Director – Learning & Leadership Development

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Director of Learning and Leadership Development to design and lead enterprise-wide programs aligning with business strategy and future skills needs.

You will oversee leadership programs, talent acceleration, and capability frameworks, partner with senior leadership and HR, and manage external learning partners. The role focuses on measuring impact and ROI to drive strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership development experience essential.
• Executive-level program design experience preferred.
• Experience aligning learning with business strategy is important.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide learning and leadership development strategies.
• Oversee leadership programs, talent acceleration, and capability frameworks.
• Measure learning impact and ROI to drive strategic growth.

Skills

Leadership Development

HR

Development

Facilitation

Business Strategy

Strategy

Design

Business

Leadership

Job description

Job Description:

Our client is a large UAE-based organisation investing heavily in leadership capability and workforce development. Learning is viewed as a strategic enabler for growth and succession.

The Role

The Director will design and lead enterprise-wide learning and leadership development strategies. This role will oversee leadership programs, talent acceleration, and capability frameworks. A key focus will be aligning learning initiatives with business strategy and future skill needs. The Director will work closely with senior leadership and HR partners. This role will also manage external learning partners and internal faculty models. Measurement of learning impact and ROI will be critical.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have senior experience in learning, leadership development, or organisational capability roles. Strong exposure to executive and leadership-level programs is essential. Experience in the UAE or regional markets is preferred. The candidate must demonstrate strong design capability, facilitation understanding, and executive credibility. A strategic yet practical mindset is required.

Required Skills

• Leadership Development
• HR
• Development
• Facilitation
• Business Strategy
• Strategy
• Design
• Business
• Leadership