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United Kingdom · Operations · C-Suite (20+ years)

VP, Global Operations Enablement

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  • Experience bandC-Suite (20+ years)
  • Reports toChief Operations Officer (COO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Chief Learning Officer (Operations) · Global Head of Operations Capability · Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence & Learning · Chief Operations Learning Officer

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1From this job to a course

The qualifications matched to this job

NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales) NCFE · Level 5 · covers 2 of 9 standards
Level 6 Award in Leading Organisational Change Institute of Sales Professionals · Level 6 · covers 1 of 9 standards
NQual Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management NQual · Level 5 · covers 1 of 9 standards
GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction) GQA Qualifications Limited · Level 6 · covers 1 of 9 standards
NQual Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management NQual · Level 5 · covers 1 of 9 standards
City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma for Leaders and Managers City & Guilds Limited · Level 5 · covers 1 of 9 standards

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Provide learning opportunities for colleagues NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales)
Lead Organisational Change Level 6 Award in Leading Organisational Change
Principles of leadership and management NQual Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management
Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace GQA Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Construction)
Leading and Managing People NQual Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management
Leading People - Knowledge City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma for Leaders and Managers

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  1. Provide learning opportunities for colleagues NCFE · covers 2 of 9 standards Level 5
  2. Lead Organisational Change Institute of Sales Professionals · covers 1 of 9 standards Level 6
  3. Principles of leadership and management NQual · covers 1 of 9 standards Level 5
  4. Enabling learning opportunities in the workplace GQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 9 standards Level 6
  5. Leading and Managing People NQual · covers 1 of 9 standards Level 5
  6. Leading People - Knowledge City & Guilds Limited · covers 1 of 9 standards Level 5
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2AI and this work

Will AI change your work as a VP, Global Operations Enablement?

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The new skills this role is being asked for

  • Ethical AI Governance & Human-AI Teaming
  • Digital Twin & Metaverse for Operational Training
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3What this role really is

This job shapes how global operations teams learn, adapt and perform across an organisation. It means planning years ahead, tracking market shifts, and building the capability needed to carry out strategy. The work touches safety and efficiency across an entire operational footprint.

4What you'd actually use

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

Enterprise Learning Management/Experience Platforms (e.g., Cornerstone OnDemand, Docebo, Degreed, EdCast) Strategic/Architect

Leading the selection, integration strategy, and long-term roadmap for global learning platforms, ensuring they meet enterprise capability needs and integrate seamlessly with HRIS (Workday HCM, SAP SuccessFactors) and operational systems. You'll be leveraging platform analytics to inform enterprise-wide talent strategy.

Executive & Financial Planning Tools (e.g., Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Diligent) Expert

Using these tools to model training budget scenarios, forecast costs, and demonstrate the financial impact (ROI) of learning initiatives on the Operations P&L. You'll also be preparing and reviewing board reporting materials related to talent and capability.

Advanced Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Platforms (e.g., Tableau Server, Power BI Premium, SQL) Advanced

Owning the learning analytics strategy, working with enterprise data teams to integrate learning data into executive dashboards. You'll use these insights to drive strategic decisions, identify trends, and present data-driven business cases for significant learning investment to the C-suite and Board.

Enterprise Collaboration & Project Portfolio Management (e.g., MS Teams, Slack, Asana, Monday.com, Confluence) Advanced

Overseeing the entire portfolio of global learning projects and programmes. You'll use these tools to allocate resources strategically, track budgets, monitor progress at a high level, and report on enterprise-wide project health to executive leadership.

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 Direction & Vision N/A N/A N/A
Budget Allocation & Investment N/A N/A N/A
Organisational Design & Talent N/A N/A N/A
External Partnerships & Vendor Management N/A N/A N/A

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 KPI Improvement Contribution
Measurable contribution to key operational metrics across the global business units.
Target · 2-5% improvement in targeted operational KPIs (e.g., OEE, First Pass Yield, Safety Incident Rate, On-Time Delivery) directly attributable to enablement initiatives.

After a major global upskilling programme for our factory managers, we saw a 3.2% increase in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across participating sites, contributing an estimated £5M to the bottom line annually.

Learning & Development ROI
Return on Investment for significant learning technology investments and strategic programmes.
Target · Achieve a minimum 3:1 ROI for all programmes with an investment exceeding £500K, and a 5:1 ROI for all major technology platform investments.

A new global virtual reality safety training platform, costing £1.5M, led to a 15% reduction in critical safety incidents (saving £7.5M in lost time and fines), demonstrating a 5:1 ROI within 18 months.

