Leadership Development Program Manager

GEICO • Tampa, FL

4d • $79,950 - $141,450 • Hybrid

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. Role Overview Are you ready to help transform GEICO? We are on a bold journey—reimagining how we develop, empower, and elevate our leaders. You’ll be at the heart of opportunities to rethink leader development for senior audience of Directors+, collaborate across functions, and influence the future of our business. If you thrive on challenges, innovation, and making a measurable impact, we invite you to join us and help build the people that build the business! GEICO is seeking a manager to help us scale and manage the execution of our portfolio of programs aimed at the needs of mid-senior leaders and above. This role will be expected to partner with the Director of Leadership Development and have day-to-day oversight of program execution and metrics.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in leadership development or talent management, including at least 3 years within the financial services sector (preferred).
• Ability to use data and business intelligence tools to identify skill gaps and measure the effectiveness of programs and inform decisions.
• Advanced financial literacy and a solid grasp of key business metrics (budget, ROI, and financial levers).
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and ADDIE methodology.
• Experienced in data-driven program and curriculum design and evaluation.
• Use data insights to evaluate program effectiveness and propose meaningful improvements.
• Successful at implementing high-touch, complex programs and live events.
• Strong executive presence, communication, and presentation skills.
• Skilled at stakeholder management across business areas.
• Experience collaborating with external partners to improve content.
• Collaborative leader who builds cross-functional relationships.
• Capacity to manage time and priorities and flexibility to pivot quickly; calm under pressure
• Strategic thinker with strong project and program management
• Decisive, action-oriented, and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Innovative, adaptable, and focused on process improvement.
• Leads with intellectual curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong judgement and thoughtful risk management
• Critical thinking skills, ability to look ahead and proactively manage potential issues
• High attention to detail and organized
• Strong work ethics, integrity, professionalism and ability to perform independently as well as part of a team
• Highly motivated and flexible, demonstrates growth mindset
• Experience using workplace technologies such as MS Office including intermediate Copilot/ChatGPT
• SharePoint Design Skills
• Power Automate (basic workflows) and Apps (basic forms and integrations)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Business, HR, or related field preferred.
• Familiarity with Workday Learning courses and basic system navigation (a plus)

Responsibilities

• Program Execution & Alignment Translate program and curriculum designs into executable delivery plans. Ensure programs run as intended and aligned to business and talent priorities. Partner with the Director to validate feasibility, sequencing, and readiness.
• Operational & Delivery Management Manage timelines, milestones, rollout, and delivery risks. Support end-to-end delivery of leadership programs and live learning events. Ensure consistency and quality across programs. Make informed decisions to address delivery challenges and competing priorities. Ensure vendors meet delivery expectations and on-site quality standards. Support nomination and participants management processes. Identify operational risks and resolve or escalate issues promptly. Pilot enhancements and incorporate feedback into future programming. Improve sequencing, reinforcement, and sustainment approaches. Sustain forward momentum and ownership amid changing priorities and ambiguity. Manage multiple initiatives in various stages of planning and execution simultaneously.
• Stakeholder Management Collaborate with leaders of varying levels and across functions throughout planning and execution, engaging with stakeholders to support development initiatives. Support senior leader involvement in programs and events (managing inquiries and follow-through).
• Learning Experience Management and Continuous Improvement Ensure high quality participant experience during program execution and live events. Monitor engagement, cohort dynamics, and overall learning environment. Adjust delivery in real time to maintain quality of experience. Contribute to program and live event improvements based on observations and best in class options Create collaboration and live continuous learning opportunities (sr. speaker series, leadership newsletter, etc.) Design and maintain internal leadership site (Director+). Curate and post contemporary assets, create marketing, report on usage.
• Performance Measurement & Analysis Support needs assessments and stakeholder interviews to translate findings to inform leadership priorities. Review program and event performance data and participant feedback. Use insights to inform execution decisions. Identify delivery strengths, risks, and opportunities. Stay current on business trends and talent analytics to inform and evolve program strategy ensuring alignment with both current and future organizational needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager