Director of Learning and Development
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Base pay range

$135,000.00/yr - $145,000.00/yr

Who We Are

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world's premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

About the Role

We're seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Learning to lead the design and execution of a modern, company-wide learning strategy. This is a high-impact role responsible for fostering a culture of continuous learning, developing top talent, and ensuring leaders and teams are equipped with the capabilities they need to succeed in a high-performance environment.

You will shape the way our organization learns, grows, and evolves—cultivating a culture of curiosity, continuous development, and innovation.

You'll also lead our innovation in the learning space including AI, ensuring our employees are equipped with the skills and confidence to navigate our outlined strategy for the future of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Learning Strategy: Develop and partner with key stakeholders to implement an organization-wide learning and development strategy that aligns with our business goals, drives measurable impact, and scales across teams and roles.
• Measurement & ROI: Establish learning analytics frameworks to measure program effectiveness, including engagement, adoption, learning outcomes, and business impact. Use learnings to inform future program strategy and development to ensure ongoing improvement.
• Culture Building: Act as a change management leader to help embed a culture of learning across the organization—shifting mindsets, encouraging experimentation, and positioning learning as a core part of our employee experience.
• AI Learning Enablement: Drive the execution of our internal AI learning strategy. Ensure all employees have access to foundational AI education, practical tools, and role-specific training to help them confidently apply AI in their work and further business objectives
• Program Design & Delivery: Design and deliver high-impact learning experiences, based on established learning strategy, including self-paced, instructor-led, blended, and social learning formats that meet the diverse needs of employees across levels.
• Learning Tech & Tools: Partner with internal stakeholders to manage our learning platforms and tools (Workday, Udemy, etc.). Evaluate new technologies and vendors that can enhance our learning ecosystem. Liaise with Corporate Communications and HRBPs to maximize employee engagement with learning tools.
• Leadership Development: Work with key business partners to identify capability gaps and partner with HR and business leaders to design learning programs that support leadership effectiveness, readiness, and succession.
• Learning-Embedded Talent Practices: Embed learning into key talent processes such as onboarding, performance reviews, and career development planning—ensuring learning is a continuous, integrated part of the employee experience.

Skills

• Strategic thinker with strong execution skills
• Experienced in designing and scaling learning programs in fast-moving environments
• Skilled in using data and insights to influence decisions and demonstrate impact
• Comfortable leading and influencing cultural change.
• Demonstrated success interfacing with senior executives and influencing decision making and organizational change.
• Familiar with AI tools and trends, and passionate about upskilling others
• Adept at storytelling, facilitation, and engagement techniques

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Organizational Development, or related field
• Proven track record of developing learning strategies that drive business impact
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles, change management, and learning technologies
• Experience with AI learning, digital tools, and analytics strongly preferred
• Experience working effectively in large, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholder groups.

TKO EEO Statement:

TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionHuman Resources
• IndustriesEntertainment Providers and Spectator Sports

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