Chief Learning Officer

Job Description

About the Role

In today’s enterprise environment, learning is no longer a support function; it is a core strategic capability that determines how fast an organization can adapt, innovate, and compete. We are seeking a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) to define and lead the global learning, capability, and leadership development agenda for a large, technology-driven enterprise operating at scale.

This role is designed for a senior executive who understands how to connect business strategy, workforce capability, and performance outcomes. The CLO will own the enterprise learning strategy across leadership development, future-skills transformation, digital capability building, succession readiness, and organizational effectiveness. You will ensure learning is tightly aligned with strategic priorities such as AI adoption, digital transformation, operational excellence, and global growth.

As a member of the executive leadership team, the Chief Learning Officer will shift learning from program delivery to capability enablement using data, analytics, and modern learning platforms to drive measurable impact on performance, productivity, and leadership readiness. Partnering closely with the CEO, CHRO, and business leaders, you will embed learning into how the enterprise evolves and scales.

This is not a training leadership role. It is a mandate to build learning as a competitive advantage, ensuring the organization has the skills, leaders, and culture required to succeed over the next decade.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and lead the enterprise learning and capability strategy aligned with long-term business objectives.

• Oversee global leadership development, executive education, and succession-readiness programs.

• Drive future-skills strategy across digital, AI, data, and functional capability domains.

• Modernize enterprise learning platforms, including digital learning, personalization, and analytics.

• Establish governance, standards, and metrics to measure learning effectiveness and business impact.

• Partner with business leaders to identify critical skill gaps and translate them into scalable solutions.

• Integrate learning with performance management, talent reviews, and workforce planning.

• Lead enterprise change-enablement and leadership readiness initiatives tied to transformation programs.

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global learning organization.

• Present learning strategy, outcomes, and ROI to the executive team and Board.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in learning, talent development, organizational development, or related executive roles.

• Proven success leading enterprise-wide learning functions in large, global organizations.

• Strong understanding of leadership development, adult learning, and capability-based workforce models.

• Experience aligning learning strategy with digital transformation and AI-driven change.

• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite leaders and business executives.

• Data-driven mindset with experience measuring learning ROI and performance impact.

• An advanced degree in a related field is preferred.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

• Enterprise-level strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.

• Executive presence with credibility to influence senior leaders and the Board.

• Highly analytical, outcomes-focused, and not program-driven.

• Collaborative leader who aligns learning initiatives with business priorities.

• Comfortable operating in complex, global, and fast-evolving environments.

• Clear, compelling communicator who inspires leaders to invest in capability growth.

Strategic Support

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CHRO, and executive leadership on workforce capability and leadership readiness.

• Support long-range workforce planning and future-skills strategy.

• Partner with Transformation, Technology, and Strategy leaders on enterprise initiatives.

• Support M&A integration, leadership transitions, and organizational redesign efforts.

• Enable culture evolution through targeted leadership and capability development.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid executive work environment with global scope and influence.

• Regular interaction with senior leaders, executive committees, and board-level stakeholders.

• Periodic domestic and international travel for leadership programs and strategic planning.

• High-visibility role with direct impact on enterprise performance and talent outcomes.

Job Function

• Enterprise Learning & Capability Strategy

• Leadership & Executive Development

• Future-Skills & Workforce Transformation

• Learning Technology & Analytics

• Succession & Talent Readiness

• Change Enablement & Organizational Effectiveness

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $345,000 – $424,000

• Executive Annual Bonus Program

• Long-Term Incentive Plan (Equity / Performance-Based Awards)

• Comprehensive Executive Health Benefits

• 401(k) with Competitive Company Match

• Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Resources

• Wellness, Mental Health & Family Support Programs

• Generous Executive PTO & Holiday Package

Why Join Us

• Lead learning and capability strategy at the highest level of a global enterprise.

• Shape how leaders are developed, and skills evolve at scale.

• Partner directly with the CEO and executive team on transformation and growth.

• Build a learning ecosystem that delivers measurable business impact.

• Leave a lasting legacy on leadership strength, culture, and enterprise performance.