Senior Global Director, Professional Development

Pdclegal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 194,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

A&O Shearman in New York and Washington, D.C. seeks a senior member of the Americas Professional Development team to design, manage and deliver competency-driven business skills training for Associates, Counsel, and Business Professionals across the Americas.

You will lead programs aligned to global standards while tailoring to regional needs. The role emphasizes driving associate development, mentoring, and career planning, integrating firmwide initiatives and collaborating with internal and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Professional Development within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver business skills and leadership development programs.
• Strong facilitator, coach and mentor with credibility among Associates and Business leaders.
• Experience managing teams and complex projects.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Commercial awareness and ability to align development with business goals.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, high-performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with PD Americas leadership and the Global Talent & Development team to develop, manage and implement competency-driven business skills training for Associates, Counsel, and Business Professionals across the Americas.
• Lead execution and delivery of programs aligned to global standards but tailored to regional needs.
• Drive Associate development, including midlevel and senior associate progression, Path to Partner initiatives, mentoring and career development planning.
• Integrate firmwide initiatives such as Smarter Collaboration and business development skills into regional programming.
• Collaborate with internal experts and external providers to design and deliver high-impact learning.
• Design programs with clear learning objectives and deliver using practical methodologies. Facilitate training sessions across the Americas (virtual and in-person) and implement blended and AI-enabled learning approaches.
• Maintain strong alignment with global teams while acting as a key regional contributor.

Skills

PD experience

Leadership programs

Facilitation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

High-performance culture

Job description

A&O Shearman in New York and Washington, D.C. seeks a senior member of the Americas Professional Development team to design, manage and deliver competency-driven business skills training for Associates, Counsel, and Business Professionals across the Americas.

You will lead programs aligned to global standards while tailoring to regional needs. The role emphasizes driving associate development, mentoring, and career planning, integrating firmwide initiatives and collaborating with internal and