Global Practice Lead: Leadership Development

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What You’ll Do

• As a Leadership Development Global Practice Lead, you’ll define and lead Kraken’s global approach to developing leaders - from first-time team leads to CEOs - ensuring leadership becomes a true competitive advantage for our clients and for Kraken itself.
• This is a senior, practice-building role for a recognised expert who can operate comfortably at executive level while designing scalable, human-centred leadership development at global scale.
• Set the vision for leadership development at Kraken, defining a clear, global philosophy and approach.
• Design and scale leadership development journeys across all leadership levels, embedded in real transformation and day-to-day work.
• Ensure quality and consistency of Leadership Development Programmes (LDPs) globally, while enabling smart local adaptation.
• Provide senior guidance and cover on complex or high-stakes leadership engagements, including executive and CEO-level work.
• Build capability within Kraken, managing and developing a group of world-class facilitators to be able to deliver the ‘Kraken Magic’.
• Work closely with Human Design, Org Design, Tech and Data to ensure leadership development is integrated, measurable and outcome-focused.
• Represent Kraken externally through thought leadership in modern, human-led leadership and learning.

What You’ll Deliver

• You will build onto our clear, globally adopted leadership development framework spanning team leaders to CEOs.
• Scalable, high-impact leadership development journeys across regions and clients.
• Strong quality standards for all LDP activity.
• Executive-level leadership interventions for priority clients.
• Thought leadership positioning Kraken at the forefront of leadership and transformation.

What We’re Looking For

• A culture fit, first and foremost. We are a kind, friendly, human organisation.
• Deep understanding of adult learning, behaviour change and organisational psychology.
• A world-class and experienced leadership development expert.
• A storyteller who deeply understands the art of facilitation.
• Proven credibility working with senior leaders and executives.
• Experience building or scaling leadership or learning practices in complex environments.
• A systems thinker who is human-led.
• Calm, confident and playful presence - able to challenge with empathy and clarity.

Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.7. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site to learn more about our teams and culture.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. If you have any specific accommodations or a unique preference, please contact us at inclusion@kraken.tech and we will do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Kraken, we’re looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.