Senior Manager, Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

United Talent Agency; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Inclusive culture

Growth opportunities

Collaborative environment

Job summary

United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills, CA seeks a Manager, Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness to shape how our leaders lead, teams collaborate, and our people grow. You will work at the intersection of leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and talent strategy, coaching leaders, facilitating offsites, and designing leadership experiences that scale across the enterprise.

Reporting to the SVP of Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness, you’ll build and scale this

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business, Learning and Development, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with leaders and intact teams to diagnose organizational or team effectiveness challenges, design interventions, and facilitate meaningful improvements.
• Strong facilitation skills, including experience designing and leading leadership offsites, team development sessions, and interactive workshops with diverse audiences and senior stakeholders.
• Experience applying coaching skills and approaches to help leaders build self-awareness, navigate challenges, and strengthen their leadership effectiveness.
• Experience designing and delivering leadership and manager development, performance management, talent or succession processes, coaching programs, or team-effectiveness work.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and design into structured plans, practical tools, coordinated implementation, and sustained follow-through.
• Strong program and project management skills, with experience managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, timelines, risks, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, influence without authority, and tailor messages for different audiences.
• Ability to create clear, high-quality resources, including plans, frameworks, toolkits, communications, presentations, and facilitator materials.
• Comfort working with data and feedback to track progress, identify themes, assess effectiveness, and inform recommendations.
• Experience with leadership and team assessment tools (e.g., DiSC, Hogan, 360-degree feedback tools) and/or relevant coaching credentials (e.g., ICF certification) is preferred.
• Experience in entertainment, media, professional services, or another relationship-driven business is a preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and manage impactful leadership and manager development experiences, combining engaging instructional design and facilitation, practical tools, and scalable learning solutions that build critical leadership capabilities.
• Partner with leaders and intact teams to diagnose organizational and team effectiveness challenges, strengthen collaboration and trust, and design practical interventions that improve team performance.
• Design and facilitate engaging team offsites, leadership workshops, and working sessions that build alignment, address challenges, strengthen relationships, and translate insights into meaningful action.
• Coach and advise leaders on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and management challenges, drawing on coaching Approaches, assessments, and organizational development frameworks to support growth and performance.
• Support the development and implementation of UTA's leadership expectations and career frameworks including development of practical tools and resources that bring them to life, and coordination of their integration into talent processes and development.
• Drive the execution and continuous improvement of performance management processes, ensuring clear guidance, effective tools, stakeholder readiness, and consistent, high-quality experience for employees and managers.
• Build and maintain integrated plans across Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness priorities, managing milestones, dependencies, risks, status reporting, and follow-through in partnership with People Operations where applicable.
• Measure and continuously improve the impact of our work, using stakeholder feedback, participation data, and other meaningful indicators to identify insights, refine approaches, and strengthen outcomes.
• Build strong partnerships across the People team and business, collaborating with People Business Partners, People Operations, Learning & Development, Communications, leaders, and external partners to deliver integrated, practical solutions that meet evolving business needs.

Skills

Leadership development

Organizational effectiveness

Talent strategy

Coaching leaders

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data-driven

ICF certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Organizational Psychology / Business

Tools

DiSC

Hogan

360-degree feedback

Job description

UTA is seeking a talented and versatile Manager, Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness to help shape how our leaders lead, our teams collaborate, and our people grow.

Working at the intersection of leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and talent strategy, you'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact across the company. From coaching leaders and facilitating team offsites to designing leadership experiences and bringing enterprise talent processes to life, you'll help strengthen the capabilities, relationships, and ways of working that drive our success.

This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role for someone who thrives on variety, brings fresh thinking and practical solutions, and enjoys moving between strategic challenges and meaningful execution. Reporting to the SVP of Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness, you'll play a key role in building and scaling this important capability. This role is based in our Beverly Hills, CA office.

The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $160,000 commensurate with experience and skills.

What You Will Do

• Design, deliver, and manage impactful leadership and manager development experiences, combining engaging instructional design and facilitation, practical tools, and scalable learning solutions that build critical leadership capabilities.


• Partner with leaders and intact teams to diagnose organizational and team effectiveness challenges, strengthen collaboration and trust, and design practical interventions that improve team performance.


• Design and facilitate engaging team offsites, leadership workshops, and working sessions that build alignment, address challenges, strengthen relationships, and translate insights into meaningful action.


• Coach and advise leaders on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and management challenges, drawing on coaching approaches, assessments, and organizational development frameworks to support growth and performance.


• Support the development and implementation of UTA's leadership expectations and career frameworks including development of practical tools and resources that bring them to life, and coordination of their integration into talent processes and development.


• Drive the execution and continuous improvement of performance management processes, ensuring clear guidance, effective tools, stakeholder readiness, and consistent, high-quality experience for employees and managers.


• Build and maintain integrated plans across Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness priorities, managing milestones, dependencies, risks, status reporting, and follow-through in partnership with People Operations where applicable.


• Measure and continuously improve the impact of our work, using stakeholder feedback, participation data, and other meaningful indicators to identify insights, refine approaches, and strengthen outcomes.


• Build strong partnerships across the People team and business, collaborating with People Business Partners, People Operations, Learning & Development, Communications, leaders, and external partners to deliver integrated, practical solutions that meet evolving business needs.

What You Will Need

• 7+ years of experience in leadership development, talent management, organizational development, performance management, HR program management, or a related field, including experience delivering enterprise or multi-stakeholder programs.


• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business, Learning and Development, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus.


• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with leaders and intact teams to diagnose organizational or team effectiveness challenges, design interventions, and facilitate meaningful improvements.


• Strong facilitation skills, including experience designing and leading leadership offsites, team development sessions, and interactive workshops with diverse audiences and senior stakeholders.


• Experience applying coaching skills and approaches to help leaders build self-awareness, navigate challenges, and strengthen their leadership effectiveness.


• Experience designing and delivering leadership and manager development, performance management, talent or succession processes, coaching programs, or team-effectiveness work.


• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy and design into structured plans, practical tools, coordinated implementation, and sustained follow-through.


• Strong program and project management skills, with experience managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, timelines, risks, stakeholders, and vendors.


• Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust, influence without authority, and tailor messages for different audiences.


• Ability to create clear, high-quality resources, including plans, frameworks, toolkits, communications, presentations, and facilitator materials.


• Comfort working with data and feedback to track progress, identify themes, assess effectiveness, and inform recommendations.


• Experience with leadership and team assessment tools (e.g., DiSC, Hogan, 360-degree feedback tools) and/or relevant coaching credentials (e.g., ICF certification) is preferred.


• Experience in entertainment, media, professional services, or another relationship-driven business is a preferred.

What You Will Get

• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of a leading global entertainment companies


• Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence


• The opportunity to do the best work of your career


• Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture


• Competitive programs to support your well-being


• Experience working in a collaborative environment with room to grow

About UTA

UTA is a premier global talent agency built for the future of media and entertainment. The agency's diversified platform and best-in-class, client-first approach is innovative, collaborative, and positioned to lead in an evolving market. UTA represents the most celebrated artists, creatives, and brands, from icons and legends to next-generation talent. Its integrated capabilities span film and television, music, comedy, creators, sports, brands, news, publishing, speakers, theater, and more. It is based in Los Angeles with offices in the U.S., London, and Munich.

For more information: https://www.unitedtalent.com/about/

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