???? We're Hiring: Leadership Development Manager???? Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)???? Employment Type: Full-Time???? Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior???? Work Arrangement: Fully Remote About UsWe are a people-centered organization committed to developing exceptional leaders, strengthening organizational capability, and building a culture of continuous growth and innovation. Our distributed teams collaborate across Human Resources, Learning & Development, Talent Management, Organizational Development, Employee Experience, Executive Leadership, Business Operations, and Strategy to create leadership programs that empower individuals, enhance performance, and support long-term organizational success. The Role We are seeking an experienced Leadership Development Manager to design, deliver, and manage leadership development strategies, programs, and initiatives. The ideal candidate will oversee leadership frameworks, executive development programs, coaching initiatives, talent pipelines, and organizational capability-building efforts while partnering with stakeholders to develop future-ready leaders. Key Responsibilities Develop and implement enterprise-wide leadership development strategies, frameworks, and programs aligned with organizational goals and workforce priorities. Design leadership academies, management development programs, executive learning experiences, succession planning initiatives, and leadership capability frameworks. Collaborate with Human Resources, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Organizational Development, Employee Experience, Executive Leadership, Business Units, and Strategy teams to strengthen leadership effectiveness. Conduct leadership competency assessments, skills gap analyses, talent reviews, and organizational capability evaluations to identify development opportunities. Create and deliver leadership workshops, coaching programs, mentoring initiatives, team effectiveness sessions, and leadership learning experiences. Partner with senior leaders and executives to develop personalized leadership growth plans, coaching strategies, and performance improvement initiatives. Establish leadership development pathways for emerging leaders, managers, directors, and executive-level talent. Manage external leadership consultants, executive coaches, learning providers, universities, and strategic development partnerships. Develop learning content including facilitator guides, leadership toolkits, digital learning modules, case studies, simulations, and performance resources. Measure program effectiveness through leadership assessments, participant feedback, business outcomes, behavioral change indicators, and return-on-learning analysis. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) including leadership program participation, leadership competency growth, succession readiness, employee engagement, retention of high-potential talent, promotion readiness, and learning effectiveness. Conduct leadership benchmarking, organizational capability studies, workforce analytics reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure compliance with UAE labor regulations, organizational policies, learning standards, ethical leadership principles, and corporate governance requirements. Manage leadership development budgets, learning platforms, external providers, coaching engagements, assessment tools, and strategic leadership initiatives. Drive digital transformation initiatives through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered learning analytics, personalized development platforms, digital coaching tools, leadership assessment technology, learning experience platforms (LXPs), workflow automation, and business intelligence solutions. Utilize Workday Learning, SAP Success Factors Learning, Cornerstone Learning, Linked In Learning, Microsoft Viva Learning, Degreed, Docebo, Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft 365, learning management systems (LMS), and talent management platforms to measure leadership development impact and generate actionable insights. Prepare executive dashboards, leadership capability reports, talent reviews, succession planning analyses, learning impact assessments, and strategic recommendations for senior leadership. Lead, mentor, and develop learning specialists, leadership coaches, talent development professionals, and cross-functional teams while fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Leadership Studies, Communications, or a related field. Master's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration (MBA), Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Leadership, or a related discipline is highly advantageous. Professional certifications such as SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, CIPD, ATD Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), ICF Coaching Certification, Prosci Change Management, or equivalent are preferred. Minimum 5 years of experience in leadership development, learning and development, talent management, organizational development, executive coaching, or related roles. At least 2 years of experience managing leadership programs, executive development initiatives, talent pipelines, or enterprise learning strategies preferred. Strong understanding of leadership theories, competency frameworks, adult learning principles, coaching methodologies, succession planning, organizational psychology, and capability development. Experience with Workday Learning, SAP Success Factors Learning, Cornerstone Learning, Linked In Learning, Microsoft Viva Learning, Degreed, Docebo, LMS platforms, Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Office Suite, and talent management technologies. Familiarity with AI-powered learning platforms, adaptive learning technologies, leadership analytics, virtual coaching tools, digital learning ecosystems, and workforce intelligence solutions is highly advantageous. Strong leadership, facilitation, coaching, communication, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, strategic planning, project management, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple leadership development initiatives while balancing executive expectations, business priorities, budgets, timelines, and organizational objectives. Ability to work effectively in a remote environment with distributed teams, executives, HR professionals, external coaches, learning partners, and global stakeholders. What We Offer Fully remote work arrangement with flexible collaboration across global leadership and talent teams. Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives. Professional development and leadership growth opportunities. Exposure to AI-powered learning technologies, leadership analytics platforms, digital coaching solutions, and innovative workforce development tools. Collaborative culture focused on learning, innovation, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement. Opportunity to shape the next generation of leaders by creating impactful development experiences that strengthen organizational capability and long-term success.