Director of Global Training

About the Role

What You Will Do

• Own global operator and maintainer syllabi, assessment and certification, with controlled materials, consistent thresholds and appropriate local adaptation.
• Develop training for new products and command-and-control systems, including individual and group operation, communications and configuration.
• Turn validated field experience, including lessons from Ukraine and exercises, into practical instruction within security and sharing restrictions.
• Assure standards through school visits, authorisation and certification records, near-miss reporting and corrective actions, feeding findings into training improvements and VP-led safety investigations.
• Lead the UK-first route to training-authority recognition with Legal and country leads, distinguishing operating permissions from authority to train and certify and using third-party provision where needed.
• Set common course pricing and align instructors and assets with confirmed demand. Coordinate customer-site training with clear responsibilities for safety, equipment and field engineer support.
• Build a sustainable in-house instructor capability, supported by external providers for specialist needs and peak demand.
• Deliver cost-effective simulation and blended learning, building on existing capability, managing the allocated budget and retaining hands-on training where essential.
• Multi-site training leadership in defence, military or a comparable safety-critical technical environment, with hands-on experience in course design, assessment and instructor standardisation.
• Credibility with experienced operators and instructors, sound security judgement and a track record of improving training through operational feedback.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, with the ability to secure commitments and resolve resource conflicts without direct line authority.
• Experience contributing to regulatory approvals or audits, alongside training pricing and capacity planning.
• Experience delivering simulation or blended-learning programmes, with sound budget and learning-outcome decisions.
• An inclusive, accountable leadership style that encourages honest reporting and protects safety and standards under pressure.
• Willingness to travel regularly to training bases, customer sites and exercises.

What We're Looking For

Nice to Have

• Operational experience with uncrewed systems, including frontline or conflict-environment experience, or training experience in command and control.
• Experience with training-authority processes and international operating permissions.
• Experience delivering training in multiple languages and adapting it for different cultures.
• Experience building an internal instructor pipeline.
• Familiarity with security clearance constraints that affect who can deliver training.
• The nature of combat has changed.
• Tomorrow’s battlefield success depends on autonomy, speed, and adaptability.
• And UFORCE is ready.
• Are You?

Qualifications

• Multi-site training leadership in defence, military or a comparable safety-critical technical environment, with hands-on experience in course design, assessment and instructor standardisation.
• Credibility with experienced operators and instructors, sound security judgement and a track record of improving training through operational feedback.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, with the ability to secure commitments and resolve resource conflicts without direct line authority.
• Experience contributing to regulatory approvals or audits, alongside training pricing and capacity planning.
• Experience delivering simulation or blended-learning programmes, with sound budget and learning-outcome decisions.
• An inclusive, accountable leadership style that encourages honest reporting and protects safety and standards under pressure.
• Willingness to travel regularly to training bases, customer sites and exercises.