Vice President, Learning & Development

About the role

UTA seeks a VP, Learning & Development to report to UTA’s SVP, People & Head of Employee Experience. This role is accountable for driving excellence in learning, coaching, and performance enablement.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing global Learning & Development team grounded in collaboration, accountability, and exceptional service to employees and leaders.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure learning, coaching, and performance enablement programs are scalable, efficient, and employee-centric.
• Own the end-to-end design, governance, and optimization of learning experiences and curriculum, ensuring programs are well-designed, documented, and consistently delivered globally.
• Design and oversee manager and leadership development pathways (e.g., new manager, experienced leader, executive), anchored in clear leadership expectations and behaviors.
• Oversee core learning offerings (ex: UTA University) – learning calendar, communications, facilitation, and evaluation, with a strong focus on quality, execution rigor, and consistency.
• Maintain accountability for the effectiveness of UTA’s LMS and learning ecosystem, including content organization, learning campaigns, and continuous improvement of the learner experience.
• Drive scale and impact by simplifying offerings, reducing one-off solutions, and leveraging repeatable learning journeys, playbooks, and toolkits that managers can easily use.
• Maintain accountability for learning frameworks and content libraries, including information management standards and periodic content refreshes as business needs evolve.
• Lead the integration of learning and coaching into performance management processes (goal setting, check-ins, reviews, growth plans) to ensure development is embedded in how work gets done.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to align learning priorities with workforce plans, succession needs, and organizational change initiatives.
• Establish and monitor OKRs for Learning & Development (e.g., participation, completion, manager effectiveness, internal mobility, engagement), using data and feedback to drive decisions.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or Talent Management, including at least 5 years leading a global L&D function at scale.
• Proven success designing and implementing enterprise-wide learning strategies that drive measurable business impact, leadership growth, and performance improvement.
• Deep expertise in manager and leadership development, adult learning principles, coaching methodologies, and performance enablement frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and inspire high-performing teams across regions and functions.
• Strong experience with LMS governance and optimization, content design, and learning technologies that create engaging and seamless learner experiences.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex business needs into practical learning solutions that are scalable and outcomes-focused.
• Track record of data-driven decision-making, including the use of analytics, feedback loops, and OKRs to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influence skills, with the ability to partner effectively with senior executives, HR, and business leaders in a creative, fast-paced environment.
• Strong program management and operational rigor, ensuring the quality, consistency, and efficiency of global learning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Organizational Development, Instructional Design, Psychology, or related field preferred.

Skills

• Data-driven decision-making
• Strategic thinking
• Team building
• Stakeholder management
• Program management

Benefits

The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of a leading global entertainment companies

Pay

$220,000 to $240,000 commensurate with experience and skills

Schedule

N/A