Manager, Leadership

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Reporting to the Director, Talent & Leadership, you will lead the design, deployment and sustainment of innovative, leading-edge leadership and team development solutions for a global audience, delivering learning initiatives that drive career development and performance. This role is focused on building and delivering a core curriculum of leadership development programs for various audiences, including Senior Executives, aligned with our Leadership Capabilities framework. These initiatives will encompass formal, experiential, in-person and digital learning channels to ensure learning is accessible and adopted by our workforce. You will work with HR Business Partners and business stakeholders to design and build solutions that are relevant and applicable to global employees, at all levels of the enterprise.
As the Manager, Leadership and Team Development, you will be responsible for:
Needs Assessment and Strategy
Leading the strategy, design and delivery of innovative leadership and team development programs, including flagship, transitional (e.g., new people leaders/new executives), and targeted leadership development initiatives and other offerings to drive professional growth and accountability aligned with our enterprise Leadership Capabilities framework and business needs
Developing learning paths that employ blended delivery methods and best-in-class methodologies to deliver a sustained learning experience that achieves long-term outcomes
Consulting with business leaders and HR Business Partners to understand their needs and aligning leadership and team development solutions to meet them
Building strong relationships with business leaders to identify appropriate opportunities for sponsorship, championship, engagement and alignment
Maintaining up to date understanding of global best practices and market benchmarks through white papers, thought partnerships and other channels
Design and Development
Working with various business and HR stakeholders to design and develop blended learning experiences and materials aligned with adult learning principles and innovative, best-in-class learning standards
Leading the sourcing, evaluation, contracting and relationship management with external vendors, reviewing vendor material on a continual basis while having an ever-constant eye to market trends and innovation
Developing detailed plans for design and deployment of programs, including budgets, communication plans, and delivery planning
Overseeing a roster of internal and external facilitators to deliver initiatives, and facilitating initiatives as required including in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats
Implementation, Delivery and Review
Leading the overall implementation, communication and change-management of complex, blended leadership and team development programs
Identifying success measures, evaluating and reporting on program outcomes to ensure return on investment and achievement of desired program outcomes
Developing materials and presentations for all partners and stakeholders, including ELT-level audiences
Coaching and mentoring facilitators and internal partners, providing guidance on development best practices
Additional
Establishing and maintaining project management standards and processes for implementation of learning initiatives
Ensuring updated and accurate vendor, financial, and budget documentation
Modelling our Leadership Capabilities and supporting the development of team members through feedback and coaching
**To succeed in this role, you have**:
5+ years experience leading leadership development programs, preferably within a complex, matrixed global organization in financial services
University degree in HR, IO Psychology, Organizational Development, Business, or related discipline
Coaching certification (ICF or equivalent) highly desirable
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
Familiarity with Qualtrics and Workday highly desirable
Proven success developing and delivering leadership and team development programs using blended learning methods for audiences at all levels, including senior executives
Relationship management, stakeholder management, influencing, and consulting skills through identifying stakeholde