Executive Development - Lead Strategic Learning Advisor

H.E.B.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

H.E.B. seeks to strengthen its executive leadership development capabilities in Texas. The role leads executive learning initiatives, designs learning journeys, and delivers programs to accelerate readiness and succession planning across director, executive, and leadership pipeline audiences.

The position partners with HR and senior leaders to advance leadership capability development and evaluates external partnerships to inform strategic investments.

Qualifications

• Expert individual contributor with the ability to define projects and own results.
• Master who translates complex business and technical needs into objectives and plans.
• Experience developing and implementing new products, processes, or standards with long-term impact.

Responsibilities

• Serve as enterprise-wide expert in learning needs analysis for director and executive audiences.
• Lead design, delivery, and evolution of Executive Development programs (ALP, ALC, MA) and leadership pipeline initiatives.
• Shape executive learning strategies by identifying leadership capability needs, readiness risks, and succession opportunities.
• Partner with HR, Talent Management, and senior leaders to strengthen leadership readiness.
• Evaluate and manage external learning partnerships with universities, assessments, coaches, and vendors.
• Pilot innovative leadership solutions, including AI-enabled learning and executive education experiences.
• Measure leadership capability growth, readiness indicators, and portfolio impact to inform investments.

Skills

Executive Leadership Development

Executive Education

Leadership Readiness

Succession Development

Learning Portfolio Management

Learning Technologies

AI-Enabled Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Responsibilities

Job Summary

Connects business needs to learning solutions. Leads executive leadership development initiatives for director, executive, and leadership pipeline audiences. Designs learning journeys and programs based on analysis, strategy, and performance gaps. Designs and delivers executive learning experiences that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate readiness, and support succession outcomes.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Serve as an enterprise-wide expert in learning needs analysis and performance consulting for director and executive audiences.
• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous evolution of Executive Development programs and experiences, including ALP, ALC, MA, and other leadership pipeline initiatives.
• Shape executive learning strategies by identifying future leadership capability needs, readiness risks, and succession-related development opportunities.
• Partner with HR, Talent Management, and senior leaders to strengthen leadership capability development and executive readiness.
• Evaluate and manage external learning partnerships, including executive education providers, universities, assessments, coaches, and leadership development vendors.
• Pilot innovative leadership development solutions, including AI-enabled learning, executive education experiences, and emerging leadership practices.
• Measure leadership capability growth, readiness indicators, and portfolio impact to inform future investment decisions.

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements

• Expert individual contributor in a professional role. Receives direction in the form of broad outcomes and is expected to define project objectives and own results.
• Recognized master who works on novel challenges, translating complex business and technical needs into objectives, plans, specifications, resources, short-term (1-3 years) strategic objectives, and long-term goals.
• Majority of time is spent developing and implementing new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans. Performance has a long-term effect on the company's success.
• Coaches, directs, oversees, and/or reviews the work of lower-level professionals.
• Strategic advisor to senior leadership, consulting on solutions and strategic implementation of new initiatives with far-reaching impacts. Creates formal networks across the organization.

Preferred Experience / Expertise

• Executive Leadership Development, Executive Education, Leadership Readiness & Succession Development, Learning Portfolio Management, Learning Technologies & AI-Enabled Learning
• Experience supporting Director, VP, Officer, or executive populations

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or additional role-relevant experience - Required

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Function in a fast-paced, office environment
• Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
• Work extended hours; sit for extended periods.
• Occasionally lift 20 lbs or more

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised

8/25/2025