Head of Learning & Development

Company description

Present in over 100 countries and employing nearly 80,000 professionals, Publicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world. Publicis Groupe is listed on the Euronext Paris [FR0000130577] and is part of the CAC 40 index. Active across the entire value chain, Publicis Groupe offers its major clients a transversal, unified and fluid model allowing them access to all the Groupe’s tools and expertise around the world through the mantra "The Power of One."

Overview

Role Purpose:

Head of Learning & Development serves as the architect of workforce readiness, ensuring the organization has the skills, leadership capabilities, and AI-enabled talent required to execute its business strategy today and in the future.

Role Summary:

This role is responsible for shaping the organization's learning strategy, accelerating workforce transformation, and building the capabilities required to drive growth, innovation, and business performance. The Head of Learning & Development partners closely with senior leaders, HR, technology, operations, and business teams to embed learning into the flow of work and prepare employees for the changing demands of the business. This role reports directly to the Chief Talent Officer, Creative & Production US, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Chief Talent Officer, Health US, ensuring alignment of learning and workforce development strategies across both organizations.

Location: New York preferred; other locations may be considered for exceptional candidates.

Responsibilities

AI Strategy & Workforce Readiness

• Define and lead the AI learning and workforce readiness strategy aligned to business priorities.

• Drive AI literacy, fluency, and adoption across employee populations through practical, role-based learning.

• Partner with technology, operations, and business leaders to identify opportunities for AI-enabled productivity and transformation.

• Promote responsible AI practices through education, governance awareness, and practical guidance.

Workforce Architecture & Skills Strategy

• Develop a skills-based workforce strategy that anticipates future capability needs and emerging roles.

• Design and maintain career frameworks, skills taxonomies, and internal mobility pathways that support organizational agility.

• Lead reskilling and upskilling initiatives to close critical talent gaps.

• Use workforce intelligence and external market insights to guide capability and talent investment decisions.

Learning, Leadership & Capability Building

• Establish enterprise learning priorities that directly support business growth, transformation, and performance.

• Design and scale leadership development programs for emerging, senior, and executive leaders.

• Create personalized learning journeys that combine digital learning, coaching, mentoring, and experiential development.

• Build critical human capabilities including leadership, collaboration, critical thinking, adaptability, and innovation.

Change Leadership & Learning Culture

• Champion a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and growth.

• Align leadership teams around workforce transformation priorities and capability requirements.

• Develop change strategies that accelerate the adoption of new technologies, processes, and ways of working.

• Influence senior stakeholders to embed learning and capability-building into strategic business decisions.

Data, Insights & Business Impact

• Use learning, talent, and workforce data to identify capability gaps and future workforce risks.

• Establish KPIs and dashboards to measure learning effectiveness, skills growth, and business outcomes.

• Provide leadership with actionable insights on workforce readiness and organizational capability.

• Demonstrate the ROI of learning and development initiatives through measurable performance, productivity,and talent outcomes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading Learning & Development, Talent Development, OrganizationalDevelopment, or Workforce Transformation initiatives.

• Experience within a digital, creative, media or marketing environment is preferred

• Proven ability to design and execute enterprise-wide learning and capability-building strategies.

• Strong understanding of AI's impact on workforce transformation, future skills, and new ways of working.

• Experience influencing senior leaders and driving large-scale change initiatives.

• Strong analytical skills with experience using workforce and learning data to inform decisions.

• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and leadership capabilities.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [email protected] . #LI-KM5

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply.

Compensation Range: USD $212,464.00 - USD $300,000.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 1/15/2027.