Director, Leadership Development

Casey Family Programs•Seattle, WA

8h•$123,505 - $167,095

About The Position

The Director of Leadership Development is an organization-wide strategist, expert facilitator, and hands-on practitioner responsible for elevating leadership effectiveness across Casey Family Programs. The role partners with senior leaders and designs, builds, and delivers leadership frameworks, executive coaching, and experiential development programs. It combines advising executive teams on performance culture with facilitating cohort workshops and analyzing development data. The Director provides individual coaching and diagnostic assessments, creates scalable learning pathways and onboarding experiences for senior leaders, facilitates cohorts and retreats, and supports a growth-oriented performance management culture. The role also manages external development partnerships and evaluates program impact to drive continuous improvement. The position requires effective collaboration across differences, sound judgment, independent work, and alignment with organizational values and priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
At least 8 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years interfacing with and influencing senior organizational leaders.
Experience and knowledge of leadership development and performance management.
Demonstrated expertise in identifying training needs and developing and implementing culturally relevant adult learning experiences.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure and stressful work environments and manage stress and self-care.
Strong presentation, coaching, consultation, analytical thinking, creative problem-solving, cross-cultural and multicultural understanding, and organizational process and technology abilities.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
Proficiency with MS Office applications and training technology.
Ability to travel locally and out of town, up to 40%.
Driver's license required if driving on Casey business; adherence to vehicle safety guidelines and qualification for insurance are required.
Ability to lift and reach for light objects, maintain close visual acuity for preparing and analyzing data, text, and figures, type using a computer keyboard, travel to outside locations, and work at a computer for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Adult Education, Executive Coaching, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide direct one-to-one executive and leadership coaching to senior management and emerging high-potential leaders.
Administer and debrief individual and team diagnostic assessments, including Insights Discovery, Hogan, and 360s.
Champion practical and ethical adoption of AI in leadership development, including using generative tools in program design and equipping managers to lead AI-enabled teams.
Design, build, and deliver scalable, multi-modal leadership pathways for new and aspiring people leaders.
Design and lead onboarding and strategic integration experiences for newly hired and promoted senior directors.
Lead facilitation for internal cohorts and retreats using effective adult learning methodology.
Champion a growth-oriented performance management philosophy and equip leaders to conduct clear, developmental, candid conversations.
Manage external development partnerships, ensuring curriculum alignment, high-fidelity delivery, and alignment with Casey's mission and values.
Evaluate development programs using qualitative feedback and performance metrics, and iterate based on results.
Work and communicate effectively across differences with diverse services, populations, staff, and stakeholders to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Collaborate with management and staff to align work with organizational values, goals, and directives.
Protect confidential information by following relevant policies and protocols and exercising sound judgment.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Accrual of 12 days of annual leave
12 days of sick leave
10 paid holidays per year
One personal holiday per calendar year
Up to eight weeks of parental leave for eligible employees after meeting tenure qualifiers
Three-month paid sabbatical after 10 years of continuous, full-time regular employment for employees in good standing
Continued learning, training, and development opportunities