Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development

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Organization:

VUMC Learning & Development Job Summary:

The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for a Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development. The Director of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development is responsible for leading initiatives that enhance organizational performance, employee engagement, and strategic alignment. This role partners with senior leaders to design and implement strategies that drive cultural transformation, leadership development, change management, and continuous improvement across the enterprise. .

Shift:

First Shift;

Remote Role Accountabilities:

Leadership Development Collaborate with HR and across Learning & Organizational Effectiveness team to design a leadership development strategy and related programs related to frontline leaders, and high potential talent development. Formalize a consistent talent review and succession planning approach that leverages and deploys Workday Talent modules for consistency and enterprise view of talent. Coach leaders on team effectiveness, communication, and strategic thinking. Create and deliver assessment and executive coaching strategy approach to be used across Vanderbilt Health. Culture & Engagement Create a meaningful employee listening strategy that results in meaningful insights across the talent lifecycle (onboarding, engagement, exit). Create future focused strategy for the engagement survey cycle, including best practice external research. Drive initiatives that foster a high-performance, inclusive, and value-driven culture. Lead employee engagement strategies and action planning based on survey insights. Deliver enterprise engagement survey and action planning process. Performance Lead enterprise performance management cycle and process. Enhance system, communications, and incorporate best practices. Align with compensation for comprehensive plan. Establish KPIs to measure organizational effectiveness and track progress. Use data and analytics to inform decisions and report outcomes to stakeholders, improve processes and programs based on feedback. Preferred Experience Workday Talent. This leader will preferably have experience working with and planning strategy for future roll-out of Workday Talent Modules to support our Leadership Development strategies. Qualtrics Platform. Experience with Qualtrics and/ or engagement survey platform strategy, design, and deployment is preferred. This experience includes design, development, and deployment of a multi-entity or country roll-out. Team Leadership. This role will initially lead 2-5 employees and manage vendor relations for aligned platforms. In addition, informally influence key stakeholder groups across the organization. Previous leadership experience is preferred. Change Leadership. Leverage change background and structured approaches to inform strategies for enterprise COE initiatives listed above.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong leadership development experience preferred. Expertise in creating and executing executive development and coaching frameworks preferred. Experience building first-time front-line management programs preferred. Experience designing and implementing organizational surveys preferred. A firm Understanding of the 9-Box talent management framework is strongly preferred. Workday experience is strongly preferred. Experience with Talent Management, Learning, and HCM modules in Workday is strongly preferred. Experience with Qualtrics is strongly preferred. Health industry experience is strongly preferred. #LI-JC1 Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more. At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact:

Implements strategies for a sub function with direct impact to the function results.

• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves highly complex business issues that are often unprecedented that have immediate impact on own sub-function or entity and wider implications to the organization.

Breadth of Knowledge:

Applies expertise within professional/technical area and uses advanced business knowledge to develop objectives.

Team Interaction:

Leads a sub-function serving the organization at large or across one or more entity(s).

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:

• Develops Self and Others:

  Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others.

• Builds and Maintains Relationships:

  Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations.

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Communicates Effectively:

Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues.

Delivering Excellent Services:

• Serves Others with

Compassion:

Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services.

• Solves Complex Problems:

  Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas.

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Offers Meaningful Advice and Support:

Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance.

Ensuring High Quality:

• Performs Excellent Work:

  Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met.

• Ensures Continuous Improvement:

  Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities.

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Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements:

Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance.

Managing Resources Effectively:

• Demonstrates Accountability:

  Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles.

• Stewards Organizational Resources:

  Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources.

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Makes Data Driven Decisions:

Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities.

Fostering Innovation:

• Generates New Ideas:

  Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas.

• Applies Technology:

  Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies.
• Adapts to

Change:

Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience Experience Level:

10 years

Education:

Bachelor's (Required) This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

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Our vision: The world leader in advancing personalized health.

Our mission:

personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. Making Health Care Personal. We're looking for like-minded individuals driven to make a difference. We invite you to explore careers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At VUMC, we place a priority on designing with and for our patients and families. We value collaboration, embrace continuous learning and discovery, and seek to be a place where everyone has the chance to thrive. We're the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with a growing team and expanding footprint in towns and communities across the region. We employ more than 28,000 people who work in inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, and graduate medical education as well as critical supporting roles in administration, information technology and informatics, finance, legal and community affairs, communications and marketing, fund-raising, groundskeeping and facilities, and many more. Our growing health system has more than 1,700 licensed hospital beds at: Vanderbilt University Hospital Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital It's also home to hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations throughout the region. We serve our community with many unique and specialized services including the Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center that does the most heart transplants in the world, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, Burn Center and many more. World-leading academic departments and centers make scientific discoveries, advance clinical care and train the next generation of health care professionals. Our robust research enterprise consistently ranks among the highest in the country as measured by peer-reviewed grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. We're honored to be consistently considered among the nation's best hospitals, including being nationally ranked in multiple medical specialties for treating the most complex conditions in adults and children by US News and World Report. Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children's hospital in the southeast in 2024. We support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at VUMC for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. Join us in Making Health Care Personal.