Director, Enterprise Leadership & Training Programs

National Grid; Village of Liverpool (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid seeks a US Director, Strategic Training Programs to lead three flagship development programs across New York and Massachusetts, driving leadership capability and instructional excellence. You will oversee both vendor-delivered and internal delivery, align curricula with business needs, and deliver measurable impact across US operations.

You will coach internal faculty, establish governance, and build internal capability to ensure high-quality learning experiences while partnering

Qualifications

• Proven facilitation expertise and strong classroom practice.
• Strong command of adult learning theory and instructional design.
• Curriculum development, coaching, assessment, and program evaluation.
• Experience translating academic research into practical learning experiences.
• Experience establishing learning governance and quality standards.
• Ability to travel across US regions.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct oversight, strategic leadership, governance for Supervising at Grid, Instructor Excellence, and the Engineering Academy across New York and Massachusetts.
• Sustain and advance the established Instructor Excellence and Engineering Academy programs by strengthening curriculum, delivery quality, faculty capability, governance, learner experience, and measurable business impact.
• Establish common academic rigor, instructional standards, and quality assurance across all three programs, including program design, facilitation, assessment, learner experience, and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain partnerships with colleges, universities, executive education providers, professional associations, and external learning partners to expand insight, capability, and program reach.
• Partner with senior business leaders, Human Resources, Technical Training, Operations, Engineering Functions, Labor Relations, and other stakeholders to identify leadership capability gaps and prioritize development solutions.
• Oversee vendor-delivered and internally facilitated classroom experiences across New York and Massachusetts, as well as blended learning approaches, ensuring consistent instructional quality, strong learner engagement, and the capacity to deliver at scale.
• Coach and mentor internal technical training faculty and program facilitators, strengthening classroom practice, learner engagement, feedback, and instructional consistency; build a sustainable internal faculty capability.
• Establish program governance, decision rights, performance standards, key performance indicators, and reporting for participation, learner outcomes, behavior change, leadership readiness, and business impact.
• Use evaluation data, stakeholder feedback, benchmarking, and business performance indicators to improve curriculum, delivery, and investment decisions.
• Oversee assigned budgets, contracts, vendor performance, resource plans, and financial controls to ensure effective and sustainable program delivery.
• Represent US leadership development in enterprise forums and with external academic and professional partners; monitor emerging research and practices in adult learning and leadership development.
• Champion inclusive, accessible, and high-impact learning experiences that strengthen leader effectiveness and support a culture of belonging, accountability, and continuous learning.

Skills

Leadership

Facilitation expertise

Coaching

Curriculum development

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Instructional design

Learning governance

Analytical capability

Team leadership

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in education, business, human resources, psychology, leadership

Master's degree in Adult Learning, Adult Education, Learning and Development, Education, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Development, or a closely related field

Professional certification in coaching, facilitation, instructional design, leadership development, or talent development

Doctorate in Adult Learning, Education, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, or a related field

Job description

National Grid seeks a US Director, Strategic Training Programs to lead three flagship development programs across New York and Massachusetts, driving leadership capability and instructional excellence. You will oversee both vendor-delivered and internal delivery, align curricula with business needs, and deliver measurable impact across US operations.

You will coach internal faculty, establish governance, and build internal capability to ensure high-quality learning experiences while partnering