Director, Global Learning Strategy Enablement

Shape the future of learning. Enable performance at global scale.

At IHG, learning isn’t an activity - it’s a strategic lever. As Director, Global Learning Strategy & Enablement, you will shape how learning drives capability, performance, and future readiness across a truly global organization.

This is a pivotal enterprise role for a strategic leader who can translate long‑term ambition into clear direction, disciplined execution, and measurable impact. You will design and operationalize a unified global learning strategy, enabling consistency, scalability, and business alignment - while ensuring our learning ecosystem evolves to meet future workforce needs.

• Define and evolve the enterprise-wide learning strategy, aligned to business priorities, workforce needs, and long‑term direction.
• Translate strategy into clear, mid‑term roadmaps that set priorities and guide global and regional execution.
• Lead evidence‑based planning cycles, using insights, data, and ecosystem intelligence to inform decisions and investments.

• Establish strategy execution frameworks, decision rights, and operating standards that drive consistency and discipline globally.
• Take an ecosystem‑wide view to manage interdependencies, reduce fragmentation, and protect a coherent learner experience.
• Provide clear strategic guidance to regions, balancing global standards with local relevance.

• Design and optimize the tools, systems, and frameworks that support end‑to‑end learning delivery.
• Partner with Shared Services, PMO, Technology, and Performance Consulting to embed scalable operating models and best practices.
• Create practical playbooks and toolkits that enable learning teams to deliver efficiently and confidently.

• Ensure learning investments are aligned to business priorities and deliver measurable enterprise impact.
• Connect strategy across design, development, delivery, and effectiveness to close the gap between intent and outcomes.
• Partner with regional and functional leaders to meet global expectations while addressing local needs.

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, HR, and functional stakeholders to advance enterprise learning priorities.
• Represent Global Learning Strategy & Enablement in executive forums, transformation initiatives, and cross‑functional planning.
• Lead decision‑making forums that link enterprise strategy with real‑world learning needs.

• Set clear guardrails to ensure innovation is aligned, measurable, and enterprise‑ready.
• Champion targeted innovation across learning technology, capability models, measurement, and enablement.
• Drive continuous improvement through analytics and feedback, improving efficiency, scalability, and quality across the learning ecosystem.

• 10+ years’ experience in learning strategy, organizational development, or learning technology leadership.
• Proven success leading in global, matrixed environments – ideally within hospitality or multi‑unit / franchise‑led operations.
• A strong track record of evaluating, piloting, and scaling learning innovations with measurable impact.
• Exceptional analytical capability, executive communication skills, and the ability to influence across complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Degree in Business, Education, Learning Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

This role defines how learning strategy becomes reality. You will bring coherence, discipline, and clarity to a complex global ecosystem – ensuring learning is not only innovative, but integrated, scalable, and value‑driven.

If you’re motivated by enterprise impact, strategic rigor, and enabling others to perform at their best – this is your opportunity to lead at scale.

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At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to…