Organization Development and Learning Specialist, Senior

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

Job summary

Blue Shield of California seeks a Senior Leadership Development Specialist to join the Organizational Development and Performance team. You will design and implement leadership development curricula, manage projects and events, handle communications and stakeholder engagement, and facilitate sessions both in person and virtually for leaders at all levels.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to drive continuous learning culture, support enterprise transformation, and apply change management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 5+ years in related roles.
• Strong project management skills and ability to forecast risks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to lead in high-visibility delivery challenges.
• Experience in designing and delivering learning solutions.
• Proficiency with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and LMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement leadership development curricula and programs.
• Manage projects, events, communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Facilitate in-person and virtual learning sessions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of leadership behaviors.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Executive presence

Change management

Training delivery

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Qualtrics

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.