Manager, Leadership Development

BJ's Wholesale Club • Marlborough, MA

2d • $115,000 - $146,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Leadership Development, develops and executes the organization’s leadership development strategy to build leadership capability across all levels of the business. The role designs and oversees leadership programs, frameworks, tools, and experiences that help leaders drive performance, lead teams, navigate change, and support organizational growth.

Working with HR, Talent Management, Learning & Development, and business leaders, this manager assesses leadership capability needs, sets development priorities, manages leadership programs, and evaluates results to ensure leadership-development investments have measurable business impact. The position is hybrid: in the office Tuesday through Thursday at BJ’s Club Support Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and remote on Monday and Friday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in leadership development, organizational development, learning strategy, talent development, or related disciplines.
• Experience designing and managing enterprise leadership development programs.
• Experience consulting with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders across a complex organization.
• Experience applying leadership assessments, development frameworks, and organizational effectiveness practices.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, coaches, and development partners.
• Deep knowledge of leadership development, adult learning principles, and organizational effectiveness practices.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to diagnose organizational and leadership capability needs and recommend effective solutions.
• Strong project and program management skills.
• Experience evaluating program effectiveness and translating insights into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive enterprise-wide initiatives.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a leadership development strategy aligned with organizational and business objectives.
• Assess leadership capabilities and identify development opportunities across leadership populations.
• Establish leadership competency models, development pathways, and leadership expectations.
• Monitor external trends and emerging practices in leadership development and organizational effectiveness, and recommend and implement approaches to accelerate leadership capability.
• Design and oversee enterprise leadership development programs and initiatives, managing their lifecycle from needs assessment and design through implementation and evaluation.
• Partner with facilitators, learning teams, and external vendors to deliver leadership development experiences and integrate programs with broader employee and leadership development strategies.
• Manage program budgets, timelines, resources, and vendor relationships.
• Advise business leaders, HR Business Partners, and organizational leaders on leadership development needs; identify capability gaps and recommend development solutions.
• Support leaders with development planning, leadership effectiveness strategies, and team leadership approaches.
• Guide and coach Talent Advisors so they can advise leaders on change, communication, employee engagement, and high-performing teams.
• Develop leadership tools, resources, assessments, guides, and development materials, including scalable solutions leaders can use independently and with their teams.
• Establish processes that reinforce leadership expectations and consistent leadership practices; support mentoring, coaching, and peer-learning initiatives.
• Define success metrics and evaluate leadership development initiatives using participation, engagement, feedback, assessment data, and business outcomes.
• Develop executive-level reporting and recommendations on leadership capability trends and development priorities, and continuously improve programs based on data and stakeholder feedback.
• Partner with Talent Management to align leadership development with broader talent strategies while retaining separate ownership of each function.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and business leaders to identify current and future leadership development needs and build organizational adoption of programs.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Daily Pay access to earned pay before payday; a fee may apply.
• Complimentary BJ’s Club Card Membership and a free Supplemental Membership for someone in the household.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal and sick days, holidays, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave.
• Three medical plan options, with optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account, and flexible spending account options.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match, available to team members age 18 and older.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with shares of BJ’s common stock available at a 15% discount.

What This Job Offers

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