Leadership Development Specialist, Senior

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, with a primary focus on executives. 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.

Your Knowledge and Experience Required:

Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Requires at least 5 years of prior relevant experience Requires strong project management skills, with the ability to manage details, manage up and forecast risks and develop plans to minimize them Requires self-direction to make progress with limited information or direction; takes initiative to seek support when needed, and can be agile and flexible Requires strong interpersonal and communication skills; effective verbal and non-verbal communication (clear and concise) when conveying complex information Requires executive presence when presenting and navigating high-visibility delivery challenges under pressure Designing and delivering executive learner experiences/programs in person and/or virtually preferred Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel, Qualtrics, and Learning Management Systems (e.g., Absorb, Workday) preferred Your Work In this role, you will: Partner to execute short- and long-range strategic plans for effective development, engagement and utilization of human resources Partner to execute practices, processes and programs that enable the company's talent strategy Partner to execute the organization's training and development strategy so that the skills, capabilities and performance of employees meet the organization's current and future needs Partner to execute all training and development activities in an efficient, and cost-effective manner Support end-to-end program management for leadership development programs, including vendor managed programs. This includes but is not limited to: identifying learning needs; contributing to program strategies; developing learning content informed by internal and external research that identifies industry trends, best practices, and emerging leadership opportunities to drive our offerings and ensure we are staying relevant and timely; p roviding proactive stakeholder management and communication with stakeholders who sponsor, facilitate, and/or participate in learning programs (this includes anticipating, planning, and calendaring key preparation meetings); implementing programs and coordinating in-person and virtual event logistics (may require travel to alternate office locations (e.g. Oakland, Long Beach)); evaluating program outcomes. Support team event administration and coordination (on as needed basis)