Enterprise Leadership Development Director

Direct Energy Business; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness to drive enterprise leadership development and talent management. You will design, implement, and measure programs that build leadership capability across all levels, while partnering with People leaders and executives to strengthen pipelines and succession planning.

You will lead a team, govern tools and resources, and ensure consistent execution of talent practices across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive leadership development, talent management, L&D, or HR experience.
• Experience leading enterprise talent management processes incl. succession planning and talent reviews.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise leadership development portfolio.
• Oversee leadership experiences and programs for emerging, frontline, mid-level, and senior leaders.
• Establish a leadership development framework aligned with business priorities and future workforce needs.
• Drive adoption of learning platforms, assessments, coaching resources, and leadership tools.
• Measure program effectiveness and business impact with dashboards and analytics.
• Own and evolve the enterprise talent management philosophy, methodology, and operating model.
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, leadership assessment, and development planning processes.
• Develop and maintain enterprise talent tools, guides, templates, and governance standards.
• Partner with Talent Business Partners to ensure consistent execution of talent management practices.
• Provide insights on leadership pipeline strength, succession readiness, and talent risks.
• Partner with executives to identify capability needs and leadership priorities.
• Support workforce planning and leadership pipelines through talent insights.
• Manage external vendor relationships for leadership development.
• Build enterprise awareness and engagement around leadership development strategies.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team and manage resources for initiatives.

Skills

Leadership development

Talent management

Learning & development

HR analytics

Executive presence

Education

Master's in HR/IO Psychology

Job description

NRG Energy seeks a Director of Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness to drive enterprise leadership development and talent management. You will design, implement, and measure programs that build leadership capability across all levels, while partnering with People leaders and executives to strengthen pipelines and succession planning.

You will lead a team, govern tools and resources, and ensure consistent execution of talent practices across the enterprise.