Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refuelling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Head of People Development (H/PD), you will be instrumental in designing and implementing learning initiatives across the Enterprise. In collaboration with the H/PD you will be designing and building programmes that support the diverse needs of our teams across different cultures, businesses, and global locations.

We’re looking for someone with an entrepreneurial mindset who is proactive and curious in nature. Someone who thrives in a broad, dynamic role and is excited to tackle the challenges of building something new. A person who is not afraid to try new things, fail fast and learn in the pursuit of building something truly Metrean.

This position offers the potential for enormous impact, giving you the chance to help shape the future of our people development efforts and drive lasting change across the business.

What You'll Do

Design and deliver transformative leadership development programs for current and future People Leaders, using performance data to inspire growth, elevate leadership capability, and strengthen high-performing leadership teams
Develop and implement tiered leadership development pathways, including Emerging Leaders, People Leaders, and Senior People Leaders programs, with measurable impact on engagement, retention, and performance
Use performance insights and leadership analytics to identify capability gaps and prioritize key focus areas such as coaching, accountability, inclusion, and strategic execution
Design and pilot the Metrea Leadership Development Program (MLDP), incorporating coaching, peer learning, and practical application for current leaders
Create an Emerging Leaders pathway to prepare high-potential teammates for future leadership opportunities
Roll out and manage 360-degree leadership feedback processes to establish leadership effectiveness benchmarks and support continuous development
Ensure all People Leaders create and actively work toward leadership development goals informed by 360 feedback outcomes
Integrate leadership capability metrics into the enterprise performance and feedback ecosystem to enable data-driven talent and succession decisions
Develop, implement, and maintain leadership capability metrics within performance to support enterprise-wide review and appraisal processes
Partner with stakeholders across the business to embed leadership development initiatives into the broader talent and organizational development strategy

What You Bring

3+ years of work experience in the design, delivery, and improvement of training
A demonstrable love for all things learning, teaching and professional development
A strong external network that informs best practice and cutting-edge thinking
Proven track record in nurturing and advancing diverse talent, from hourly to salaried employees
Proven experience in L&D, with a blend of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery
Skill and experience in personally facilitating training sessions and workshops
Previous experience of working with a hybrid workforce globally is highly desirable
Entrepreneurial; Experience building content from scratch that they have adapted to the unique cultures, businesses and levels within their teams
Solutions focused; Experience spotting opportunities and implementing change to become more effective or efficient both for the internal people team and the training experience
Over-deliver; Ruthless prioritisation ensuring that the highest value work has your focus
Previous experience of working with a hybrid workforce globally is highly desirable

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance   
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub   
Electric Car scheme   
Cycle to work scheme   
Salary sacrificed pension scheme   
Free lunch on office days  
Enhanced Parental Leave  
30 days annual PTO plus b/h 
Bonus Scheme 
Personal development opportunities

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to produce right to work documentation.   

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.  

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.

Work Location

London, 3 Days in office.

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting.

Travel

Up to 20%

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.

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