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Director, Global Intellectual Capital

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Direct reports5-8 reports
  • Reports toChief Operating Officer (COO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Head of Knowledge Strategy · VP, Knowledge Management · Global KM Lead

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The qualifications matched to this job

CMI Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management and Leadership Chartered Management Institute · Level 5 · covers 2 of 4 standards
GQA Level 3 Certificate In Understanding the Print working environment GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 3 · covers 1 of 4 standards
GQA Level 4 Diploma in Print Leadership GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 4 · covers 1 of 4 standards
GQA Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pre Press for Print GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 2 · covers 1 of 4 standards
CMI Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Management Chartered Management Institute · Level 4 · covers 1 of 4 standards
Pearson Edexcel Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business Administration Pearson Education Ltd · Level 4 · covers 1 of 4 standards

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The units you would start with

Manage knowledge in an organisation CMI Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management and Leadership
Knowledge of Print Administration GQA Level 3 Certificate In Understanding the Print working environment
Knowledge of promoting, maintaining and evaluating Health and Safety in the Print related working environment GQA Level 4 Diploma in Print Leadership
Knowledge of the Organisations Printing Processes and related information GQA Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pre Press for Print

The future skills this job leans on

AI Fluency working with AI as a thinking partner
Data Fluency turning numbers into a decision
AI Governance Fluency using AI responsibly
Change Fluency taking people through change
Systems Fluency seeing the whole picture
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  1. Manage knowledge in an organisation Chartered Management Institute · covers 2 of 4 standards Level 5
  2. Knowledge of Print Administration GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 4 standards Level 3
  3. Knowledge of promoting, maintaining and evaluating Health and Safety in the Print related working environment GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 4 standards Level 4
  4. Knowledge of the Organisations Printing Processes and related information GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 4 standards Level 2
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2AI and this work

Will AI change your work as a Director, Global Intellectual Capital?

Nobody can say exactly how. Here is what this job is being asked for next, and where to start.

The new skills this role is being asked for

  • AI Ethics & Responsible AI Governance for Knowledge
  • Adaptive & Resilient Knowledge Architectures
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The future skills this job leans on

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3What this role really is

This role manages how a global organisation creates, shares and protects knowledge as a business asset.

4What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

Confluence / SharePoint / Guru (Enterprise Knowledge Bases) Strategic/Architect

Leading the selection, integration, and overall information architecture design for our primary global knowledge base platforms. You'll define how these systems connect to strategy, not just how they're used day-to-day.

Coveo / Sinequa (Enterprise Search Platforms) Strategic/Architect

Defining the enterprise search strategy, championing investment in advanced search technology, and overseeing the tuning of relevance models and search analytics to ensure optimal findability across disparate data sources. You'll be negotiating contracts and setting the vision.

Bynder / Widen (Digital Asset Management - DAM) Strategic/Architect

Governing the entire digital asset ecosystem, setting policy for asset rights management, compliance, and integration with marketing/sales platforms. You'll be ensuring our brand and product assets are protected and easily accessible globally.

MS Teams / Slack / Miro (Enterprise Collaboration Suites) Strategic/Architect

Setting enterprise-wide policy on collaboration tool usage, driving adoption of 'Working Out Loud' principles, and measuring the impact of collaboration on business outcomes. You're shaping how our global teams connect and share.

Tableau / Power BI (BI & Analytics Platforms) Advanced

Defining the KM measurement framework, building executive dashboards, and using these platforms to present KM's strategic value (ROI, risk reduction, efficiency gains) to the C-suite and Board. You'll be telling the story with data.

Collibra / Alation (Data Governance & Catalogue Tools) Expert/Architect

Designing and implementing the enterprise knowledge governance framework, defining roles like Knowledge Stewards, and linking Intellectual Capital strategy to broader data governance initiatives. This is about ensuring data quality and trust.

Anaplan / Workday Adaptive Planning (Financial Planning & Analysis) Advanced

Modelling the financial impact of Intellectual Capital initiatives, preparing board-level presentations demonstrating KM's contribution to strategic goals and P&L, and managing the KM budget effectively.