Critical Role Retention & Time-to-Competency
Improvement in retention rates for critical operational roles and reduction in the time it takes for new hires to reach full productivity.
Target · 10% year-over-year improvement in retention for identified critical operational roles; 20% reduction in average time-to-competency for new hires in high-volume operational positions.

Through a revamped global onboarding and continuous development pathway, we reduced turnover in our shift supervisor roles by 12% last year, saving an estimated £2M in recruitment and training costs, and new supervisors are hitting productivity targets 3 weeks faster.

Learning Platform Adoption & Engagement
The penetration and active use of our enterprise learning platforms and resources across the global operational workforce.
Target · Achieve 85% active user engagement (monthly logins for non-mandatory content) and 95% completion rate for mandatory compliance training across all operational teams.

We increased active engagement on our LXP from 60% to 88% by curating highly relevant, role-specific content and integrating learning into daily workflow, leading to a noticeable uptick in self-directed skill development.

Strategic Influence & Board Confidence
Your ability to shape the executive agenda around operational capability and maintain high confidence from the Board and C-suite in our learning strategy.
  • Regular invitations to present to the Board on talent and capability
  • C-suite actively seeking your input on strategic workforce planning
  • your proposals for significant investment in learning are consistently approved
  • recognised as a thought leader internally and externally on operational enablement.
Organisational Agility & Future Readiness
The extent to which the operations organisation is perceived as agile and prepared for future technological shifts, market changes, or regulatory requirements.
  • Successful, rapid deployment of new training for critical technology upgrades (e.g., AI integration, automation)
  • positive feedback from business unit leaders on the workforce's adaptability
  • external recognition for innovative approaches to operational skill development
  • proactive identification and mitigation of future skill gaps.
Culture of Continuous Learning
The observable shift towards a culture where continuous learning is embedded in daily operational practice and championed by leaders at all levels.
  • Operations leaders actively promoting and participating in learning initiatives
  • high levels of peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and mentorship programmes
  • anecdotal evidence from employee surveys and focus groups indicating a strong learning culture
  • a noticeable reduction in 'scrap learning' and an increase in applied knowledge on the job.

7Would you like it

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

What people enjoy
Shaping the Future Workforce

You'll spend your days thinking about how new technologies (like robotics or advanced analytics) will change operational roles and proactively designing the learning pathways to prepare our people. This means less 'firefighting' and more strategic planning for what's next.

Leading the initiative to define the 'Operator of the Future' competency model, then securing £2M to build the global learning infrastructure to support it.

Driving Enterprise-Wide Impact

Your decisions will affect thousands of employees and millions in revenue. You'll see your strategic vision translate into tangible improvements in safety, efficiency, and quality across our global operations. It's about making a profound, measurable difference at scale.

Presenting to the Board on how a new global leadership development programme for plant managers directly contributed to a 10% reduction in production waste, saving £8M annually.

Building High-Performing Teams & Leaders

You'll be coaching and mentoring your direct reports—Directors and VPs themselves—to become exceptional leaders in learning and performance. You'll also be instrumental in developing the next generation of operational leaders across the business.

Sponsoring a high-potential operations leader through an executive education programme and seeing them successfully take on a major regional leadership role within two years.

What frustrates people
  • The sheer inertia of a large, global organisation when trying to implement rapid, widespread change.
  • Navigating complex C-suite politics and competing priorities for resources and attention.
  • The challenge of attributing precise ROI to learning initiatives when so many other factors influence operational performance.
  • Resistance to adopting new learning technologies or methodologies from entrenched leaders.
  • The constant need to balance global standardisation with local operational realities and cultural differences.
  • Managing the expectations of the Board and Executive team on complex, multi-year transformation programmes.
  • Dealing with the inevitable 'legacy' systems and processes that slow down innovation and integration.
What this role does not give you
  • Daily, hands-on instructional design or content creation—that's for your teams.
  • Immediate, short-term project completion satisfaction; your wins are strategic and long-term.
  • A quiet, predictable routine; expect constant strategic pivots and urgent, high-stakes challenges.
  • The ability to make decisions in a vacuum; everything requires significant stakeholder alignment and executive buy-in.

8Who you work with

This role directly shapes the long-term capability, efficiency, and safety of our entire global operations. Your decisions will influence capital expenditure on learning technologies, impact employee engagement and retention across thousands of operational roles, and directly contribute to our ability to execute on multi-year strategic objectives, ultimately affecting our market position and shareholder value. It's about ensuring our people are ready for whatever the future throws at us.

