Leadership Development Program Manager

This is a Full Time Job


The Leadership Development team is responsible for creating the strategy for enterprise-wide Leadership Development common curriculum. This includes research, needs analysis, sourcing and the development of (internal/external) content, products and services that meet the needs of the organization focused on leadership development. This highly collaborative team partners with internal clients and stakeholders providing expertise and consultation in leadership development content, performance improvement, and strong instructional design and development.

The Leadership Development Program Manager is responsible for end to end topic ownership of content within various leadership topic portfolios (from identification to facilitation). As such, this role must have a diverse set of skills and will play many roles, such as a content researcher, subject matter expert, project manager, consultant, instructional designer/writer, and facilitator. Learning experiences developed by this individual must leverage a variety of innovative approaches for delivering learning, including: blended, experiential, media based, instructor-led, performance support, on-demand, virtual, and other emerging technologies. This role requires a high degree of analytical ability to identify gaps in performance and creativity to propose and develop the appropriate solutions to address the learning needs. This role interacts directly with teams of individuals within the learning organization and with client representatives; therefore, individuals are required to work with a high degree of collaboration and a must have a strong client service orientation. Depth in understanding of adult learning theory principles and instructional design is critical for the success of this role.

Responsibilities:

• Assess learning needs accurately and propose creative and effective learning experiences/solutions to meet learning goals
• Own areas of leadership topics by becoming the expert on topic behaviors, trends, and sources of content (internal and external)
• Design or assess instruction that is learner-centric, creatively keeping learners engaged and while advancing their knowledge and skills
• Project manage learning projects from needs analysis to deployment taking into consideration the complexities of creating training for audiences with common, but niched needs
• Facilitate leadership content, providing leadership insights, best practices, and real-world illustrations, stories, and examples of how to apply what is being learned to a variety of audiences.

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven strong ability to work in an agile deadline-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, creative and collaborative environment
• Proven ability to design and develop creative, engaging, instructionally-sound learning experiences/solutions
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills including a proven ability to write in a clear and grammatically correct manner
• Demonstrated partnering skills and the ability to interact effectively at all levels
• Demonstrated effective facilitation skills with the ability to provide relevant examples to leaders at all levels within the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters' degree in Adult Learning, Instructional Design or Business Administration (MBA)
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Training and Development
• Experience working for The Walt Disney Company (any business)
• Experience as a leader of others
• Demonstrated competence in facilitation of leadership development content
• Strong understanding and expertise in Leadership content
• Proven experience driving learning solution design through all phases from concept, presentation, design, development, facilitation, evaluation, refinement, and implementation.
• Experience designing and/or facilitating for various platforms; such as classroom, self-paced, virtual, and social learning to support the 70:20:10 aspect of learning.
• Ability to create, articulate, and present highly creative pitches to a variety of stakeholders.

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

• Master's Degree

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Human Resources Strategies and Services, LLC, which is part of a business segment we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Human Resources Strategies and Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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