Healthcare Leadership & Talent Development Manager

Woman's Hospital; St. George (LA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA, seeks a Manager of Professional Development to design, manage, and evaluate leadership and workforce development initiatives aligned with hospital priorities.

This role partners with HR and executive leaders to implement onboarding, succession planning, and leadership programs, focusing on organizational readiness and sustained growth. The position supports learning programs across the organization and enhances leadership capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, professional development, business administration or related field is required.
• Master’s degree in human resources, leadership development or business administration preferred.
• Leadership coaching certification is desirable.
• Minimum of five years of related experience in training and development or program management.
• Demonstrated experience in change management, talent development, leadership development and succession planning is strongly preferred.
• Healthcare or corporate leadership development experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner on the development and execution of a comprehensive professional development strategy integrating learning, leadership development, succession planning and talent initiatives with hospital strategic priorities.
• Lead the design, implementation and evaluation of leadership development, training, new employee orientation, and workforce programs supporting operational excellence, engagement, and workforce effectiveness.
• Conduct needs assessments to identify development opportunities and guide targeted workforce and leadership development solutions, driving results in measurable outcomes.
• Operationalize Woman’s Leading with Impact campaign and workforce development initiatives through onboarding, competency development, performance expectations, succession planning, and ongoing training and development.
• Drive and support succession and workforce planning process in collaboration with human resources.
• Lead and sustain Woman’s Crucial Learning initiatives, or similar initiatives, including programs such as Crucial Conversations and Crucial Accountability.
• Coordinate and facilitate training efforts, reinforcing practical application within leadership and team development strategies.
• Design and maintain high-potential development programs designed to prepare team members for future leadership and promotion opportunities.
• Create and coordinate new leader orientation plans for newly hired or promoted leaders, supporting successful transition, engagement and leadership effectiveness.
• Design and facilitate customized team development sessions, leadership retreats and workshops.
• Partner with human resources and hospital leadership to develop and implement individualized development plans, leadership assessments, and feedback processes, including 360 assessments.
• Analyze development and assessment data to support growth and leader development outcomes.
• Champion a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, accountability and leadership excellence by promoting talent development, aligning leadership and workforce development opportunities with organizational values and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Leadership development

Change management

Talent development

Succession planning

Training and development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, professional development, business administration or related field

Master’s degree in human resources, leadership development or business administration preferred

Job description

Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA, seeks a Manager of Professional Development to design, manage, and evaluate leadership and workforce development initiatives aligned with hospital priorities.

This role partners with HR and executive leaders to implement onboarding, succession planning, and leadership programs, focusing on organizational readiness and sustained growth. The position supports learning programs across the organization and enhances leadership capability.