Senior Leadership & Performance Coach for NATO with security clearance

Senior Leadership & Performance Coach for NATO with security clearance Safeguard the databases an alliance of 32 nations runs on — a senior SQL Server DBA seat across on-prem and Azure: high-availability, automation and security, at the heart of NATO. Where: Off-site and remote-friendly, with regular time at NATO offices in Brussels, Belgium or The Hague, Netherlands. Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organisation? Great strategy only works when leaders lead well — and NATO is investing in exactly that. As a Senior Leadership & Performance Coach you'll help managers across the organisation raise their game: holding better performance conversations, giving honest feedback, and building the kind of accountability that makes teams thrive. Working alongside a small performance-enablement team, you'll be a behavioural-change agent — sitting in on leadership meetings, spotting patterns across teams, and coaching managers one-to-one through the conversations most people avoid. It's senior, hands-on work with real influence on how the Alliance leads. What you'll do Coach managers and executives to set clear expectations and give meaningful feedback Sit in on leadership and management meetings to strengthen accountability Spot capability gaps across teams and advise on how to close them Help managers prepare for difficult performance and development conversations Review performance cases and advise on handling them fairly and consistently Follow up with managers so the new behaviours stick What you'll bring 8–15 years in leadership development, organisational development, HR business partnering or operational leadership The credibility to win the trust of senior managers quickly Excellent coaching and influencing skills, and the confidence to challenge constructively A track record of embedding lasting behavioural change Fluent professional English An active (or obtainable) NATO Secret clearance If helping leaders become the best version of themselves sounds like your kind of challenge, we'd love to hear from you — apply and we'll be in touch quickly if it's a fit. Department Data Locations Brussels Remote status Hybrid