DDI’s Leadership Development Advisors leverage their business experience to lead client engagements, with a primary focus on leadership development. They demonstrate versatile consulting capability, are technically conversant, and can work seamlessly within strategic learning teams (sales, consulting, project management) to deliver high impact solutions to DDI clients. A key component of this position will be driving forward DDI’s approach to managing and supporting annually recurring revenue. This approach enables leaders to unlock DDI’s world-class content for our clients, allowing them to “make development a way of work.” While this position does not have a sales quota, Leadership Development Advisors collaborate with account managers (sales) and project managers to renew and expand business within their portfolio. 

Note: With time and progression, there will be opportunities to expand into broader consulting opportunities within DDI that are focused on driving value to customers as business and talent advisers. This may include deeper exposure into our assessment solutions, as well as consulting leadership of larger accounts. 

Responsibilities 

Leadership Development Consulting: 

• Leverages business acumen and strong analysis skills to incorporate client business context into solution design and/or implementation  
• Leverages blended learning methodologies (classroom/virtual classroom, e-learning, web-based applications of learning technologies, games/simulations, etc.) to design unique competency-based learning journeys to meet client’s needs. 
• Consults across a portfolio of clients that leverage multiple solutions through an annually recurring model - targeting front-line leaders. 
• Mobilizes, leverages, and supports strong project management and consulting teams to effectively deliver value to clients. Utilizes this skillset across a broad range of DDI clients to ensure efficiency across their portfolio. 
• Creatively integrates assessment and development options across the leadership pipeline based upon client needs (i.e., serves as a solutions architect) 

Business Advisor & Client Management: 

• Engages with clients to gain a deep understanding of their business context, priorities, and industry drivers to determine key leadership development needs.? 
• Demonstrates current market knowledge related to digital leadership, agile leadership, change management, diversity, equity, and inclusion, transforming organizations, role transitions and common leadership pitfalls.  
• Manages client project teams to ensure timeline execution, service profitability, and scope management. 
• Leads client and internal project support teams to overcome constraints via innovative partnering and problem solving. 
• Manages and scales a robust portfolio of annually recurring clients with a focus on frontline leader solutions. Proactively manages time to ensure the most energy and commitment is given to the most valuable areas.  
• Manages multiple priorities and clients via proactive communication, time management and flawless execution. 

Business Development: 

• Proactively creates and demonstrates client value, leading to renewal and expansion of DDI services.  
• Translates expertise into meaningful customer-centered points of views to provide both insights and foresight around key business and talent needs. 
• Partners with account owners to understand and execute the account strategy, including proactively sharing information with the account owner to take appropriate follow up actions. 
• Expands, deepens and leverages their own professional network to bring value to DDI and its clients. 

•  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, combined with 2+ years of experience, ideally in a consulting environment focused on Leadership consulting (development, promotion, selection). Advanced degree (e.g., Masters) in business, psychology, or leadership development field in lieu of experience is also strongly considered. 
• Experience in creating competency-based learning journeys combining multiple learning methods (classroom, virtual classroom, e-learning, assessment, games, etc.) 
• Experience with delivery activities (e.g., facilitating leadership development courses, providing feedback, conducting needs analyses, etc.). 
• Demonstration of progressive achievement, high work standards and energy.  
• Comfort with change and stepping toward situations to define solutions. 
• Displays high impact communication, strong client management skills and customer focus. 
• Highly receptive to feedback. 
• Comfortable with ambiguity. Maintains confidence and creates practical solutions to manage complexity. 
• Strong influencing skills. Ability to adjust approach based on audience. 
• Ability to demonstrate value and insight to renew and grow relationships. 
• Ability/willingness to travel if needed. 
• Fluency in both written and spoken English and French is required. Fluency in another European language is a valuable asset