Leadership and Professional Development Coordinator

Job overview

The Leadership and Professional Development Coordinator role is onsite four days a week in downtown Chicago, IL; compensation is not specified. The position supports a global organization’s employee learning efforts across leadership programs, professional skills training, onboarding, technical learning, and companywide events. The coordinator turns development initiatives into well-organized learning experiences by managing timelines, logistics, communications, records, reporting, and process improvements. The role helps participants and internal partners navigate programs smoothly and supports consistent delivery across teams and time zones.

What you'll do

• Build program timelines and coordinate initiatives from planning through completion
• organize calendars, communications, materials, facilitators, sessions, and in-person logistics
• keep participants informed
• coordinate with leaders, HR partners, coaches, speakers, and learning providers
• maintain learning records and prepare participation and completion reports
• support contracts, invoices, budgets, and external partner relationships
• monitor feedback
• create resources, templates, and operating guides
• identify automation and process improvements
• use AI tools for communication, content organization, reporting, research, and administrative workflows
• provide real-time support during learning experiences.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

leadership development

professional development

learning operations

employee training

program coordination

onboarding

learning management system

ai productivity tools

chicago il

buckingham search

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Supports a broad employee-development portfolio and may expand into learning technology ownership, onboarding, program creation, and broader development strategy.

About the employer

Buckingham Search is hiring for this role. Industry: Professional and Management Development Training. Sector: 61.