Senior Organizational Development and Training Specialist - Leadership Development

Overview

As a strategic individual contributor and core member of the Learning and Organizational Development department youll partner with business leaders and key stakeholders to develop and facilitate talent and leadership development programs that foster employee professional development and support organizational effectiveness.

The work includes the following focus areas facilitating leadership development programs to enhance critical skills in existing leaders enabling individuals to be effective in their new or upcoming leadership roles and co-create a framework to identify and select high-potential leaders. Helping to implement these solutions will have a measurable impact on business outcomes specific to talent readiness and leadership effectiveness improving efficiency enhancing operations and driving profitability.

The people you will work with are innovative collaborative and supportive. They are problem solvers listeners facilitators guides and trusted advisors to employees and leaders who are making a difference with ArcGIS users through location intelligence.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Redlands CA area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Establish key relationships across the organization to understand business priorities and the talent and leadership development implications of strategies to meet ongoing and future needs
• Collaborate with fellow subject matter experts to perform gap analyses define learning objectives implement training solutions and analyze training effectiveness
• Facilitate leadership development curriculum by targeting the content and delivery to meet required knowledge and skill levels
• Research and remain current on emerging OD and training methodologies trends and leading practices
• Design training materials tools and resources that reinforce and sustain learning and application
• Help identify develop and implement career pathing and competency-based career development tools to enhance professional development
• Collaborate with HR business partners to develop custom learning solutions and interventions for in-tact teams
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of existing leadership development programs and make recommendations to refine curriculum processes tools and templates

Requirements

• 5 years of professional experience facilitating training including off-the-shelf curriculum and supporting talent management initiatives
• 2 years of supervisory experience managing direct reports providing guidance direction and leadership to others
• Knowledge of instructional design adult learning theories and principles of management and organizational behavior
• Proven record of implementing successful initiatives in leadership development organizational development change management employee experience and/or organizational culture
• Exceptional project management skills and familiarity with phases of project lifecycles
• Strong consultative approach including excellent interpersonal communication skills ability to listen well across a diverse set of opinions and viewpoints and influence appropriate outcomes
• Data-driven approach diagnosing business problems understanding insights and designing impactful solutions
• Exceptional emotional intelligence with a demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and roles building successful relationships and partnerships at all organizational levels
• Excellent written communication skills using clear concise and compelling language to promote training services and learning solutions
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%
• Bachelors in business administration organizational development industrial psychology human resources or related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience supporting initiatives at technology organizations
• Program Certifications from FranklinCovey Crucial Learning KornFerry Extended DISC and more
• Prosci Change Management Practitioner certification a plus
• International Coaching Federation credentials CliftonStrengths or similar framework that reinforce the principles and practices of effective coaching
• Experience using SAP SuccessFactors or alternative learning management system online collaboration platforms and e-learning authoring tools such as Camtasia Vyond and Articulate Storyline
• Masters in business organizational leadership industrial psychology or related field

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