Inside the business
  • Chief Operations Officer (COO)
  • CEO and Executive Leadership Team
  • Board of Directors (particularly the People & Governance Committees)
  • Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and HR leadership
  • Heads of Global Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Quality
  • Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and IT leadership
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Finance leadership
Outside the business
  • Industry Regulators and Compliance Bodies
  • Key Technology and Learning Platform Vendors
  • Strategic Consulting Partners
  • Industry Associations and Thought Leaders
  • Investors and Analysts (indirectly, through operational performance)

9What you need before you start

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

  • A minimum of 20 years of progressive experience in Operations, Learning & Development, or Human Resources, with at least 10 years in senior leadership roles (Director/VP level) overseeing large, global teams.
  • Demonstrated experience managing significant P&L responsibilities (minimum £10M+) and driving financial outcomes through strategic initiatives.
  • Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale organisational transformation and change management programmes within complex, global enterprises.
  • Extensive experience in presenting to and influencing C-suite executives and Board of Directors on strategic talent and capability topics.
  • Deep expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-wide learning strategies and technology ecosystems.
  • Experience in M&A integration from a people and capability perspective.

10What to practise next

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

Advanced Predictive Analytics for Workforce Planning

Moving beyond reactive reporting, this skill involves leveraging sophisticated predictive models to forecast future workforce needs, identify potential skill shortages, and proactively design learning interventions years in advance. This is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge and ensuring operational resilience.

Machine Learning for Trend Analysis · Scenario Planning & Simulation · Data Integration & Governance · Ethical Implications of Predictive Workforce Analytics

  • This quarter: Partner with the CTO and Head of Data Science to understand current predictive capabilities and identify areas for collaboration.
  • Next 6 months: Sponsor a cross-functional working group to develop a proof-of-concept for predictive skill gap analysis for a critical operational function.
  • Next 12 months: Integrate predictive analytics outputs into your annual strategic workforce planning cycle and budget allocation processes.
  • Ongoing: Continuously challenge your teams to move beyond descriptive reporting to proactive, predictive insights.

Quick win: Identify one critical operational role where skill shortages are anticipated in 2-3 years. Work with your data team to explore existing data that could inform a predictive model.

11Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regular participation in executive leadership forums and industry roundtables focused on the future of work, AI, and operational excellence.
  • Engagement with leading academic institutions on research related to adult learning, organisational psychology, and technological impact on workforce skills.
  • Mentoring high-potential leaders within the organisation and actively seeking mentorship from C-suite peers or external advisors.
  • Publishing thought leadership articles or speaking at major industry conferences on global operations enablement and workforce transformation.
  • Continuous engagement with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, VR/AR) to understand their strategic implications for learning and operations.

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.

Ethical AI Governance & Human-AI Teaming

AI is rapidly integrating into operational processes and learning delivery. Your role shifts from simply adopting AI to ensuring its ethical deployment, managing bias, and designing effective human-AI collaboration models. This is critical within 12 months as AI adoption accelerates and regulatory scrutiny increases.

  • AI Ethics Principles
  • Human-AI Teaming Frameworks
  • Algorithmic Bias Detection & Mitigation
  • AI Regulatory Landscape

Digital Twin & Metaverse for Operational Training

The ability to create highly realistic, immersive training environments through digital twins and metaverse technologies is no longer science fiction. This is critical within 18-24 months. It offers unparalleled opportunities for safe, cost-effective, and highly engaging operational skill development, reducing risks and accelerating time-to-petency.

  • Digital Twin Technology
  • Metaverse & Immersive Learning
  • XR (VR/AR/MR) Integration
  • Data Interoperability & Real-time Feedback

13What you’ll use

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Enterprise Learning Architecture & Strategy
  • Advanced Performance Consulting & Organisational Diagnosis
  • Strategic Learning Measurement & ROI Modelling
  • Global Competency Modelling & Career Pathing
  • Lean / Six Sigma Principles for Learning & Operations

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

    Director, Global Operations Performance & Learning

    5-8 years at Director level

    Skills to master

    • Leading multi-regional teams, managing significant P&L, driving large-scale change programmes, presenting to executive leadership, and building strategic external partnerships.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Consistent achievement of strategic operational KPIs through learning interventions.
    • Successful leadership of multi-million-pound technology implementations or programme rollouts.
    • Strong executive presence and influencing skills demonstrated in cross-functional leadership roles.
    • A track record of developing and mentoring senior leaders within your function.
  2. 2

    VP, Global Talent & Organisational Development (from HR)

    7-10 years at VP level in HR

    Skills to master

    • Deep understanding of global operational complexities, strong business acumen beyond HR, ability to integrate learning strategies with core business functions, and a proven track record of driving business outcomes through people strategies.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successful implementation of enterprise-wide talent management frameworks that demonstrably improved business performance.
    • Strong relationships and credibility built with Operations leadership.
    • A clear understanding of the financial and operational drivers of the business.
    • Experience leading significant organisational design and change initiatives.
  3. 3

    VP, Global Operations (from a specific operational vertical like Manufacturing or Logistics)

    8-12 years at VP level in Operations

    Skills to master

    • Transitioning from direct operational leadership to a strategic enablement role, focusing on people and capability. This requires developing expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design principles at scale, and learning technology, while leveraging deep operational knowledge.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Exceptional track record of leading large operational units to achieve significant performance improvements.
    • Demonstrated passion for people development and a natural inclination towards coaching and mentoring.
    • A clear understanding of how learning and capability directly impact operational metrics.
    • Proactive engagement in cross-functional initiatives related to talent and organisational development.

