Director (m/f/d) Functional Academy – COO/CFO at Hapag-Lloyd AG
Hapag-Lloyd AG · Hamburg, Germany · Hybrid
- Senior
- Office in Hamburg
Responsibilities
- Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and develop a team of Functional Academy Managers and Specialists, ensuring clarity of purpose, high engagement, and professional growth.
- Set clear goals, provide feedback and coaching, and ensure effective workload distribution across projects.
- Promote collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
- Contribute actively to HL Academy’s leadership goals, objectives and overall culture building
- Strategic Program Ownership
- Oversee the portfolio of learning programs across COO-CFO functional academy
- Ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with business strategy and corporate learning standards.
- Steer content design and ensure quality, relevance, and learner impact across global initiatives.
- Stakeholder & Governance Alignment
- Collaborate closely with senior business and functional leaders, regional functional leaders, other leaders within HL Academy and HR leaders across HL to identify capability gaps and strategic learning needs.
- Represent the Functional Academy in cross-functional steering groups, projects, and governance boards.
- Manage relationships with external training partners, vendors, and consultants.
- Operational & Financial Oversight
- Plan and manage budgets, resources, and project timelines for the Academy’s portfolio.
- Oversee implementation of digital tools, LMS systems, and reporting dashboards to track progress and impact for the functional academy you are responsible for
- Impact & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure KPI monitoring and impact measurement of learning programs across all functional areas.
- Lead the refinement of learning frameworks based on data, feedback, and business priorities.
Qualifications
- University degree in business, HR development, education, or a related field.
- relevant years of professional experience in learning, capability development, or HR-related roles, including at least relevant years in a leadership capacity.
- Experience in the field of Liner Shipping/ Logistics operations and/or Finance functions would be desirable but not a must
- Proven experience managing complex learning portfolios in a global environment.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Deep understanding of instructional design and modern learning technologies.
- Strategic thinker with excellent organizational and decision-making skills.
- Fluent in English; other languages beneficial.
- Willingness to travel internationally (approx. 20–30%).
About Company
Wir bieten:
- Ständig neue, verantwortungsvolle Aufgaben, die Möglichkeit zur Einführung von Lösungen von denen Sie persönlich überzeugt sind
- Hervorragende Möglichkeiten zur Weiterentwicklung, gestützt durch ein buntes Angebot für Fort- und Weiterbildung
- Wettbewerbsfähige Vergütung (14 Gehälter), sowie ein unbefristetes Arbeitsverhältnis innerhalb eines finanziell gesunden Unternehmens
- 30 Tage Urlaub, Gleitzeit, vermögenswirksame Leistungen, betriebliche Altersvorsorge
- Betriebsrestaurant mit täglich wechselnden, hochwertigen Gerichten zur Auswahl sowie Kaffeebar
- Zentrale Lage zwischen Hauptbahnhof und Jungfernstieg sowie Zuschuss zu den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln
- Hybrides Arbeitsmodell: 3 Wochentage in unserer Zentrale im Herzen Hamburgs und 2 Wochentage mobiles Arbeiten
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- Fitness Kooperation mit EGYM - Wellpass
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Company
With a fleet of 313 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 14,000 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.7 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 133 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 21 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. Around 3,000 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.
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