5What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing in Where you are nowThe step above
Strategic Investment in KM Technology No authority; provides feedback on usability. Recommends specific tools for project needs within existing budget. Proposes new tools and platforms, estimates budget, and makes a business case for approval.
Intellectual Property Protection Strategy No authority; flags potential IP issues to supervisor. Ensures content is tagged correctly for IP considerations; follows established IP guidelines. Advises on IP implications for new content types or projects; works with legal on specific IP registrations.
Organisational Change & Knowledge Culture No authority; participates in team knowledge sharing. Encourages team members to use KM systems; provides feedback on adoption barriers. Leads specific initiatives to improve knowledge sharing within a business unit or project team.

6How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, and what is not on it. The hard targets, how often each is actually looked at, and the quiet signals that never reach a dashboard.

Operational Efficiency Improvement
The measurable reduction in time or cost for key operational processes directly influenced by better knowledge access.
Target · Contribute to a 15-20% reduction in average call handling time in the contact centre or a 10% reduction in project onboarding time.

Through improved knowledge base articles and an expertise locator, the average time for a support agent to resolve a tier 1 query dropped from 5 minutes to 4 minutes, saving £1.2M annually.

Innovation Impact & IP Protection
The percentage of new patent applications or product features that directly reference knowledge assets from our central repository, alongside a reduction in IP infringements.
Target · Show that 25-30% of new patent applications reference internal knowledge assets and achieve a 90% reduction in identified IP leakage incidents.

In 2023, 12 out of 40 patent filings directly cited research reports housed in our DAM, and external legal reviews confirmed a 95% reduction in unauthorised use of our trade secrets.

Knowledge Asset Value & Utilisation
The measurable value derived from knowledge assets, such as content reuse rates, search success rates, and the active engagement with knowledge platforms.
Target · Increase content reuse rate across sales and marketing by 20% year-over-year, and achieve an 80% search success rate (users find what they need on the first attempt).

Our Q2 report showed sales proposals using 30% more content from the central DAM, reducing custom content creation time by 15 hours per proposal. Search analytics confirmed an increase in successful searches from 65% to 78%.

Risk Mitigation & Compliance
The reduction in compliance breaches, audit findings, or legal costs directly attributable to improved access to and management of regulatory knowledge.
Target · Reduce fines or penalties related to outdated policy documents by 90% year-over-year and achieve a 'green' rating on all internal knowledge audits.

After implementing a new policy knowledge base with clear version control, we saw zero compliance fines related to outdated documentation in the last fiscal year, a significant improvement from £250K the year prior.

Strategic Alignment & Executive Satisfaction
How well the global Intellectual Capital strategy supports overall business objectives, as perceived by senior leadership.
  • Regularly invited to C-suite strategy sessions
  • VPs and business unit heads actively seek your input on their strategic plans
  • achieve a 4/5 satisfaction score from VPs on how the KM strategy supports their business objectives in annual feedback.
Organisational Culture of Sharing
The observable shift towards a more collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture across the organisation.
  • Increased participation in Communities of Practice (CoPs)
  • unsolicited positive feedback from employees about ease of finding information
  • internal awards for knowledge sharing
  • CoP activity metrics showing sustained engagement and knowledge harvesting.
Knowledge Governance Maturity
The robustness and effectiveness of our knowledge governance frameworks, policies, and processes.
  • Successful internal and external audits of knowledge assets
  • clear ownership and lifecycle management for critical knowledge
  • a well-defined and adopted metadata schema
  • regular updates to knowledge management policies and procedures.
Talent Development & Mentorship
Your ability to build and nurture a high-performing team, fostering growth and expertise within the Intellectual Capital function.
  • Low team turnover
  • direct reports consistently meeting or exceeding performance goals
  • positive feedback in 360-degree reviews regarding your coaching and development support
  • successful internal promotions from your team.

7Would you like it

Both sides. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Building a Lasting Legacy

You'll be designing and implementing systems and cultural practices that will genuinely outlast your tenure. This means you're driven by creating robust, scalable frameworks, not just quick fixes. You'll find satisfaction in seeing your strategic blueprints turn into ingrained organisational habits.

Leading the successful integration of a new enterprise-wide knowledge platform that becomes the 'single source of truth' for critical business processes, fundamentally changing how teams operate.

Driving Organisational Intelligence

The idea of making an entire organisation smarter, more efficient, and better able to compete really excites you. You'll be motivated by seeing the tangible impact of better knowledge on business outcomes, whether that's faster product development or improved customer satisfaction.

Presenting to the board on how the KM strategy directly contributed to a 15% reduction in time-to-market for a key product, backed by solid data and stakeholder testimonials.

