POSITION: Director, Growth & Development

DEPARTMENT: Global Sales

REPORTS TO: VP, Strategy

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component—feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking of world-class live events and venues.

The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sounds like a winning formula for you. Join us!

VENUE/PROPERTY INFO

This role supports Legends’ Global Sales Division and enterprise-wide organizational development initiatives across all properties and functional teams.

THE ROLE

The Director, Growth, Training & Organizational Development is responsible for leading all aspects of talent development, onboarding, leadership capability, and organizational effectiveness across the Sales Division. This role designs and implements scalable programs that strengthen employee onboarding, elevate leadership performance, and enhance team capabilities. The Director partners closely with HR, Sales Leadership, and department leads to build a cohesive talent strategy and to ensure organizational readiness for growth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the Talent Development Committee and establish annual talent development strategy, priorities, and governance for the Sales Division.
• Manage internal talent growth and development initiatives including talent mapping, succession planning and career pathing for the Sales Division, in coordination with HR.
• Own the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of new hire onboarding programs for the Same Division to ensure strong ramp-up and integration.
• Oversee culture and engagement initiatives for the Sales Division, including employee surveys, insights analysis, and activation of action plans.
• Develop internal capability-building programs for Sales and Support teams, including role-based training paths and skill development resources.
• Lead leadership development programs for the Sales Division focused on manager capability, succession readiness, and high-potential growth.
• Partner with business leaders to assess team strengths, gaps, and development needs; translate insights into actionable programs.
• Build and maintain standardized competency models for all Sales role types to drive consistency across hiring, development, and performance processes.
• Support organizational change management efforts related to new processes, systems, and operating models for the Sales Division.
• Ensure strong integration with HR on talent processes, systems alignment, and enterprise-wide development programs.
• Monitor program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement through participation data, feedback, and operational performance indicators for the Sales Division.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all Legends Global policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and abilities required.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or certifications in Organizational Development, HR, Learning & Development, or a related field preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, or learning and development roles.
• Experience supporting large, distributed, or sales-driven teams strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with change management frameworks and talent systems (LMS, CRM, or assessment tools).

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strategic thinkers with the ability to translate business needs into scalable development solutions.
• Strong program design, facilitation, and project management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to influence across all levels of the organization and lead cross-functional teams.
• High emotional intelligence and strong coaching orientation.
• Analytical mindset with comfort using data to evaluate and improve programs.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

COMPENSATION

Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: Remote or Hybrid to an office

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:

The essential responsibilities of this position are described below the above headings. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.