Former Leeds United manager Brian McDermott is taking a job in Scotland.

The 62-year-old will be Scottish Premiership side Hibernian's Director of Football.

McDermott was in the Elland Road dugout back in 2013 and 2014, while he also worked as a scout at Arsenal.

"I scouted Hibs games many times in the past and have always been taken by the fantastic atmosphere at Easter Road," McDermott told the club's website.

"I am very grateful for this opportunity. Having met the Chairman, the Board of Directors, Executives, Lee Johnson, all the staff, and understanding more around the culture of the Football Club and the objectives, I'm really excited about the challenge."

Hibs' chief executive Ben Kensell stated: "We are conscious that this appointment has taken some time, which is partly due to the sad passing of our late chairman Ronald J Gordon, but we also wanted to make sure that we had the right steps in place and a thorough process, to make sure we've got the right person in the door.

"Brian joins us with substantial experience in the game and has worked across numerous different roles across a football club on the sporting side, which sets him up perfectly for this role.

"We also wanted someone that has a strong recruitment bias, and he has that in abundance having scouted across the world for some high level clubs."