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date title
05/04/10
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  Leadership Development Manager
Google
London

Leadership Development Manager
The Google University team designs and implements innovative learning programs that support and develop the company's talent. Our team is a creative, dynamic, and collaborative group that is responsible for three integrated components of learning: the learning programs of Google University, leadership development and talent management. We reach across all functions and geographic regions to support Googlers' personal and professional development in a way that contributes to their and our success. The breadth of our team's cultural, professional and geographical histories greatly enriches us, and we continue to embrace diversity in our applicants' backgrounds.

The role: Leadership Development Manager
As Leadership Development Manager, you will design, manage, deliver, and continuously improve exceptional leadership development offerings. You are a talented professional who is passionate about and applies creativity to developing leaders at all levels, and who has demonstrated success in facilitating learning experiences. You will be inventing new approaches for delivering scalable programs in an innovative organization. By selecting the appropriate blend of learning modalities, you will be able to maximize the relevance, impact, and understanding of various content areas. You'll also be branding our offerings and marketing them to other employees.

Responsibilities:
Co-deliver a number of key leadership programs, locally and globally.
Design (conceive, initiate, develop) and manage (facilitate delivery of program, continuously improve) one or more leadership development programs.
Partner with Learning and Development colleagues across Google to identify new learning opportunities and ensure all learning offerings are high quality, culturally appropriate, and effective.
Work with partner groups to promote and deliver learning solutions appropriate to your clients.
Collaborate with internal clients to assess developmental needs, perform gap analyses, and design and lead programs that build leadership and people management skills and capabilities.
Qualifications: Bachelors
Experience: 7 years +
Languages: English : Speak / Write Fluently
Job-Type: open-ended
Remuneration: unspecified
Permit Type: EU National
Region: London
BA or BS degree preferred with a strong academic record. Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g. business, education, organizational development) a plus.
Related work experience with solid career progression. Experience desired in one or more of the following disciplines: leadership development, industrial psychology, organization development, organizational effectiveness, or coaching (management consulting and international experience preferred).
Significant experience in successfully managing, delivering, and improving high-quality learning programs, including relevant curriculum and materials design (non-normative and entrepreneurial organization experience preferred).
Innovative and proactive problem-solving skills, a solid understanding of group and organizational dynamics, and the ability to exercise integrity and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations.
Ability to work effectively with diverse clients at all levels in a large, complex, non-hierarchical organization, as well as the ability to work with executives and senior leadership.
Strong business acumen with ability to translate needs into practical, scalable solutions.
Significant people management experience, with a proven ability to develop people and teams.

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