This is a strategic and hands-on Global Head of Learning & Development opportunity responsible for building and leading the company's global learning strategy, developing leadership capability, and creating scalable programs that directly contribute to business growth and performance
Client Details
Our client is a high-growth, international recruitment business with a strong presence across the US and UK. The organization has built a reputation for developing talent from the ground up through a structured career progression model, creating a highly entrepreneurial, performance-driven culture where individuals are encouraged to take ownership, innovate, and rapidly advance their careers
Description
Key duties include:
- Develop and lead the global Learning & Development strategy
- Design and deliver leadership and management training programs
- Build development pathways from onboarding through to leadership
- Partner with senior leaders to identify capability gaps and drive performance improvement
- Strengthen manager capability in coaching, accountability, and performance management
- Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and leadership development initiatives
- Create scalable learning solutions across US and UK offices
- Establish and track L&D success metrics including productivity, retention, progression, and manager effectiveness
- Drive alignment between business goals and learning initiatives
- Build and shape the future of the L&D function as the business continues to scale globally
Profile
A successful Head of L&D should have:
- 8-12 years of Learning & Development experience
- A background in recruitment agency, executive search, staffing, consultancy, or agency environment
- Experience building leadership and management development programs within a high-performance, growth-oriented business
- Commercially minded with the ability to link learning initiatives to business outcomes
- Strong facilitator who can influence stakeholders from new hires through to executive leadership
- Able to work 4 days per week in the NYC office (5 days when delivering training)
Job Offer
This is truly a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to make an impact and thrive in a fun, supportive culture.
- Opportunity to build and own a global L&D function from the ground up
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders
- Entrepreneurial environment where new ideas are encouraged and quickly implemented
- Highly collaborative, driven, and people-focused environment
- Genuine investment in employee development and internal promotion
- Visible opportunity to influence leadership capability, business performance, and future growth on a global scale
If you're ready to lead impactful learning and development initiatives in New York, we encourage you to apply today
Desired Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will bring 8-12 years of Learning & Development experience gained within a recruitment, staffing, executive search, consultancy, or agency environment, with a proven track record of designing and delivering leadership and management development programs in high-performance, growth-focused businesses. They should be a commercially minded and hands-on L&D leader with strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing senior leaders, developing early-career talent, and aligning learning initiatives to measurable business outcomes, while being comfortable working in a 4-day-per-week NYC office environment.
