or as HR/PO Business partner.

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