Job Description:

The Role:

Director, Leadership Development Programs
The purpose of the Director, Leadership Development Programs is to provide oversight to Workplace Investing's portfolio of leadership experiences and suite of programs. This role will have direct ownership of programs from inception and throughout their programmatic life cycle inclusive of: influencing and scoping innovative ideas, partnering and designing learning experiences, developing program definition and strategy, and have oversight and execution for large scale and high visibility projects that impact talent. The person in this role will be responsible for building effective internal and external relationships, will use data to measure program effectiveness, and will develop compelling narratives that proactively communicate the business value of the program at all stages. The ideal candidate will manage complex leadership development programs and other strategic initiatives while delivering on progress toward longer-term goals and business objectives.

• Create and own multi-year program vision and roadmap to implement improvements and iterations over a multiyear time horizon.

• Oversee the deployment of three current programs (Aspiring Manager, First Year Manager, and Leader Journey) as well as program pilot initiatives developed in response to business needs.

• Support and grow strong sourcing, curriculum design, and program delivery to over 300 WI associates a year.

• Own measurement and evaluation for programs, including improving organizational capacity to evaluate skill acquisition and behavior change over time.

• Maintain or develop subject matter expertise in leadership development.

• Develop and own stakeholder relationships with WI HR, supporting HR business partners and performance consultants with consultation and ad-hoc requests.

• Represent Workplace Investing on a number of key enterprise working groups. Ensure alignment to enterprise priorities.

• Represent Workplace Investing on a number of key enterprise working groups. Ensure alignment to enterprise priorities.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 7-10 + years of experience
• Strategic project and program leadership: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and effectively manage multiple complex projects concurrently within a fast-paced environment. Curiosity and critical thinking to solve complex problems with ambiguous requirements. Ability to influence change, including the ability to drive alignment in a complex environment
• Knowledge and interest in leadership development space: Informed about industry trends and emerging technologies. Coaching experience or certifications are a plus. Demonstrates skillset in asking open-ended questions and guiding leaders through their own self-discovery journey. Our team currently uses: CliftonStrengths, Hogan Assessments, and our FLP 360
• Communication and Relationship Building Skills: Excellent presentation, speaking as well as effective written/verbal communicator while influencing stakeholder expectations. Effectively works as a teammate with peers and business partners, accomplishing deliverables. Builds meaningful relationships through a successful record of improving outcomes developing or offering breakthrough products, and/or influencing technological advancements. Comfortable working in a matrixed environment.
• Data and analytics: skills Ability to establish performance metrics, translate data and HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of skill-based initiatives. Ability to establish performance metrics, translate data and HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of skill-based initiatives. Ability to use data to identify new opportunities and test.

Note: Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

The Team

As part of the Fidelity Workplace Investing Talent and Learning team, you will be joining a team with a vision to ignite a passion for continuous learning through innovative experiences. You will be working with Talent and Learning partners, HR partners, vendors, as well as senior business leaders and their teams ensuring a collaborative and iterative approach to design and delivery of programs.

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