Leadership Development Lead

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🔥 17 hours ago

🌐 Spain, Portugal – Remote

🇪🇸 Spain – Remote 🇵🇹 Portugal – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📚 Learning and Development

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Backroads

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501 - 1000 employees

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

✈️ Travel

Logistics • Consulting • Travel

Backroads is passionate about connecting guests with beautiful places around the world. With over four decades of expertise, they create exceptional biking, hiking, and multi-adventure trips in over 50 countries, offering deeper and richer travel experiences. They operate both land and small luxury ship cruises, catering to travelers of all ages, including dedicated family itineraries. Renowned for their unwavering attention to quality, Backroads fosters a dynamic work environment and strong company culture.

📋 Description

• Serve as the LD point of contact in assigned regions and provide support and leadership to Leaders and TPSs • Support guest and coleader performance, leadership, teamwork, career development, scheduling guidance, and use of regional and global systems • Partner with Field Experts, RLs, and FLOs on regional morale, performance, and operations • Coordinate regional people operations tasks, including certifications and medical visits • Welcome and onboard new Leaders and TPSs to the region • Provide leadership on GRAF and New to Europe programs • Ensure compliance with PTTCs, Mid-Season Check-ins, and End of Season reviews for New Leaders • Mentor 15–20 Leaders through one-on-one coaching and mentoring • Support performance management processes, including Low Score Alert follow-up, coaching, career progression, and disciplinary actions • Facilitate Village meetings and develop related content • Organize and facilitate Regional Kick-Off Meetings as needed • Make 2–3 approved field visits each season • Participate in monthly LD scheduler reviews and schedule-drop coverage planning • Participate in 1–2 New Leader Training sessions • Potentially lead one trip during the contract • Potentially serve on the Interview Team

🎯 Requirements

• Trip Leading and H&T Mentoring experience • Superb organizational skills and attention to detail • Leadership, motivation, multitasking, and effective feedback skills • Speaking at least 1 language of assigned regions • Previous experience as a H&T team member • Strong mentoring, coaching, and facilitation skills • Experience as a Field Expert • Embodies all characteristics of the Mentor Criteria • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills • Ability to build strong relationships and influence leader performance and efficiency of systems in the region • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously • Spanish/Portuguese Work Authorization or willingness to move residency to the country

🏖️ Benefits

• Professional growth opportunity • Possibility to lead one trip during the contract, if interested and based on need and manager approval • Potential role as a member of the Interview Team, based on skillset