Director, Leadership Development

Role Summary

As the Director, Leadership Development within the Global People organization, you will lead the enterprise top-talent leadership portfolio to cultivate future-ready leaders in support of Colgate-Palmolive’s 2030 Strategy. Reporting to the Head of Global Leadership & Organizational Development, you will own the overarching strategy, design, and execution of executive development programs, high-potential accelerated pathways, and enterprise coaching solutions. In this role, you will consult directly with senior business executives and People Partners worldwide to diagnose capability gaps, modernize leadership learning, and strengthen the global leadership pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Drive Leadership Portfolio Strategy: Architect and steer the global enterprise top-talent leadership development portfolio, maintaining end-to-end accountability for strategic alignment, curriculum design, program delivery, and continuous improvement across leadership tiers.

• Govern Executive Talent & Coaching Programs: Oversee enterprise executive coaching offerings, assessment strategies, and cohort selection processes to accelerate succession readiness and executive onboarding.

• Lead Strategic Business Consultation: Partner with senior business executives and Global People Partners to translate enterprise priorities and capability gaps into scalable, high-impact leadership development solutions aligned with company culture.

• Direct Vendor Partnerships & Program Budgets: Manage the global leadership development budget, determining internal build versus external buy strategies while directing relationships with top-tier universities, external consultants, and coaching networks.

• Innovate & Measure Development Impact: Establish measurement frameworks leveraging talent analytics to demonstrate business ROI, while thoughtfully integrating AI-enabled tools and modern learning technologies to scale access and capability building.

• Drive Program Execution & Live Delivery: Maintain end-to-end operational oversight of owned programs—managing timelines, governance, and participant nominations while actively facilitating selected learning experiences, workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 10+ years of progressive professional experience in leadership development, talent management, or organizational development within a corporate environment.

• Proven experience designing, delivering, and managing complex leadership portfolios and development experiences for diverse, multi-tiered audiences.

• Demonstrated track record managing external vendor relationships, enterprise coaching partners, and multi-program budgets.

• Exceptional executive presence and facilitation capability, with demonstrated success influencing senior business leaders in a global, matrixed organization.

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, or an MBA.

• Deep expertise in adult learning methodologies, executive assessment tools, and enterprise capability architectures.

• Familiarity with AI-driven learning tools and modern talent analytics platforms used to personalize leader development and track program outcomes.