Leadership Development: Operations and Change Management Lead

Ernst and Young; Greenwood Village (CO); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Leadership Development Lead, where you will shape the future of leadership within a dynamic environment. This role involves overseeing key initiatives, fostering collaboration across diverse teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of leadership programs. You'll engage with various stakeholders to drive change and enhance leadership capabilities, all while being part of a culture that values innovation and inclusivity. If you are passionate about developing leaders and making a meaningful impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Vacation Policy

Medical and Dental Coverage

401(k) Plans

Paid Time Off Options

Team-led and Leader-enabled Hybrid Model

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a professional office environment, 5+ in leadership development.
• Experience in developing leadership strategies and programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and execution of leadership development projects.
• Engage with stakeholders to align on project goals and initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Change Management

Leadership Development

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Negotiation Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a Related Discipline

Job description

Location: Anywhere in Country

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Leadership Development is now more important than ever at EY. The Leadership Development function is dedicated to building leaders for a better working world by igniting the full leadership potential within every individual, fostering holistic, visionary leaders who thrive today and are equipped to boldly face the challenges of tomorrow. The Leadership Development team ties a wide range of learning initiatives, assessments, coaching and mentoring programs together with a powerful foundation that defines EY leadership culture and meets our critical business goals.

**The opportunity**

As the Leadership Development: Operations and Change Management Lead, you’ll be responsible for working with various stakeholder including Leadership Development Leads, EY Global, other EY US Talent functions and business leaders to: develop and maintain a clear program and project management strategy, ensure consistency of messaging and communications, while developing change initiatives that will ensure adoption and use of leadership development programs.

You’ll also provide support to Leadership Development Team Leads in building a strong foundation for EY’s leadership development philosophy and culture as well as deploy creative and impactful leadership development solutions and programs that will expand and evolve over time.

**Your key responsibilities**

+ Overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of leadership development projects and key initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget

+ Supporting leads across the leadership development function as well as learning in general to develop materials and deliver upon projects

+ Leading change management initiatives related to leadership development, including stakeholder communication, training, and support to facilitate smooth transitions

+ Providing insight and support to ensure that new and existing programs are adaptable to change and can be implemented effectively within project timelines

+ Engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and ensure alignment on project goals and change initiatives

+ Identifying potential risks associated with leadership development projects and implementing mitigation strategies

+ Establishing metrics and deploy measurement programs not only for program effectiveness but also for project success, including timelines, budget adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction

+ Working with the Leadership Development Leader to manage resources effectively to support project delivery, including team assignments, budget management, external vendor coordination, and resource allocation

+ Working with communication resources to develop and execute communication plans to keep all stakeholders informed about project progress, changes, and outcomes

+ Supporting the common leadership language and the holistic leadership development offerings

+ Ensuring alignment of leadership development journeys and learning initiatives with organizational goals and employee aspirations

+ Collaborating with various stakeholders (EY Global, other EY US Talent functions and business leaders etc.) to understand leadership development initiatives’ impact on talent and identify leadership development journey improvement opportunities

+ Collaborating with direct team and others to gather information, analyze and develop informed recommendations to advise on prioritization or actions Lead and develop Leadership Development operations team

+ Developing team members and counselees

+ Coordinate with L&D operations team

+ Given interactions with Global teams and multiple timezones, may need to work/conduct calls/meetings at non-standard hours. Some travel may be required

+ Overtime expected but varies depending on deadlines

**Skills and attributes for success**

+ Ability to develop and leverage relationships with various stakeholders to understand Leadership Development proficiency/journey needs and develop appropriate project and change plans

+ Experience developing recommendations for strategic direction and/or ability to assist in problem solving

+ Proactively anticipates problems before they occur, defines the problems, and identifies the possible/apparent causes

+ Ability to make key decisions and suggestions (with appropriate input) based on a solid understanding of firm and business objectives and needs analysis and own experience/knowledge

+ Demonstrates creative and independent thinking to develop strategy and next steps, including leveraging resources and tools effectively to drive participation, with continuing enhancements

+ Leverages effective project and change management techniques to help advance initiatives and achieve desired outcomes

+ Ability to lead, adapt quickly to change, build consensus across diverse, often global, groups, and organize, direct, and motivate teams

+ Strong people management skills with a focus on the firm’s culture and values

+ Ability to manage multiple large, complex projects, processes and/or initiatives

+ Strong problem solving and negotiation/mediation and influencing skills

+ Strong understanding of leadership and talent development strategy, programs and prepared to keep up with latest developments, including the factors that may impact EY, the practice and its markets, particularly in the area of skill development

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as listening and interpretation skills

+ Understanding of EY organization including the respective practices and functions

+ Strong Microsoft Office suite skills (specifically PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)

+ Strong visual storytelling and presentation skills. Ability to leverage data to support key messages

+ Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills

**To qualify you must have**

+ Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

+ At least 10 plus years’ experience in a professional, office environment and minimum of 5 years in a leadership development environment preferred

+ Proven track record of creating and executing leadership development strategy and programs within a complex business environment, with proven results

+ Proven ability to influence and build collaborative relationships with senior-level stakeholders

**What we offer you**

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

+ We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $134,200 to $258,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $161,000 to $293,500. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

+ Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

+ Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

**Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.**

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