Team Leader - Learning and OD (Client Solutions)

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1 sessions, and capability assessments to ensure individual and team goals are met. Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and resilient team culture that encourages innovation, continuous learning,

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Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

To lead and manage a team of Learning and Organisational Development (L&OD) Consultants delivering high-quality services to Lyra SA clients. This role oversees the design and delivery of engaging learning interventions, OD initiatives, and product development. By combining facilitation expertise with high quality standards, client retention, and new business targets, the L&OD Team Leader supports affiliate training, leads complex intervention design, and creates a supportive environment that helps both clients and team members succee

Location: Hybrid, South Africa

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Provide direct line management, coaching, and continuous professional development to a team of internal L&OD Consultants.

Conduct regular performance reviews, 1:1 sessions, and capability assessments to ensure individual and team goals are met.

Foster a collaborative, high-performing, and resilient team culture that encourages innovation, continuous learning, and service excellence.

Social Work: Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree

Registered Counsellor: Honours degree in Psychology or Bachelor of Psychology (BPsych)

Counselling Psychologist: Master’s degree in counselling psychology (MA/MSc) including an accredited internship.

Bachelor of Social Science in Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Oversee the end-to-end delivery of L&OD interventions, ensuring evidence-based practices, high facilitation standards, clinical/OD rigor, and direct alignment with client needs.

Monitor delivery metrics, client feedback (CSAT/NPS), and quality assurance benchmarks across all delivered services.

Provide subject matter expertise and facilitation guidance for complex, high-visibility, or sensitive client engagements.

Act as the primary escalation point for intervention design challenges, facilitation risks, or client service concerns.

Ensure intervention quality directly drives client satisfaction, engagement, client retention, and new business growth targets.

Collaborate with Customer Success and Business Development teams to review client outcomes, measure intervention impact, and identify upsell/expansion opportunities.

Lead the continuous development, refresh, and enhancement of L&OD products, workshops, and scalable intervention toolkits for Lyra SA.

Translate departmental strategy into actionable team objectives and operationalized delivery workflows.

Ensure product design reflects current market trends, clinical/OD best practices, and diverse client requirements.

Lead the ongoing training, upskilling, and active engagement of external affiliate facilitators and practitioners.

Establish and enforce standardized delivery guidelines, product training modules, and quality audit processes for affiliates to safeguard brand and service consistency.

Good computer literacy

Strong client service orientation

Ability to work well under pressure

Strong communication and organizational skills

Good time management

Good team player

Able to work and stay calm under pressure

Able to be creative and solve problems accurately

Facilitation skills

Content and Product Development

Advantageous: Previous EWP and stakeholder management experience

Experience in understanding team dynamics and implementation of team interventions

Excellent report writing skills

Excellent presentation skills

The position of Team Leader is a full-time position. The job holder will be based at Lyra Southern Africa head office.

This job specification is not exhaustive and will be reviewed as the role develops

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