Solving Complex, Human-Centric Problems

You're not just interested in technology; you're fascinated by how people find, share, and use information. The challenge of changing human behaviour and designing systems that genuinely make people's lives easier (and the business more effective) is what gets you up in the morning.

Successfully launching a global Community of Practice programme that sees high engagement and tangible knowledge harvesting, despite initial resistance from some business units.

What frustrates people
  • The constant battle to prove ROI for initiatives where the value is often intangible (e.g., 'the disaster that didn't happen').
  • Dealing with deeply entrenched cultural resistance to sharing, especially from long-standing subject matter experts.
  • Leadership expecting technology to solve people and process problems, leading to under-resourced change management efforts.
  • The relentless fight against 'content rot' and the difficulty in getting people to maintain documentation.
  • Navigating complex organisational politics to get different business units to agree on common knowledge standards.
  • The 'Not Invented Here' syndrome, where departments prefer their own inferior systems to a centrally provided, better solution.
What this role does not give you
  • A quiet, predictable environment where you can focus solely on technical tasks without constant stakeholder engagement.
  • Immediate, easily quantifiable financial returns on every project you undertake.
  • A role where all your work makes it to full production or sees immediate, widespread adoption.
  • A 'set it and forget it' solution; this is an ongoing, evolving challenge.
  • A role where you're handed a clear, fully funded mandate without having to fight for it.

8Who you work with

When this role is done well, we see faster innovation cycles, fewer costly mistakes from 'reinventing the wheel', and a tangible reduction in operational risk related to outdated information or unprotected IP. If it's not done well, frankly, we lose competitive advantage, our teams waste time, and we risk significant financial and reputational damage from IP leakage or compliance failures. You're shaping the very intelligence of the business, so the stakes are pretty high, as you can imagine.

Inside the business
  • C-Suite (CEO, COO, CTO, CFO)
  • Legal & Compliance
  • Product & Engineering Leadership
  • Sales & Marketing VPs
  • Regional Business Unit Heads
Outside the business
  • Industry bodies and consortia
  • Key technology vendors (e.g., Confluence, Collibra)
  • External legal counsel for IP matters
  • Consulting partners on organisational change

9What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven experience (15+ years) in leading and managing large-scale Knowledge Management or Intellectual Capital programmes within a complex, global organisation.
  • A track record of successfully influencing C-suite and executive leadership on strategic initiatives, securing significant budget and resource allocation.
  • Demonstrable experience in building, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams, including managing managers.
  • Expert-level understanding and practical application of enterprise-level taxonomy, ontology, and information architecture design.
  • Significant experience with major knowledge management platforms (e.g., Confluence, SharePoint, Guru) and enterprise search solutions (e.g., Coveo, Sinequa).
  • A deep understanding of intellectual property protection strategies and experience working with legal teams on IP matters.
  • Proven ability to drive organisational change and cultural transformation related to knowledge sharing and collaboration.

10What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Generative AI & Large Language Model (LLM) Integration

LLMs are transforming how knowledge is created, summarised, and discovered. You need to understand how to strategically integrate these tools into our KM ecosystem to boost productivity, enhance content quality, and provide new ways for users to interact with knowledge. This is already happening, not future-state.

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures · Prompt engineering for KM applications · LLM orchestration and agentic workflows · Cost optimisation for LLM usage

  • This week: Experiment with ChatGPT/Claude for summarising internal documents and drafting basic communications.
  • This month: Work with your team to identify 2-3 high-value use cases for LLMs in our current KM processes.
  • Next quarter: Oversee a pilot project integrating an LLM (e.g., via Azure OpenAI or AWS Bedrock) with a small internal knowledge base using RAG.
  • Within 6 months: Develop a roadmap for enterprise-wide LLM adoption for knowledge creation and discovery, including governance.

Quick win: Encourage your team to use LLMs for drafting initial content, summarising long reports, and generating metadata suggestions. It's about making them more productive, not replacing them.

Advanced Knowledge Analytics & Predictive Insights

Moving beyond descriptive analytics ('what happened?') to predictive and prescriptive insights ('what will happen?' and 'what should we do?'). This allows you to proactively identify knowledge gaps before they become problems, predict content decay, and forecast the impact of knowledge initiatives on business outcomes.

