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VP, Enterprise Leadership Development

Lensa
New Britain, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 12/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/25/2026
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The Company

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, STANLEY, CRAFTSMAN, BLACK DECKER, and other strong brands.

The Role

As a member of our Global Talent Center of Expertise, the Vice President, Enterprise Leadership Development will partner across business units and functions to design and implement strategic leadership initiatives and programs to cultivate and enhance leadership excellence aligned to Stanley Black & Decker's mission, values and business priorities. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Talent for the enterprise, this key role will build strong relationships with peers, direct and indirect reports, and executives within a matrix environment and serve as a liaison to both HR and business leaders as well as functional point of connectivity with the regions.

The Vice President, Enterprise Leadership Development will lead a small team of executive and leadership development subject matter experts and utilize extensive experience, strong intellectual curiosity and a highly collaborative approach to identify, design and deliver impactful strategies and programs.

This position can be based in New Britain, Connecticut, Towson, Maryland or Charlotte, North Carolina, though remote locations will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive global leadership development strategy aligned with organizational objectives and growth plans
  • Embed the leadership framework and establish clear expectations for leaders across SBD
  • Build and scale leadership programs, including workshops, coaching, mentoring, and other developmental interventions for leaders across all levels
  • Lead the Leadership Development team in developing and managing a global Leadership Development program portfolio
  • Integrate innovative learning methodologies and technologies to enhance leadership development programs and stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in leadership development.
  • Partner with senior leaders, department heads and regional stakeholders to understand business unit and global leadership needs
  • Partner with C-Suite and HRBP Leaders to identify, accelerate, and retain top & critical talent
  • Influence and partner with HR teams internal stakeholders across business areas and geographies to create sustainable, enterprise-wide solutions
  • Manage leadership development portfolio, including managing budget and external partners and vendors
  • Enable and champion talent assessment tools and methodologies to identify leadership capabilities and areas for development
  • Develop metrics and key performance indicators to assess the impact and effectiveness of leadership development programs
  • Utilize data-driven insights to continuously refine and improve the relevancy and impact of leadership development initiatives

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have demonstrated exceptional leadership development expertise with a focus on executive development in a diverse, global environment, preferably within the industrial, consumer or manufacturing industries. He or she will be a collaborative, business-oriented leader who can think creatively and strategically to align leadership development goals to the needs of the business.

Superb presentation skills, both written and oral, are required, as well as executive presence. Additionally, it is essential that the candidate has an extremely strong attention to detail and can develop "end to end" solutions. The ability to think strategically, "roll up the sleeves" and drive results is vital for this role.

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business administration, or a related field required
  • Minimum 10 years of previous experience in a variety of Talent Management, Leadership, Development, or related roles with increasing scope of responsibility
  • Subject matter expert in leadership development strategy and program design
  • Experience managing teams in large, multinational matrixed organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to create scalable solutions across a multi-national organization and build plans to impact and influence change
  • Experience presenting to and partnering with Executive Leaders
  • Strong interpersonal and time management skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Ability to multi-task and manage/work effectively in dynamic environment
  • Ability to objectively coach employees and leaders through complex, difficult, and emotional issues
  • Data-driven mindset and ability to evaluate learning impact
  • Must have the ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues, using good judgment, consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulation or government law
  • International / multi-national HR experience
  • Strong computer proficiency (Excel, Power Point, Word, etc.)

We Want Our Company To Be a Place You Want To Be - And Stay. Being Part Of Our Team Means You Get To

  • Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
  • Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
  • Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

You will get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We're more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We're visionaries and innovators. As successful as we have been in the past, we have so much further to go. That is where you come in. Join us!

We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We're the World's largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You'll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You'll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren't linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you'll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that's how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company

You'll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status or any other protected characteristic.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application or access our website, please contact us at (860) 827-3923 or at accommodations@sbdinc.com . Due to volume, we cannot respond to unrelated inquiries about the status of a completed application or resetting an account password.

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If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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