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Leadership Development is now more important than ever at EY. The Leadership Development function is dedicated to building leaders for a better working world by igniting the full leadership potential within every individual, fostering holistic, visionary leaders who thrive today and are equipped to boldly face the challenges of tomorrow. The Leadership Development team ties a wide range of learning initiatives, assessments, coaching and mentoring programs together with a powerful foundation that defines EY leadership culture and meets our critical business goals.
The opportunity
As the Leadership Development: Operations and Change Management Lead, you'll be responsible for working with various stakeholder including Leadership Development Leads, EY Global, other EY US Talent functions and business leaders to: develop and maintain a clear program and project management strategy, ensure consistency of messaging and communications, while developing change initiatives that will ensure adoption and use of leadership development programs.
You'll also provide support to Leadership Development Team Leads in building a strong foundation for EY's leadership development philosophy and culture as well as deploy creative and impactful leadership development solutions and programs that will expand and evolve over time.
Your key responsibilities
Overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of leadership development projects and key initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget
Supporting leads across the leadership development function as well as learning in general to develop materials and deliver upon projects
Leading change management initiatives related to leadership development, including stakeholder communication, training, and support to facilitate smooth transitions
Providing insight and support to ensure that new and existing programs are adaptable to change and can be implemented effectively within project timelines
Engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and ensure alignment on project goals and change initiatives
Identifying potential risks associated with leadership development projects and implementing mitigation strategies
Establishing metrics and deploy measurement programs not only for program effectiveness but also for project success, including timelines, budget adherence, and stakeholder satisfaction
Working with the Leadership Development Leader to manage resources effectively to support project delivery, including team assignments, budget management, external vendor coordination, and resource allocation
Working with communication resources to develop and execute communication plans to keep all stakeholders informed about project progress, changes, and outcomes
Supporting the common leadership language and the holistic leadership development offerings
Ensuring alignment of leadership development journeys and learning initiatives with organizational goals and employee aspirations
Collaborating with various stakeholders (EY Global, other EY US Talent functions and business leaders etc.) to understand leadership development initiatives' impact on talent and identify leadership development journey improvement opportunities
Collaborating with direct team and others to gather information, analyze and develop informed recommendations to advise on prioritization or actions Lead and develop Leadership Development operations team
Developing team members and counselees
Coordinate with L&D operations team
Given interactions with Global teams and multiple timezones, may need to work/conduct calls/meetings at non-standard hours. Some travel may be required
Overtime expected but varies depending on deadlines
Skills and attributes for success
Ability to develop and leverage relationships with various stakeholders to understand Leadership Development proficiency/journey needs and develop appropriate project and change plans
Experience developing recommendations for strategic direction and/or ability to assist in problem solving
Proactively anticipates problems before they occur, defines the problems, and identifies the possible/apparent causes
Ability to make key decisions and suggestions (with appropriate input) based on a solid understanding of firm and business objectives and needs analysis and own experience/knowledge
Demonstrates creative and independent thinking to develop strategy and next steps, including leveraging resources and tools effectively to drive participation, with continuing enhancements
Leverages effective project and change management techniques to help advance initiatives and achieve desired outcomes
Ability to lead, adapt quickly to change, build consensus across diverse, often global, groups, and organize, direct, and motivate teams
Strong people management skills with a focus on the firm's culture and values
Ability to manage multiple large, complex projects, processes and/or initiatives
Strong problem solving and negotiation/mediation and influencing skills
Strong understanding of leadership and talent development strategy, programs and prepared to keep up with latest developments, including the factors that may impact EY, the practice and its markets, particularly in the area of skill development
Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as listening and interpretation skills
Understanding of EY organization including the respective practices and functions
Strong Microsoft Office suite skills (specifically PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
Strong visual storytelling and presentation skills. Ability to leverage data to support key messages
Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills
To qualify you must have
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
At least 10 plus years' experience in a professional, office environment and minimum of 5 years in a leadership development environment preferred
Proven track record of creating and executing leadership development strategy and programs within a complex business environment, with proven results
Proven ability to influence and build collaborative relationships with senior-level stakeholders
What we offer you
At EY, we'll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We'll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $134,200 to $258,300. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $161,000 to $293,500. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Fa
