Leadership Development Manager

Sportradar AG; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports technology company based in Warsaw is seeking a dynamic Leadership Development Manager to join their team. The role involves designing and delivering leadership development programs tailored to evolving business needs, collaborating with senior leaders, and measuring the impact of initiatives. Ideal candidates should have proven experience in leadership development and a strong understanding of adult learning principles. This position offers a hybrid work model with at least three office days per week.

Benefits

Collaborative environment

Flexibility to manage workday

Vibrant and inclusive community

Global Employee Assistance Programme

Wellness apps for focus and mindfulness

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering leadership development initiatives in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Strong understanding of adult learning theory, experiential learning, and behaviour change principles.
• Ability to engage, influence and build trust with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders.
• Experience with cohort-based learning, coaching, and digital/blended learning approaches.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to measure learning impact and use insights to iterate.
• Passion for leadership development and belief in its power to drive organisational performance.
• Experience working with learning technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of leadership development programmes.
• Support the development and implementation of leadership development strategy.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify needs and shape solutions.
• Design and manage cohort-based learning journeys.
• Define success metrics and evaluate the impact of leadership programmes.
• Contribute to initiatives that build a coaching culture.
• Collaborate on the implementation of Workday Learning.
• Partner with colleagues across broader People functions.

Skills

Proven experience in leadership development initiatives

Understanding of adult learning theory

Ability to engage and influence stakeholders

Experience with cohort-based learning

Strong facilitation and communication skills

Data-driven mindset

Passion for leadership development

Experience with learning technologies

Tools

Workday Learning

LMS platforms

Job description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Job Description

ABOUT US

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Leadership Development Manager to join the PP&OD team, with a primary focus on shaping and delivering our leadership development agenda. This role is critical in ensuring our current and future leaders are equipped to drive performance, lead change, and foster our unique culture across all levels of the business.

This role is a hybrid with at least three office days in one of our offices:London, Ljubljana, Warsaw or Vienna!

THE CHALLENGE

• Design & Delivery: Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of leadership development programmes (e.g. emerging leaders, first-time managers, senior leaders), tailored to the evolving needs of the business.
• Learning Strategy: Support the development and implementation of our leadership development strategy, aligned with business priorities and future capability needs.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with senior leaders, Divisional People Partners, and external partners to identify needs, shape solutions, and embed learning into the flow of work.
• Cohort Programmes: Design and manage cohort-based learning journeys incorporating gamification, peer learning, coaching, and practical tools to embed learning over time.
• Measurement & Impact: Define success metrics and evaluate the impact of leadership programmes to demonstrate value and inform iteration.
• Coaching Culture: Contribute to initiatives that build a coaching culture, including the development of internal coaches and coaching skills across leadership populations.
• Technology & Content Integration: Collaborate on the implementation of Workday Learning and ensure leadership content is seamlessly integrated into our digital learning ecosystem.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with colleagues across Talent, Culture, and broader People functions to ensure leadership development aligns with wider people initiatives and organisational goals.

ABOUT YOU

• Proven experience designing and delivering leadership development initiatives in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Strong understanding of adult learning theory, experiential learning, and behaviour change principles.
• Ability to engage, influence and build trust with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders.
• Experience with cohort-based learning, coaching, and digital/blended learning approaches.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to measure learning impact and use insights to iterate.
• Passion for leadership development and belief in its power to drive organisational performance.
• Experience working with learning technologies (e.g. Workday Learning, LMS platforms) is a plus.

OUR OFFER

• Acollaborative environmentwith colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe,AsiaandUS)including varioussocial eventsandteambuilding.
• Flexibilityto manage your workday and tasks withautonomy.
• A balance ofstructureandautonomyto tackle your daily tasks.
• Vibrantandinclusivecommunity, includingWomen in TechandPride groupswhich welcome all participants.
• GlobalEmployeeAssistanceProgramme.
• CalmandReulayapp(leading well-being apps designed to support focus, quality rest, mindfulness, and long-term mental resilience).

While we appreciate the flexibilityand benefits of working from home, we strongly believe that coming together in person fosters stronger connections, encourages collaboration, and drives innovation—both as individuals and as a company. The energy, shared ideas, and team support we experience in the officestrengthenthe foundation of our success and culture. For this reason, we are an office-first businessoperatingon a hybrid model, with team members working in the office three days a week to build relationships, exchange ideas, and grow together.