Executive Leadership Development Executive
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Group HR
Closing date: 05 September 2025
Requisition ID: 400010628
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re the first to say we do HR differently here. For a start, we work as business partners and specialists. That’s whether we’re making sure that nearly 180,000 colleagues are paid on time, or that our strategy is helping us attract the right people, put them in the right place, and unlock their talent. This is a fast-moving business and our policies and rewards keep up too. That’s why we’re as flexible as we can be about where and when you work. We’re also flexible about your future. There’s always room to move up or across, if that’s what you want. We really value different perspectives so there’s no one opinion, no single path, and yours is important. What’s certain is that you’ll be joining one of the happiest, most engaged teams in the business.
Why join us
Joining our team at Sainsbury's as an Executive Leadership Development Executive means being part of a dynamic and innovative environment dedicated to enhancing leadership capabilities and driving impactful change within the organisation. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, shape executive leadership development programmes, and contribute to the growth and development of our talent pool. We foster a culture of continuous improvement, stakeholder engagement, and proactive decision-making, providing you with the space to drive long-term sustainable outcomes and make a real difference in our leadership development initiatives.
What you'll do
As an Executive Leadership Development Executive at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Leadership Development proposition and products, supporting the design, development, and deployment of a wide range of executive leadership development interventions across the organisation. You will collaborate with stakeholders to understand strategic requirements, validate content, and manage talent pools to enhance visibility of development plans. Additionally, you will research external market leadership development propositions, coordinate coaching activities, and drive initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within leadership and talent programmes. Your responsibilities will also include administering evaluation methods, managing learning assessment tools, facilitating key leadership programmes, and ensuring compliance with policies and processes.
Who you are
As an Executive Leadership Development Executive at Sainsbury's, you are a proactive and agile professional with a strong drive for delivering impactful leadership development interventions and programmes. With excellent project and stakeholder management skills, you excel in collaborating with diverse teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives aligned with strategic priorities. Your ability to communicate effectively, build positive relationships, and drive continuous improvement reflects your commitment to driving performance and fostering a culture of learning and development within the organisation.
Essential Criteria
- Demonstrable experience managing projects or programmes through all phases of the lifecycle, including planning, execution, and closure within the leadership development space.
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions to ensure successful delivery of initiatives.
- Evidence of applying data analysis to identify trends, inform decisions, and improve business outcomes.
- Ability to manage risk proactively, including identifying, evaluating, and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office tools to support communication, planning, and reporting activities.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
