Organization Development and Learning Specialist, Senior

Blue Shield of CA; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Senior Leadership Development Specialist to design and implement leadership development curriculum across levels and partner with cross-functional teams. You will lead projects, events, communications, and stakeholder engagement while facilitating sessions in-person and virtually.

The role emphasizes change management principles and enterprise transformation collaboration, with a hybrid in-office schedule two days per week and a focus on cultivating a culture of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 4 years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Strong project management skills with ability to forecast risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with clear, concise messaging.
• Executive presence when presenting under high-visibility delivery challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement leadership development curriculum and program offerings.
• Manage projects, events, communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Deliver in-person and virtual facilitation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of leadership practices.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal communication

Executive presence

Facilitation

Agility & flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Qualtrics

Learning Management Systems (Absorb, Workday)

Job description

Your Role

The Organizational Development and Performance team is comprised of three sub-teams: Leadership Development, Talent Mobility, and Talent and Performance Management. The Leadership Development Specialist, Senior will report to the Senior Manager of Leadership Development. In this role you will be key in fostering a culture of continuous learning and making Blue Shield a great place to do meaningful work through multiple programs supporting learning for leaders at all levels. You will work closely with various teams to design and implement leadership development curriculum and program offerings. Your responsibilities will include project management, event management, communications, stakeholder engagement and in-person and virtual facilitation.

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Required: Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Required: at least 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Required: strong project management skills, with the ability to manage details, manage up and forecast risks and develop plans to minimize them
• Required: self-direction to make progress with limited information or direction; takes initiative to seek support when needed, and can be agile and flexible
• Required: strong interpersonal and communication skills; effective verbal and non-verbal communication (clear and concise) when conveying complex information
• Required: executive presence when presenting and navigating high-visibility delivery challenges under pressure
• Desired: experience supporting enterprise transformation initiatives by partnering with stakeholders to design and deliver learning solutions that drive adoption of new leadership behaviors and performance management practices, grounded in change management principles.
• Desired: designing and delivering learner experiences/programs in person and/or virtually
• Desired: strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel, Qualtrics, and Learning Management Systems (e.g., Absorb, Workday)

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.