Executive Development Manager

The Opportunity

The Executive Development Manager is responsible for the design and delivery of executive and high-potential development experiences that strengthen MetLife’s leadership pipeline and accelerate readiness for critical roles. This includes flagship executive programs and VP onboarding, focused on building the capabilities required to lead in line with our strategy. The role also shapes and scales MetLife’s approach to coaching and feedback, including Coaching@MetLife and leadership assessment practices. This work builds leader self-awareness, supports targeted development, and drives more consistent feedback and coaching across the enterprise. The role strengthens leadership capability and builds a consistent culture of development to support enterprise strategy execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and delivery of high-potential leadership programs, including cohort planning, communications, and vendor coordination to ensure a seamless participant experience and measurable outcomes.
• Lead our enterprise coaching offering, including program design, coach engagement, and delivery oversight to expand access and ensure a consistent, high-quality coaching experience.
• Oversee leadership assessment approaches (e.g., 360 programs and related tools), ensuring alignment to leadership expectations and effective use in development planning.
• Partner with HR, business leaders, and L&D, to translate talent priorities into development experiences that accelerate leadership effectiveness.
• Measure effectiveness of programs, coaching, and assessments, with a focus on development outcomes, feedback, and leadership readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Experience designing and facilitating leadership development programs, including content development and execution.
• Experience managing coaching or leadership assessment approaches, with the ability to translate insights into development actions.
• Strong execution and program management capability, able to manage multiple concurrent programs with high attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders, including HRBPs and business leaders, to align on participants and development priorities.
• Experience applying AI tools to drive analytics, reporting, or workflow optimization within HR or learning functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in executive development, talent management, or leadership programs.
• Experience supporting senior leader and high potential populations.
• Familiarity with a range of assessment tools (e.g., 360s, psychometrics) and coaching models.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, effectively prioritizing across multiple programs, coaching, and assessment demands to deliver high-quality outcomes.

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!

Benefits

We Offer Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

Equal Opportunity Employer

MetLife, an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military status, or any other protected status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.