Manager, Leadership Development

The Kraft Heinz Company • Chicago, IL

3d • $104,200 - $130,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Leadership Development manages the programs, platforms, and operating mechanisms that connect leaders with appropriate development opportunities. The role leads coaching, assessment, and development platforms; improves access to and measurement of the leadership development portfolio; and serves as the primary connection between Leadership Development and Talent Management.

Working with Talent Management, HR Business Partners, regions, vendors, and business leaders, the manager translates talent priorities into coordinated development solutions and identifies opportunities to scale, simplify, and improve the enterprise portfolio. The position is based in Chicago, Illinois, with a hybrid arrangement requiring three days per week in the Chicago office.

Requirements

• Experience managing leadership development, talent, learning, coaching, assessment, or related enterprise programs.
• Strong program and portfolio management skills, with the ability to move between strategy, operations, and execution.
• Ability to translate talent and business priorities into clear development solutions, operating plans, and stakeholder actions.
• Experience managing external partners, budgets, and service expectations.
• Comfort using data and feedback to identify patterns, improve experiences, and recommend decisions.
• Strong cross-functional partnership and communication skills in a global, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the enterprise leadership development portfolio calendar, intake, nominations, eligibility, and communications.
• Coordinate access and placement into coaching, assessment, cohort-based, and on-demand development offerings.
• Partner with regions and functions to clarify handoffs, anticipate delivery needs, and improve adoption of enterprise offerings.
• Create reusable launch kits, communications, templates, and program resources for consistent global execution and appropriate local adaptation.
• Establish program management standards, templates, and governance across the portfolio in partnership with the Learning Transformation & Operations team.
• Maintain a catalog of leadership development offerings and decision guides for HR Business Partners and Talent teams.
• Identify portfolio gaps, overlaps, demand trends, and opportunities to scale, simplify, or consolidate offerings.
• Lead the operational strategy and ongoing management of traditional and AI coaching partners.
• Define priority use cases and connect coaching platforms to the People Cycle and development offerings.
• Design and evolve the developmental 360-feedback program to help leaders gain actionable insights, set development priorities, and connect with relevant resources.
• Establish success measures for coaching and assessment platforms and use participant feedback and utilization data to improve quality, access, and impact.
• Serve as the primary Leadership Development partner to Talent Management, translating talent review and succession priorities into development requirements and solutions.
• Partner on development plans for priority talent, drawing on coaching, assessments, leadership programs, and other development experiences.
• Identify recurring development needs across talent plans and use insights to inform scalable programs, platforms, and portfolio priorities.
• Build reporting on participation, utilization, experience, outcomes, and investment across programs and platforms.
• Translate program, coaching, assessment, and platform data into recommendations for portfolio decisions.
• Establish feedback loops with Talent Management, HR Business Partners, regions, vendors, and participants.
• Monitor whether priority talent populations are accessing appropriate solutions at the right time.
• Support quarterly portfolio reviews and recommendations on what to scale, redesign, consolidate, or stop.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Healthcare coverage for employees and eligible dependents
• Medical and prescription drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Company holidays
• Leave of absence
• Flexible work arrangements
• Recognition programs
• Training and learning opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing programs
• Family support programs
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
• Disability coverage
• Physical, social, emotional, and financial wellbeing events, resources, and learning opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed