Leadership Development Partner, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 4 years of experience managing and delivering learning, leadership, or organisational development programs.

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to own and drive projects of medium complexity from inception through to evaluation, balancing short-term execution with long-term goals.
• Curiosity and ability to use AI tools practically and responsibly to enhance workflows, learning experiences, and productivity.
• Develops in a dynamic, high-growth environment; able to navigate ambiguity, pivot quickly when priorities shift, and support leaders through organisational change.
• Strong communication and people management skills, with a track record of building trusted cross-functional relationships and adapting messaging for multiple audiences.
• Comfortable working with multi-source qualitative and quantitative data to draw actionable insights and measure program impact.

About the job

This role is open to DeepMind employees as a secondment opportunity and will not impact your status as a full time employee. Your level and ladder will not change for the duration of the secondment.

Google Fixed-Term employees will need to secure pre-approve from their VP to apply for this role as your current team will not be able to back-fill you for the duration of your bungee, and so will need to pre-agree to loan your headcount to DeepMind for the duration of the bungee. Google FTC employees, and those impacted do not need this approval.
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Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute core leadership development workstreams, including 360-degree feedback assessments, onboarding tracks, and capability workshops.
• Partner with the Head of Leadership Development to contextualize and deploy existing leadership offerings, while co-designing bespoke internal solutions tailored to GDM’s unique frontier needs.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative leadership data (e.g., sentiment surveys, 360 trends, program evaluation feedback) to measure impact, diagnose capability gaps, and refine ongoing initiatives.
• Act as a trusted consultant and partner to P&C Partners, internal communications, and operational teams to ensure aligned and seamless program execution across the business.
• Identify opportunities to streamline program operations, leverage modern AI tools to improve workflow efficiency, and update learning content based on evolving organisational needs.