Senior Professional Development Manager

Frazer Jones; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Job summary

Frazer Jones in New York seeks a Professional Development Senior Manager for our Americas team at an international law firm. You will design and deliver attorney and business professional development programmes across the Americas, partnering with senior leadership to shape talent development initiatives and mentoring frameworks.

You will drive leadership programmes, manage ROI analysis, and collaborate with HR and business leaders on onboarding and broader talent strategies, all within a hybrid

Qualifications

• Significant professional development or talent development experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience designing and delivering business skills, leadership and career development programmes.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior PD and Talent teams to design and implement programmes across the Americas.
• Support associate development initiatives, mentoring and career progression frameworks.
• Design and deliver engaging learning experiences for attorneys and business professionals.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external providers to build training solutions.
• Facilitate both virtual and in-person learning programmes; drive innovation in blended delivery.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Learning & Development

Talent development

Job description

An international law firm with a market-leading global platform is seeking a Professional Development Senior Manager to join its Americas Professional Development team.

This is a high-impact role that will work closely with senior leadership to shape and deliver attorney and business professional development programmes across the Americas. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving talent development initiatives, leadership programmes, associate career progression, mentoring frameworks and business skills training within a sophisticated professional services environment.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with senior Professional Development and Talent teams to design and implement business skills and leadership programmes across the Americas.
• Supporting associate development initiatives, including mentoring programmes, career progression frameworks and partner-track development.
• Designing and delivering engaging learning experiences for attorneys and business professionals.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and external providers to build impactful training solutions.
• Facilitating both virtual and in-person learning programmes.
• Driving innovation in learning delivery through blended learning methodologies and emerging technologies.
• Supporting regional and global talent development initiatives and acting as a key stakeholder across multiple business groups.
• Managing programme evaluation, reporting and ROI analysis to ensure continuous improvement.
• Overseeing external vendors, programme budgets and operational delivery.
• Partnering with HR and business leaders on onboarding, mentoring and broader talent development strategies.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Significant Professional Development, Learning & Development or Talent Development experience within a law firm or professional services environment.
• Experience designing and delivering business skills, leadership and career development programmes.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing projects, programmes and ideally people.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive engagement across the business.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how talent development supports broader business objectives.
• Experience working within complex, fast-paced professional services organisations.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a globally recognised professional services organisation.
• Exposure to senior business leaders and high-performing professionals.
• Significant scope to shape and influence talent development strategy.
• Hybrid working environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Excellent long-term career progression and development opportunities.