15Where this role leads

The long view: This work can lead to senior operations leadership, including roles such as Chief Operations Officer or Chief Executive Officer.

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 VP, Global Operations Enablement is actually changing.

Where it leads

Roles this leads to

Also named as a next step, with no page in the catalogue yet:

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a smaller, operations-heavy company

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  • Enterprise Learning Architecture & Strategy
  • Advanced Performance Consulting & Organisational Diagnosis
  • Strategic Learning Measurement & ROI Modelling
  • Global Competency Modelling & Career Pathing
  • Lean / Six Sigma Principles for Learning & Operations
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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

VP, Global Operations Enablement is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. Chief Operations Officer (COO)

    3-5 years as VP, Global Operations Enablement

    Direct step up to C-suite executive leadership of the entire Operations function.

    • Advanced supply chain optimisation and risk management at an enterprise level.
    • Global regulatory compliance and crisis management for all operational aspects.
    • Driving innovation and digital transformation across the entire operational footprint.
    • Leading large-scale capital expenditure programmes for new facilities or technologies.

  2. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a smaller, operations-heavy company

    5-7 years as VP, Global Operations Enablement

    Transition to top executive leadership, leading an entire company.

    • Sales and marketing strategy.
    • Product development and innovation.
    • Legal and corporate governance.
    • Full enterprise risk management.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

As VP, Global Operations Enablement, your role is about vision, strategy, and driving large-scale transformation, not getting bogged down in manual tasks. AI isn't here to replace your strategic mind, but to free it up. Imagine a world where your teams can deliver insights, develop content, and personalise learning at speeds previously impossible, allowing you to focus on the truly complex, human-centric challenges.

We're not just talking about using AI; we're talking about embedding it into the very fabric of how we develop our operational workforce. This means leveraging AI to accelerate content creation, gain deeper insights from learner data, and deliver hyper-personalised learning experiences at scale. Your leadership will be crucial in championing this shift and ensuring your teams are equipped to use these powerful tools responsibly and effectively.

Strategic Insight & Foresight

Use AI to analyse vast amounts of operational data, market trends, and workforce demographics to identify emerging skill gaps and predict future capability needs across the globe. This allows your teams to proactively design learning interventions, giving you a strategic edge and ensuring our workforce is always future-ready.

Global Content Localisation & Generation

Imagine your teams using AI to instantly translate and localise core learning content for diverse regional contexts, adapting examples and cultural nuances automatically. Beyond translation, AI can generate first drafts of training modules from complex technical specifications, drastically cutting down content development cycles and ensuring consistency across our global footprint.

Enterprise Learning Analytics & ROI Modelling

Leverage AI-powered analytics platforms to synthesise learning data with operational KPIs, providing real-time dashboards that demonstrate the direct impact and ROI of your enablement programmes. This gives you the robust data you need to justify significant investments and present compelling cases to the Board.

Automated Workforce Skill Mapping & Personalisation

Champion the use of AI to automatically map employee skills against evolving competency frameworks. This allows your teams to generate hyper-personalised learning paths for thousands of operational staff, ensuring each individual gets the right training at the right time, accelerating time-to-competency and boosting engagement.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a VP, Global Operations Enablement?

Common routes in include Director, Global Operations Performance & Learning (5-8 years at Director level), VP, Global Talent & Organisational Development (from HR) (7-10 years at VP level in HR) and VP, Global Operations (from a specific operational vertical like Manufacturing or Logistics) (8-12 years at VP level in Operations). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a VP, Global Operations Enablement progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Operations Officer (COO) (3-5 years as VP, Global Operations Enablement) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a smaller, operations-heavy company (5-7 years as VP, Global Operations Enablement), depending on the skills you build.

What new skills matter most for a VP, Global Operations Enablement?

Increasingly, Ethical AI Governance & Human-AI Teaming and Digital Twin & Metaverse for Operational Training. 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

A grounding in global operations, workforce capability and strategic change carries across sectors with complex operations, including manufacturing, logistics, energy, healthcare and technology. These skills apply wherever an organisation wants to get more from its people.

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