Leadership Development Manager

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3000000 - Rs 5000000 (ie INR 30-50 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 years

Location: Pune

JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Leadership Development professional to lead high-impact initiatives focused on enhancing leadership capability, talent development, and organizational growth. This role is a critical enabler of business strategy, responsible for designing and implementing scalable leadership development programs, building future-ready talent pipelines, and driving capability enhancement across all levels of the organization.

As a trusted partner to CXO-level stakeholders, you will work closely with business leaders to align development interventions with strategic goals, create tailored learning journeys, and enable a culture of continuous learning and leadership excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership Development Strategy:
  Design and execute leadership development programs that cater to mid to senior-level leaders. Ensure programs are aligned with current and future business needs, focusing on behavioral, strategic, and operational leadership competencies.
• Talent & Capability Building:
  Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to identify key capability gaps and develop learning interventions that enhance functional, managerial, and leadership capabilities. Drive enterprise-wide capability building agendas.
• Career Development & Succession Planning:
  Implement frameworks and tools for career development planning, ensuring talent readiness for future leadership roles. Develop and manage succession pipelines for critical leadership positions.
• CXO Partnership & Stakeholder Management:
  Act as a consultant and advisor to CXOs and senior leadership, helping shape the leadership culture and direction of the organization. Provide insights based on leadership assessments, development progress, and organizational needs.
• Program Design & Execution:
  Curate and deliver world-class, blended learning programs using a mix of in-house development resources, external partners, e-learning, workshops, coaching, and action learning projects.
• Measurement & ROI:
  Define success metrics for leadership initiatives and track impact through feedback, performance outcomes, retention, and talent mobility.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• 8–15 years of progressive experience in Talent Development, Organizational Development, or Learning & Development with a focus on leadership development.
• Proven expertise in designing and deploying leadership capability frameworks and career development models.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business needs into learning strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders and CXOs; strong stakeholder influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent program management, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Experience with psychometric assessments, executive coaching, or leadership evaluation tools is a plus.
• Master's degree in HR, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field preferred.