Predictive modelling for content relevance and decay · Network analysis of knowledge flow · Sentiment analysis for knowledge feedback · A/B testing for knowledge delivery mechanisms

  • This month: Review our current BI dashboards and identify areas where we could add predictive elements.
  • Next quarter: Partner with our Data Science team to explore a pilot project on predictive content decay for a high-volume knowledge area.
  • Within 6 months: Develop a comprehensive knowledge analytics roadmap that includes predictive and prescriptive capabilities.
  • Within 12 months: Implement A/B testing for key knowledge delivery channels (e.g., search results layout, article formats).

Quick win: Start by simply asking 'why' more often when reviewing current analytics. Push your team to think about what the data doesn't tell us and what we could predict.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Active participation in global Knowledge Management forums and industry consortia (e.g., KMWorld, APQC).
  • Regularly publishing articles or presenting at conferences on topics related to Intellectual Capital, AI in KM, or organisational learning.
  • Mentoring emerging leaders in the KM field, both internally and externally.
  • Engaging in executive education programmes focused on digital transformation, strategic leadership, or innovation.
  • Building a strong network of peers in other organisations to share best practices and benchmark our approach.

12The rising capability

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Ethics & Responsible AI Governance for Knowledge

With the rapid adoption of AI in knowledge discovery, content generation, and expert finding, ensuring fairness, transparency, and mitigating bias is paramount. Regulatory bodies are starting to pay attention, and our reputation depends on it. You can't just use AI; you need to govern it responsibly.

  • Bias detection and mitigation in LLM outputs
  • Explainable AI (XAI) for knowledge insights
  • Data provenance and intellectual property in AI-generated content
  • Privacy-preserving AI for sensitive knowledge

Adaptive & Resilient Knowledge Architectures

The pace of technological change and business transformation means static knowledge systems are quickly obsolete. You need to design architectures that can flex and adapt, incorporating new data sources, AI models, and collaboration tools without constant, expensive overhauls. It's about building for continuous evolution.

  • Composable knowledge platforms
  • Event-driven knowledge flows
  • Knowledge graphs for semantic interoperability
  • Decentralised knowledge networks

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Taxonomy & Ontology Design (Enterprise Scale)
  • Knowledge Auditing & Mapping (Strategic)
  • Community of Practice (CoP) Strategy & Governance
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy & Management
  • Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) Methodology (Strategic Adoption)
  • Content Lifecycle Management (Enterprise Governance)

14The pathway

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    From Manager, Intellectual Capital (L5)

    3-5 years as an L5

    Skills to master

    • At the Manager level, you'd be owning a function and managing a team. To step up to Director, you need to master enterprise-wide strategic planning, C-suite influence, and multi-million pound budget management. It's about shifting from functional ownership to business unit leadership.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led a major KM programme with significant business impact (e.g., 10%+ efficiency gain).
    • Consistently exceeded performance targets for your team and function.
    • Demonstrated ability to influence VPs and senior directors on strategic decisions.
    • Developed and mentored at least two direct reports into senior roles.
  2. 2

    From Head of Knowledge Strategy (Large Enterprise)

    Direct lateral move or 2-3 years in a similar role

    Skills to master

    • If you're coming from a similar strategic role in another large, complex organisation, the focus will be on understanding our specific industry nuances, internal political landscape, and integrating into our unique culture. You'll need to quickly build credibility and trust.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Proven track record of success in a comparable strategic KM role.
    • Strong external network and industry recognition.
    • Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new organisational contexts and build effective relationships.
  3. 3

    From Senior Management Consultant (Specialising in KM/Org Change)

    5-7 years at Senior Manager/Principal level in consulting

    Skills to master

    • Consultants often have strong strategic and problem-solving skills, but need to develop internal operational leadership, team management, and long-term ownership. It's about moving from advising to doing, and building a lasting internal capability.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Led multiple large-scale KM or organisational change engagements for diverse clients.
    • Developed strong client relationships and managed complex project teams.
    • Demonstrated interest and aptitude for building and leading internal functions, not just advising.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This work can lead to a role such as chief knowledge officer, setting enterprise-wide knowledge strategy, or chief innovation officer, leading the innovation agenda. It can also lead to a principal knowledge architect role, working as a specialist without managing a team.

