Global Head of Enterprise Leadership Development Programs and Leader Expectations
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£52,900
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SOC 1136 (89% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,900, and Mars is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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- Likely 1136 (Human resource managers and directors) · 89% match
- Likely 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts) · 5% match
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1136 Human resource managers and directors Most likely code | £37,100 | £42,300 | £47,600 | £52,900 |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 | £40,200 | £45,200 | £50,200 |
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About the role
Job Description
Job Summary:
We are seeking an influential and experienced senior director to oversee, deliver and evolve the Mars enterprise curriculum for leaders and senior leaders and our new global Leader Expectations for leaders and managers at all levels.
This pivotal position is central to Mars’ strategic ambition to ‘Accelerate our Leadership and Culture Advantage’ by cultivating a world-class leadership population and pipeline that will contribute to our future business ambitions.
This is supported by an overarching agenda on development excellence, building capabilities that amplify great leadership at Mars through an end-to-end portfolio of global programs which are rooted in Mars’ Purpose, Five Principles and Associate Concept. (Learn more about Mars’ culture here.)
This role will be responsible for the global development of leaders across the enterprise, working in partnership with Segment talent leads, functional learning teams and other CoEs to deliver a cohesive, integrated curriculum that accelerates world class leadership at Mars.
This role will work in close partnership with peers in the Leader Development CoE to ensure coherence and quality across our shared portfolio and its renewed focus on developing Associates with purpose-driven, people-focused, principles-based leadership practices that have endured in Mars for decades.
In addition to programmatic solutions, this role will be responsible for activating new Leader Expectations and defining the supporting behaviours and competencies for all managers and leaders across Mars. Collaborative partnership with the People & Organization (P&O) function and business leaders will be essential as this work will require activation and alignment across the P&O operating model including multiple Centers of Excellence (from Talent Acquisition to Talent Management and Reward as well as Leader Development). This work requires complex stakeholder engagement over multiple years including up to the global Mars Leadership Team.
This role requires someone with a proven track record of setting a compelling multi-year vision for leadership capability across a large-scale corporate organization and who can translate this vision into a rigorous, well-sequenced portfolio of solutions.
The role holder will also need to demonstrate that they are successful when working in a highly matrixed organisation to deliver global initiatives at scale, bringing them to life through deep relationships with internal and external partners and business leaders.
Qualitative insight and measurement are critical to success to demonstrate how we are delivering on the ambition for ‘world class leadership’ as articulated in Mars’ Enterprise Strategy; our ‘future of work’ organisational capability priorities and Segment strategic priorities.
This role will be critical to further integrating Mars’ culture agenda and global Talent Management priorities with Leader Development initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Job Summary:
We are seeking an influential and experienced senior director to oversee, deliver and evolve the Mars enterprise curriculum for leaders and senior leaders and our new global Leader Expectations for leaders and managers at all levels.
This pivotal position is central to Mars’ strategic ambition to ‘Accelerate our Leadership and Culture Advantage’ by cultivating a world-class leadership population and pipeline that will contribute to our future business ambitions.
This is supported by an overarching agenda on development excellence, building capabilities that amplify great leadership at Mars through an end-to-end portfolio of global programs which are rooted in Mars’ Purpose, Five Principles and Associate Concept. (Learn more about Mars’ culture here.)
This role will be responsible for the global development of leaders across the enterprise, working in partnership with Segment talent leads, functional learning teams and other CoEs to deliver a cohesive, integrated curriculum that accelerates world class leadership at Mars.
This role will work in close partnership with peers in the Leader Development CoE to ensure coherence and quality across our shared portfolio and its renewed focus on developing Associates with purpose-driven, people-focused, principles-based leadership practices that have endured in Mars for decades.
In addition to programmatic solutions, this role will be responsible for activating new Leader Expectations and defining the supporting behaviours and competencies for all managers and leaders across Mars. Collaborative partnership with the People & Organization (P&O) function and business leaders will be essential as this work will require activation and alignment across the P&O operating model including multiple Centers of Excellence (from Talent Acquisition to Talent Management and Reward as well as Leader Development). This work requires complex stakeholder engagement over multiple years including up to the global Mars Leadership Team.
