Senior Leadership & Org Development Specialist
About The Position
The Senior Leadership & Organizational Development Specialist designs, facilitates, implements, coordinates, and continuously improves leadership, professional development, and organizational capability initiatives that strengthen individual, team, and organizational performance. The role partners with leaders, Human Resources, subject matter experts, and enterprise teams to identify capability needs and deliver scalable solutions that build leadership effectiveness, organizational readiness, employee growth, and workforce capability. It develops leadership programs, team effectiveness initiatives, and capability-building strategies that support leadership development, culture enablement, succession readiness, employee engagement, and organizational performance. The position is on-site, based at either the Clive, Iowa location or the North Liberty Financial Center. It reports to the VP Learning & Development and does not supervise others. The stated salary range is $90,593.36–$105,914.12, with a progressive benefit package.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Learning & Development, Business, Psychology, Communications, Education, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in leadership development, organizational development, talent development, workforce capability, learning and development, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating leadership development, professional development, team effectiveness, or organizational capability programs.
- Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, leadership development methodologies, change management practices, and organizational effectiveness concepts.
- Experience partnering with leaders and stakeholders to assess capability needs and develop practical solutions that improve performance and effectiveness.
- Strong consulting, facilitation, coaching, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to influence and build credibility across all organizational levels without direct authority.
- Experience supporting leadership pipeline development, succession readiness, talent development, or employee growth initiatives.
- Strong business acumen and ability to connect capability initiatives to business strategy, workforce needs, and organizational performance.
- Ability to evaluate program effectiveness using participant feedback, performance indicators, engagement measures, and business outcomes.
- Experience supporting organizational change, culture initiatives, team effectiveness efforts, or business transformation activities.
- Proficiency with learning technologies, virtual facilitation tools, assessment platforms, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and initiatives simultaneously.
- Must be bondable.
Nice To Haves
- Professional certification in Talent Development, Organizational Development, Coaching, Leadership Development, Change Management, or a related discipline.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, facilitate, and continuously improve leadership development, organizational capability, and professional growth initiatives.
- Partner with leaders, Human Resources, and business stakeholders to identify capability gaps and develop solutions aligned with organizational priorities and business objectives.
- Facilitate leadership development programs, workshops, cohorts, team effectiveness sessions, and professional development experiences.
- Support leadership pipeline development through onboarding, emerging leader programs, manager development, succession readiness, and leadership growth initiatives.
- Design and administer high-potential employee development programs, career growth experiences, and development pathways.
- Develop resources and programs that strengthen leadership competencies, coaching, communication, collaboration, emotional intelligence, influence, and change agility.
- Partner with leaders and teams on organizational effectiveness, team development, culture enablement, and change adoption initiatives.
- Create and maintain leadership toolkits, development resources, facilitator guides, playbooks, assessments, and learning materials.
- Serve as a consultant to leaders on employee development, leadership effectiveness, team performance, and capability-building strategies.
- Monitor participant feedback, capability measures, engagement data, and program outcomes to evaluate effectiveness and drive improvement.
- Collaborate with Learning Experience Design, Learning Performance, and Learning Technology & Data teams to align, measure, and sustain capability solutions.
- Support organizational change initiatives and strategic priorities with learning, communication, reinforcement, and adoption strategies.
- Mentor and support less experienced team members and contribute to Learning & Development standards, methodologies, and best practices.
- Research emerging leadership, organizational development, workforce capability, and learning trends.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Adhere to the Credit Union's core values and Service Standards.
- Demonstrate a positive internal and external member-service focus and teamwork.
- Ensure confidentiality of member information and support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Benefits
- Progressive benefit package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
