The Global Head of the WG&S Commercial Academy will lead the continued evolution of our world-class Commercial Academy, ensuring our commercial teams have the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to win in the market. Partnering with commercial leaders across WG&S, this role will translate business priorities and capability needs into a clear learning strategy, curriculum and accreditation pathway that drives measurable commercial performance.

The role will continue to develop Commercial Academy 2.0, embedding the William Grant way of selling through technical learning, leader coaching and on-the-job application, while building a culture of continuous learning and commercial excellence.

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in commercial capability building, learning design and organisational development. They will lead the creation of high-quality, AI-enabled learning solutions across multiple formats, delivering engaging and scalable programmes that improve commercial effectiveness and execution.

Working closely with global, regional and market leaders, they will build capability plans aligned to business priorities, oversee accreditation programmes, and establish a network of facilitators and champions who can deploy learning locally while maintaining consistent WG&S standards. They will also track capability adoption, accreditation outcomes and business impact, ensuring continuous improvement and demonstrable value from capability investment.

The ideal candidate will be a strong and influential leader with a proven track record of building commercial capability programmes that deliver measurable business results. They will be highly collaborative, able to engage and influence senior stakeholders across markets and functions, and passionate about developing people and performance.

As an ambassador for the Commercial Academy, they will champion a culture of continuous learning, drive the adoption of best-in-class commercial practices, and foster a global community of commercial excellence. Combining strategic thinking with practical delivery, they will ensure capability development translates into stronger execution, improved performance and sustainable growth.

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.

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