Chief Learning Officer

Job Description

About the Role

In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, AI disruption, and constant reinvention of skills, learning has become a core enterprise growth engine, not a support function. We are seeking a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) to architect and lead a global learning ecosystem that enables continuous capability building, leadership excellence, and future-ready talent across the organization.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, culture, leadership, and innovation. The CLO will design and execute a multi-year enterprise learning vision aligned with business growth, digital transformation, workforce evolution, and succession planning.
You will oversee learning strategy across executive leadership, people managers, technical specialists, and emerging talent, ensuring the organization remains competitive, adaptive, and resilient.

The Chief Learning Officer will partner closely with the CEO, CHRO, Executive Committee, and business leaders to embed learning into how the company operates, scales, and leads. From leadership academies and AI-enabled learning platforms to skills taxonomy design and performance enablement, this role defines how learning directly fuels enterprise outcomes.

This is a highly visible executive role for a leader who understands that learning is not content delivery but a strategic lever for transformation, productivity, and long-term value creation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and lead a global, enterprise learning strategy aligned with business priorities, digital transformation, and workforce planning.

• Design scalable learning architectures covering executive leadership, manager effectiveness, technical capability building, and future skills.

• Oversee leadership development programs, succession pipelines, and enterprise capability frameworks.

• Integrate AI-driven learning platforms, skills intelligence, and data analytics to personalize and accelerate development.

• Partner with business leaders to translate strategic goals into targeted learning and performance enablement initiatives.

• Establish governance, metrics, and ROI frameworks to measure learning impact on performance, engagement, and retention.

• Lead global learning teams, vendors, and partners while building internal capability and leadership bench strength.

• Ensure learning programs support inclusion, equity, and access across the enterprise.

• Align learning initiatives with talent management, performance management, and organizational design efforts.

• Present learning strategy, outcomes, and workforce insights to executive leadership and board stakeholders.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise learning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, or talent strategy.

• Proven success operating at an executive level within large, global, or complex organizations.

• Experience designing learning strategies for digital transformation, AI adoption, and future-skills development.

• Strong understanding of leadership capability models, adult learning theory, and enterprise learning systems.

• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite leaders and drive adoption across business units.

• Experience managing global teams, learning budgets, and external learning partners.

• Data-driven mindset with experience using analytics to measure learning effectiveness and business impact.

Personal Capabilities and Qualifications

• Strategic, enterprise-level thinker with strong business acumen.

• Executive presence with the ability to advise, challenge, and influence senior leaders.

• Highly collaborative leader who builds trust across functions and geographies.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and driving clarity through structure and insight.

• Strong storyteller who can connect learning initiatives to measurable business outcomes.

• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and leadership development.

Strategic Support

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CHRO, and Executive Leadership Team on workforce capability and leadership readiness.

• Support enterprise strategy execution through targeted learning and capability investments.

• Contribute to long-term workforce planning, succession strategy, and organizational resilience initiatives.

• Partner with Technology and HR leaders to shape the future learning ecosystem and digital enablement roadmap.

Working Conditions

• A hybrid executive role with collaboration across global teams and time zones.

• Periodic travel for leadership programs, global meetings, and executive forums.

• High-visibility role with frequent engagement at senior leadership and board levels.

• Operates in a fast-paced, transformation-oriented enterprise environment.

Job Function

• Enterprise Learning Strategy & Governance

• Leadership & Executive Development

• Workforce Capability & Skills Transformation

• Digital & AI-Enabled Learning

• Succession Planning & Talent Enablement

• Organizational Effectiveness & Culture

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $288,000 – $335,000

• Executive Annual Bonus Program

• Long-Term Incentives (Equity / Performance Awards)

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Programs

• Wellness, Mental Health & Family Support Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off + Company Holidays

Why Join Us

• Shape how learning drives performance, innovation, and leadership across a global enterprise.

• Influence executive leadership and long-term business strategy through workforce capability.

• Build a modern, AI-enabled learning ecosystem at scale.

• Lead with autonomy, visibility, and strategic impact.

• Join an organization that views learning as a competitive advantage, not a cost center.