Leadership Development Manager

ODW Logistics; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 94,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

ODW Logistics is seeking a Leadership and Development Manager to shape our talent strategy, align programs with business goals, and drive leader readiness across the organization.

You will own the leadership development lifecycle, design experiences, coach leaders, and partner with senior leaders to translate data into actionable development plans. This role reports to the HR leadership team and focuses on measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/work experience preferred.
• Minimum of 7+ years of leadership development and talent management with proven results.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, and LMS software preferred.
• DiSC, Hogan, MBTI and 360 certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise leadership development strategy, ensuring programs build leadership capability and succession readiness.
• Own and evolve the Leadership Development Program lifecycle, onboarding, assessments, coaching, and development planning.
• Partner with executive and HR leaders to identify capability gaps and future pipeline needs aligned to business strategy.
• Design and facilitate leadership development experiences for leaders at all levels, ensuring practical, scalable content.
• Build leadership development pathways, curricula, assessments, and coaching tools for readiness.
• Integrate competency frameworks into leadership programs, performance reviews, and career pathing.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to translate talent data into prioritized development plans.
• Define, monitor, and report KPIs and outcomes for development initiatives.
• Manage leadership development systems, LMS, and external partnerships.
• Ensure compliance and workplace training topics are delivered per requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and cross-functional partners.

Skills

Leadership development

Data-driven decisions

Coaching

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

LMS software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who We Are

ODW Logistics is a people-focused and customer-driven third-party logistics (3PL) provider committed to delivering seamless end-to-end supply chain solutions. Our extensive range of services include supply chain design and innovation, warehousing, efficient distribution and fulfillment, freight brokerage, transportation management, and specialized e-commerce fulfillment solutions.

Who We Are

ODW Logistics is a people-focused and customer-driven third-party logistics (3PL) provider committed to delivering seamless end-to-end supply chain solutions. Our extensive range of services include supply chain design and innovation, warehousing, efficient distribution and fulfillment, freight brokerage, transportation management, and specialized e-commerce fulfillment solutions.

Job Description

The Leadership and Development Manager is responsible for the talent development strategy to ensure alignment of organizational programs and initiatives that enhance work performance, develop leaders and yield successful outcomes.

Salary Pay Grade Level 18

Salary Range $94,125 to $125,500

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise leadership development strategy, ensuring programs, tools, and development experiences build leader capability, strengthen succession readiness, and support ODW’s long-term business growth.
• Own and continuously evolve the Leadership Development Program lifecycle, including onboarding, assessments, coaching, learning experiences, development planning, program communications, participant support, and placement into future leadership opportunities.
• Partner with executive leadership, HR leaders, HR Business Partners, and operational leaders to identify leadership capability gaps, workforce readiness needs, and future pipeline requirements aligned to business strategy.
• Design and facilitate leadership development experiences for emerging, frontline, mid-level, senior, and high-potential leaders, ensuring content is practical, scalable, competency-based, and tied to business outcomes.
• Build and maintain leadership development pathways, curriculum, assessments, coaching tools, individual development planning resources, and learning resources that support readiness for current and future roles.
• Support the design, governance, and integration of competency frameworks into leadership programs, performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, onboarding, career pathing, and development resources.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to translate talent review, succession planning, engagement, performance, and workforce data into targeted leadership development priorities and actionable development plans.
• Define, monitor, and report KPIs and success measures for leadership and development initiatives, including program effectiveness, leadership readiness, internal mobility, succession health, engagement impact, learning utilization, and participant outcomes.
• Manage and support leadership development systems, LMS, learning platforms, assessment tools, external partners, and program resources to ensure consistent execution, user experience, and measurable impact.
• Ensure required leadership, compliance, and workplace training topics are maintained and delivered in alignment with federal, state, local, and company requirements.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports and cross-functional partners involved in training, leadership development, program delivery, and talent initiatives.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

These may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/work experience preferred
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in leadership development and talent management with proven experience of delivering high‑impact results preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, and LMS software preferred
• DiSC, Hogan, MBTI and 360 certifications preferred

Capabilities

• Strong facilitation, coaching, presentation, and communication skills with the ability to engage leaders at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to assess leadership capability gaps and translate business, talent, and performance needs into practical development solutions
• Proven project management skills and planning skills
• Ability to use data, feedback, and program metrics to evaluate effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and communicate impact

Physical & Mental Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee requires the ability to:

• Hear, read and comprehend, write, and communicate
• Continuously sit, type, and perform repetitive wrist motion
• Occasionally stand, walk, bend, squat/kneel, twist/turn or reach
• Focus (with or without corrective lenses) to see close and distant, along with depth perception capabilities

The physical demands herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

OUR VALUES

Pillared on our core values, we strive for collective growth and reaching our highest potential. We are dedicated to helping our teammates experience fulfillment through their individual strengths and innovative ideas.

Respect

Give and it will be given. We treat others as we want to be treated. We cannot control events, but we can control our response. We build respect through honesty, fairness, and integrity.

Trust

Earned over time. We do what we say we will do. We are clear, direct, and honest. We seek to understand and be understood.

Team

Accomplish more together. We work hard toward a common goal. We desire to make everyone successful. We achieve the best results as a team.

Opportunity

Realize your potential. We believe all people have significance and potential. We understand work and life are integrated and we value both. We strive to make an impact in the world around us.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

ODW Logistics is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at ODW Logistics are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. ODW Logistics will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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