Director, Learning – Talent Development

ICEYE

. Define ICEYE's global L&D and talent development strategy and operating model .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeEspoo • FinlandLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Learning and Development, Talent Development, and Organizational Effectiveness, with a focus on building L&D infrastructure and leadership programs. Proven ability to facilitate workshops, coach leaders through change, and implement learning technology to enhance organizational performance.

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Learning And Development StrategyLeadership Development ProgramsOrganizational Change ManagementData-Informed Learning Impact MeasurementExecutive Presence

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Hard Skills

Talent DevelopmentL&D Infrastructure DevelopmentWorkshop FacilitationCareer Framework DesignSuccession PlanningOnboarding Experience DesignLearning Technology ImplementationOrganizational Effectiveness

Soft Skills

Influencing Without AuthorityCoachingBuilding ResiliencePsychological Safety

Industry Keywords

Fast-Growing Technology EnvironmentMatrixed OrganizationInternational Scale-Up

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define ICEYE's global L&D and talent development strategy and operating model
Decide what to build internally, buy, enable through technology and partners, or keep lightweight
Design and launch leadership and manager development programs for first-time managers through executives
Facilitate workshops, especially during the early stages
Partner with People Business Partners and business leaders to build learning paths, career frameworks, talent reviews, succession planning and internal mobility
Create a consistent global onboarding experience focused on time-to-productivity, connection and belonging
Set up learning technology and measurement to evaluate effectiveness
Coach senior leaders through organisational change
Help leaders build resilience, psychological safety and sustainable ways of working while maintaining accountability and performance
Work closely with executive leadership and teams across Engineering, Hardware, Satellite Operations, Commercial and corporate functions
Report to the VP, People

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive People/HR experience
Significant depth in Learning & Development, Talent Development, Leadership Development or Organizational Effectiveness
Proven experience building L&D or talent infrastructure from scratch, from strategy through design, pilot, launch and scale
Experience in a fast-growing, international technology, engineering, hardware or scale-up environment
Experience working in a matrixed organisation
Strong executive presence
Exceptional facilitation skills
Confidence to challenge leaders and influence without formal authority
Data-informed approach to measuring learning impact
Professional fluency in English
Employment subject to applicable security screening, including SUPO where required
Experience selecting and implementing learning technology and external partners (nice to have)
Experience with organisational change and building resilience in high-pressure, technically complex environments (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Continuous professional development
Training opportunities
Health and wellbeing support (benefits vary by location)
Hybrid workplace model
Diverse and highly engaged team environment
Equal opportunity and recruitment-process adjustments/support