The Chief Learning & Development Officer will design the capability engine that makes WPP's Elevate28 transformation strategy real for its people
Job Summary
The Chief Learning & Development Officer will design the capability engine that makes WPP's Elevate28 transformation strategy real for its people.
This role carries a commercial mandate to build capabilities that reshape how WPP wins, keeps, and grows clients across 30+ agency brands.
The successful candidate must operate as a genuine peer to the C-suite while rebuilding the global learning ecosystem from training-as-events to continuous capability advantage.
Matching Summary
The Chief Learning & Development Officer will design the capability engine that makes WPP's Elevate28 transformation strategy real for its people.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Enterprise scale learning leadership
Consultative selling capability building
AI fluency strategy and implementation
Commercial KPI impact measurement
Global L&D team management
Nice-to-have
Experience in multinational tech or consulting
Strategic partnership with C-suite executives
Background in creative or media sectors
High-performance culture development
Agentic marketing platform knowledge
Key Requirements
CVP/SVP/CLO level experience
Led learning org for tens of thousands of employees
Proven track record in enterprise sales capability scaling
Experience operating in multinational professional services or tech