Leadership Learning Consultant

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Leadership Learning Consultant, you will shape and deliver high‑impact leadership and inclusion solutions within a lean, fast‑moving consultancy environment. You'll lead the full lifecycle of leadership development—conducting needs analysis, architecting learning journeys, and designing high‑quality, multi‑modal learning experiences that drive measurable behavior change.

You'll bring strong contextualization skills, deep expertise in leadership development, and the ability to blend human insight with AI‑accelerated design. As both a subject‑matter specialist and a skilled learning designer, you'll confidently represent our work in client conversations, pitches, and solutioning sessions—ensuring our offerings are strategically aligned, commercially sound, and future‑focused.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Solutioning & Sales Partnership

• Map client leadership competencies to our intellectual property and design learning journeys that balance client needs with commercial outcomes.

• Shape RFP and proposal responses by crafting compelling narratives, learning pathways, and pragmatic effort/cost estimates.

• Partner closely with Sales Managers to clarify client outcomes, refine scope, and articulate a clear, differentiated value proposition.

Instructional Design & Innovation

• Design and contextualize leadership and inclusion learning solutions across modalities: in‑person, virtual, digital, and blended.

• Apply modern adult‑learning principles to create engaging, evidence‑based instructional content for both bespoke client programmes and off‑the‑shelf offerings.

• Build modular, reusable assets that increase scalability and reduce rework across clients and programmes.

• Integrate partner technologies into learning experiences and advise clients on their effective use.

• Use AI tools to accelerate research, early drafting, and iterative refinement of learning materials.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Orchestration

• Scope and coordinate work across Digital, Graphics, Project Management, and Account Management teams—ensuring clarity, alignment, and smooth execution.

• Maintain delivery momentum, proactively surface risks, and collaborate with PMs and AMs to resolve issues quickly.

Expert Delivery

• Design and facilitate Train‑the‑Trainer sessions to equip facilitators with the capability and confidence to deliver our programmes to a high standard.

• Act as a leadership subject‑matter expert in senior‑stakeholder meetings and high‑stakes pitches, representing our methodology with clarity and credibility.

Operational Excellence

• Continuously refine templates, workflows, and QA processes to drive efficiency and quality in a lean operating model.

• Track and reduce cycle time and rework while protecting the integrity and impact of the learning experience.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Strong multi‑modal learning design capability across all levels of leadership content.

• Ability to estimate effort, translate designs into build‑ready briefs, and collaborate effectively with digital production teams.

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 collaboration tools and comfort working in rapid iteration cycles.

• Confident daily use of Copilot and Content AIQ for drafting, ideation, research, QA, and adaptation.

• Ability to integrate partner technologies to create tech‑ and AI‑enhanced learning solutions where appropriate.

WAYS OF WORKING

• AI‑first and reuse‑led: prioritize adapting existing IP before creating new content.

• Commercially grounded: design with margin, speed, and scalability in mind.

• Lean ownership: operate autonomously, communicate early, and deliver with pace and precision.

• One‑team mindset: collaborate closely across Sales and Operations for seamless delivery.

• Continuous improvement: simplify, standardize, and remove friction wherever possible.

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GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world's leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we've learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people - an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at 

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.