The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director, Global Intellectual Capital is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

The record names a next step, but the catalogue has no page for it yet:

  • Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) / Chief Intellectual Capital Officer (CICO)
  • VP, Organisational Effectiveness / Chief Learning Officer

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

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This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding of knowledge management principles, strategies, and the role of technology within organisations. Upon completion, learners will be able to identify, assess, and effectively manage knowledge assets to support organisational objectives.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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Director, Global Intellectual Capital
  • Taxonomy & Ontology Design (Enterprise Scale)
  • Knowledge Auditing & Mapping (Strategic)
  • Community of Practice (CoP) Strategy & Governance
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy & Management
  • Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS) Methodology (Strategic Adoption)
  • Content Lifecycle Management (Enterprise Governance)
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

16The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director, Global Intellectual Capital is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) / Chief Intellectual Capital Officer (CICO)

    3-5 years as Director, Global Intellectual Capital

    From Level 6 to Level 7 (C-Suite)

    • Defining enterprise-level knowledge and IP strategy that directly impacts market position.
    • Leading M&A due diligence and integration from a knowledge and IP perspective.
    • Representing the company externally to investors, regulators, and the media on knowledge-related matters.

  2. VP, Organisational Effectiveness / Chief Learning Officer

    3-5 years as Director, Global Intellectual Capital

    From Level 6 to Level 7 (C-Suite)

    • Integrating knowledge management with formal and informal learning programmes.
    • Designing and implementing enterprise-wide learning ecosystems.
    • Leading talent development strategies that leverage internal knowledge and expertise.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

Let's be honest, a significant chunk of your week is probably spent on tasks that, while necessary, aren't truly strategic. Imagine reclaiming those hours to focus on high-level vision, influencing leadership, and tackling the really tough challenges. AI isn't here to replace you; it's here to amplify your impact, letting you do more of what you're best at.

In a global role like this, you're drowning in information, reports, and the constant need to synthesise complex data. AI tools can dramatically cut down the time you spend on content analysis, gap identification, and even finding the right experts, freeing you up for the strategic conversations that truly move the needle. Think of it as having a highly efficient, tireless assistant for your knowledge operations.

Automated Content Tagger & Classifier

Use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to automatically analyse vast amounts of documents, videos, and presentations as they're uploaded. The AI suggests relevant metadata tags (topic, product, region, compliance status, etc.), turning a manual, error-prone, and soul-crushing task into a simple, high-speed review-and-approve workflow. This ensures consistency and dramatically improves findability across your global knowledge base.

Knowledge Gap & Redundancy Detector

Apply advanced topic modelling and semantic analysis to unstructured data sources like support tickets, global Teams chats, CRM notes, and internal reports. The AI identifies recurring questions that have no clear answer in your knowledge base (gap) or multiple conflicting answers (redundancy), providing a data-driven, prioritised list for new content creation or consolidation. No more guessing where the knowledge holes are.

AI-Powered Global Expert Finder

Go beyond simple keyword searches in a directory. AI can analyse an individual's contributions—documents authored, questions answered in forums, projects listed, even internal presentations—to create a dynamic, highly accurate profile of their true expertise, regardless of their official title or location. This helps your teams find the right person to ask, not just the right document to read, especially critical in a large, distributed organisation.

Intelligent Summariser & Report Generator

Use abstractive summarisation models to automatically generate executive summaries of long research reports, project debriefs, legal documents, or meeting transcripts. This makes dense, complex knowledge far more digestible and accessible for time-poor senior stakeholders, increasing the likelihood that critical information actually gets consumed and acted upon. Imagine quarterly reports drafted in minutes, not hours.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director, Global Intellectual Capital?

Common routes in include From Manager, Intellectual Capital (3-5 years as an L5), From Head of Knowledge Strategy (Large Enterprise) (Direct lateral move or 2-3 years in a similar role) and From Senior Management Consultant (Specialising in KM/Org Change) (5-7 years at Senior Manager/Principal level in consulting). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director, Global Intellectual Capital progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Knowledge Officer (CKO) / Chief Intellectual Capital Officer (CICO) (3-5 years as Director, Global Intellectual Capital) and VP, Organisational Effectiveness / Chief Learning Officer (3-5 years as Director, Global Intellectual Capital), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a Director, Global Intellectual Capital?

Increasingly, AI Ethics & Responsible AI Governance for Knowledge and Adaptive & Resilient Knowledge Architectures. These are the skills our record of this role lists as growing.

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17Where to go from here

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If you leave this industry

The skills built in this role apply across industries with complex information needs or strong reliance on intellectual property, such as professional services, technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services and consulting. Managing knowledge as a strategic asset is useful in any of these settings.

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