GLG is seeking a visionary and pragmatic Director of Leadership to build and drive our global leadership development and leadership pipeline strategy. This role will lead the design and delivery of a future-ready leadership curriculum—from new managers to senior leaders—ensuring our pipeline aligns with GLG’s evolving business needs in a world increasingly shaped by AI, transformation, and commercial agility.
The Director will partner with business leaders, HRBPs, and the broader Talent Development team to shape learning journeys, embed HiPo identification and development, and help create enterprise-wide visibility into talent and succession plans. They will also oversee key enterprise leadership interventions
Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership Development Strategy
- Design and execute GLG’s end-to-end leadership curriculum, aligned to core transitions: new managers through to experienced leaders
- Embed tiered offerings such as new leader programs, SLII®, Insights Discovery, leadership lounges, and mid-level manager capability programs
- Integrate leadership learning with role enablement, onboarding, and business capability priorities
- Partner with global Talent Development pods and local stakeholders to ensure scalable, relevant delivery across all regions and levels
2. Succession Planning & HiPo Strategy
- Support GLG’s global succession planning efforts in collaboration with HRBPs
- Own enterprise HiPo programs for manager and mid-level talent
- Define, measure, and track talent health, pipeline strength, and readiness indicators across levels and regions
3. Talent Assessment & Insights
- Deploy tools and frameworks to assess leadership potential, readiness, and skill gaps
- Leverage psychometric tools like Insights Discovery to enhance self-awareness, team effectiveness, and development planning
- Partner with the Program Manager to translate insights into tailored interventions and internal mobility strategies
4. AI Integration in Leadership Learning
- Explore and pilot AI-enabled coaching, nudge engines, and leadership simulations
- Support managers in adopting AI tools to lead more effectively (e.g., productivity, communication, data interpretation)
- Ensure GLG’s leadership development embeds the principles of AI fluency and human intelligence
5. Enterprise Alignment & Business Engagement
- Act as a strategic advisor to business and HR leadership on leadership development needs
- Facilitate workshops, offsites, and segment-specific learning solutions
- Monitor effectiveness of leadership programs and track ROI using talent data, Glint, and feedback tools
What the Ideal Candidate Will Have
- 10+ years of experience in leadership development, talent assessment, and HiPo strategy
- Expertise in SLII®, Insights Discovery, Hogan or other behavior-based leadership models
- Proven success leading enterprise-wide programs in global, matrixed organizations
- Coaching accreditation to support leaders and drive a coaching culture
- Strong program management skills
- Ability to consult with senior leaders and build trust
- Data fluency in tracking readiness, performance, engagement, and ROI
- Familiarity with AI tools used in learning or leadership development
- Strong facilitation skills and experience running workshops, learning events, and leadership sessions
- Experience in instructional design of leadership workshops and programs that create engaging and insight driven sessions.
- Inclusive mindset and ability to drive a leadership strategy that is open to all
What We Offer:
Benefits: All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
- Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
- Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
- Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
- Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location
Compensation: GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world’s insight network. Our clients rely on GLG’s global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world’s best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG’s industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company’s culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (“GLG”) is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
