Leadership Development Manager - High Potential Programs

WM (Waste Management); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WM (Waste Management) in Houston, TX seeks a Leadership Development Manager for High Potential Programs to own the strategic portfolio of leadership development. The role shapes scalable solutions that accelerate readiness, strengthen succession pipelines, and align with business needs.

Responsibilities include designing multi-year strategies, managing program experiences, analyzing readiness and gaps, and partnering with HR and executives to drive enterprise capability building and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in organizational behavior/communication or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience developing leaders through programs and coaching.
• Experience aligning talent development with succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a multi-year high-potential leadership development strategy.
• Design and evolve programs, experiences, and interventions for leadership pipelines.
• Analyze leadership readiness, succession pipelines, and gaps to set priorities.
• Translate insights into targeted development investments and solutions.
• Communicate strategy and outcomes to stakeholders to drive engagement.
• Oversee design, development, metrics, vendor relationships, and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Behavior/Organizational Communication or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Job description

I. Job Summary

The Leadership Development Manager - High Potential Programs is the strategic owner and architect of the organization's high-potential leadership development portfolio, responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving development experiences that accelerate leadership readiness and strengthen enterprise succession pipelines. This role serves as the primary subject matter expert for high-potential talent development, translating business strategy, talent insights, and succession priorities into scalable development solutions that prepare future leaders to meet evolving business needs.

Combining strategic consulting, program ownership, assessment expertise, facilitation, and stakeholder influence, the Manager develops and manages a comprehensive portfolio of high-potential leadership programs, experiences, and interventions that build the capabilities required for future enterprise leadership success. The role partners closely with HR, Talent Management, business leaders, and executive sponsors to identify development priorities, accelerate leadership growth, and support long-term organizational capability building

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain a multi-year high-potential leadership development strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise talent priorities, succession planning outcomes, and future leadership capability requirements.
• Design, implement, and continuously evolve the organizations portfolio of high-potential leadership development programs, acceleration experiences, and talent interventions that strengthen leadership pipelines and organizational bench strength.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of leadership readiness, succession pipelines, promotion trends, and capability gaps to inform high-potential development priorities.
• Translate talent review insights, succession planning outcomes, and business strategy into targeted high-potential development investments and solutions.
• Regularly communicate high-potential program strategy, priorities, outcomes, and program roadmaps with stakeholders to drive visibility and engagement with key offers ’
• Manages facets of leadership programs including design/development and success metrics of the program as well as vendor relationships and program budget.
• Partner with Talent Management and HR leaders to ensure high-potential programming is integrated with succession planning, talent review, and enterprise talent strategies ensuring the successful implementation and continuous improvement of the leadership programs.
• Serve as lead facilitatorfor critical componentsof enterprisehigh-potential programs, deliveringengaging andimpactful learningexperiencesthat challengeparticipantsthe mindset:\s Tik Tok 26 =//_______? were/
• Provides leadership coaching, mentoring and guidance to participants within cohorts to help them achieve learning goals and enhance leadership capabilities.
• Develop and execute communication strategies to effectively launch and promote leadership development programs, ensuring stakeholder engagement through various channels and technology.
• Using principles of adult learning and learner experience design to establish frameworks, participant experiences, and development journey that accelerate readiness for broader leadership roles and critical positions.
• Evaluates and reports the effectiveness and impact of the leadership development program and other supporting elements to senior leadership, as well as identifies continuous improvement opportunities.

III. Qualifications

A. Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (accredited), in Organizational Behavior, Organizational Communication, or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree
• High School Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience
• 7 years Previous experience supporting the development of leaders through programmatic delivery and coaching (in addition to education requirement).

B. Preferred Qualifications

C . Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills
• Sstrong communication skills and have the ability to effectively engage with senior stakeholders
• Must have compelling and engaging delivery platform skills and have the ability to engage trainees in discussions during training workshops/sessions or one-on-one conversations.
• Is a strategic and systems thinker with the ability to draw new insights from complex information and issues
• Must have strong listening, coaching and feedback skills
• Ability to encourage commitment to action and development of personal growth
• Ability to manage group dynamics, work well with managing multiple teams simultaneously, and relate to people from diverse backgrounds
• Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Must have strong time management skills and be an effective multi-tasker
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word Suite and Teams platform

IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risk