This role requires someone with a proven track record of setting a compelling multi-year vision for leadership capability across a large-scale corporate organization and who can translate this vision into a rigorous, well-sequenced portfolio of solutions.
The role holder will also need to demonstrate that they are successful when working in a highly matrixed organisation to deliver global initiatives at scale, bringing them to life through deep relationships with internal and external partners and business leaders.
Qualitative insight and measurement are critical to success to demonstrate how we are delivering on the ambition for ‘world class leadership’ as articulated in Mars’ Enterprise Strategy; our ‘future of work’ organisational capability priorities and Segment strategic priorities.
This role will be critical to further integrating Mars’ culture agenda and global Talent Management priorities with Leader Development initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
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- Enterprise curriculum: own, evolve and measure the impact of our flagship leader development programs, Leading People at Mars and Leading Businesses at Mars, and any future global development designed for the leadership population. This will include a new pilot development programme for senior leaders and a multi-model development experience for senior enterprise leaders on an accelerated development path to the most senior roles in the organization.
- Facilitate work with other CoEs whose development offerings support the ‘Accelerate Leadership and Culture Advantage’ priority from the Mars Enterprise Strategy. This includes close work with Global Inclusion and Diversity and Health and Wellbeing teams to construct more coherent, cohesive development pathways for leaders, aligned to our leader development architecture and new Leader Expectations.
- Bring together shared standards and design principles across all programs (whether owned by the Leader Development CoE or other teams) so they feel like one coherent development journey for leaders at different levels of their career to simplify learning journeys.
- Partner with Segment talent leads, functional learning teams and Mars University learning partners to link leader development requirements that are requested by business areas (Segments, regions, markets and functions) so that there is a more modular approach to all leader development, reducing cost, time and duplication of effort.
- Leader Expectations: Mars is taking a strategic approach to the next chapter of our distinctive leadership culture. Working with a broad group of senior leaders and P&O partners we are clarifying the standards expected of leaders at all levels in Mars.
- The downstream work will require multi-year activation across the P&O lifecycle. The aim is to ensure that all people processes and practices have the Expectations hard wired into them over the coming years. Additional work will take place in the Segments to activate the Expectations in everyday situations in order to take a more holistic approach to the full leadership experience, stretching beyond development and programme solutions.
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Please note: only those candidates with the required experiences and skills will be invited to interview.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Organizational Development, Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Extensive global experience in an enterprise role working with senior stakeholders up to executive team level in a highly matrixed organisation, where success relies on influencing, partnership and collaboration to deliver tangible results.
- Evidence of ability to create executive-team level impactful, coherently argued and data rich proposals to senior audiences. This includes having a research backed conceptual point of view on leadership excellence and the supporting activation required to deliver the proposal/s.
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Key Competencies
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
- Strategic and Systems Thinking: Ability to translate a long-term vision into a compelling and operational strategy that delivers tangible business benefits.
- Executive-Level Advisory: Credibility, gravitas, and influencing skills to act as a trusted partner to the most senior leaders in the organization.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical skills with the ability to use talent analytics to inform strategy and measure impact.
- Stakeholder Management and Influence: Exceptional ability to build trusted partnerships and influence outcomes with senior business and P&O leaders and partners across a global matrix, including the P&O CoEs within the Talent, Culture and Leadership function.
- Global Mindset and Cross-Cultural Fluency: Deep understanding of cross-cultural nuances and experience in a global partnership context.
- Pragmatic and Results-Oriented: A practical approach to translating strategy into action and delivering measurable results.
- Expertise in Curriculum Development, Executive Coaching, and Facilitation: Practitioner-level skills in curriculum development, coaching and the facilitation of high-impact leader learning experiences.
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Mars, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Human resource managers and directors (SOC 1136) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~170k in sampleSOC 1136
- Middle half £44,564–77,220
- Median £58,812
- Going rate £52,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £37,100–47,600
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