Talent & Growth Lead

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Talent and Growth Lead (Executive Experiences) The Talent & Growth Center of Excellence (COE) is responsible for defining and delivering enterprise wide talent strategies—spanning talent management, leadership development, executive experiences, skills foundations, performance, potential, and succession planning. The team designs integrated, data driven solutions that help the organization know, grow, and prepare its talent, while enabling consistent, scalable practices across all segments. As a Talent and Growth Lead, you’ll be a key partner in creating the future of our executive leadership experiences – designing and delivering cohort based and eventized experiences aligned with Disney's leadership expectations and values. Under the leadership of the Sr. Manager, you will support the creation and delivery of innovative experiences, own individual workstreams, solve problems that address needs across the Enterprise, and bring a depth and breadth of experience and research to solutions. This role is an opportunity for someone who works well in a white space - taking ideas and pivoting to execution. In this role, you’ll work in a highly collaborative environment with cross-functional partners to ensure the global alignment of work while managing budgets, timelines, and logistics to deliver seamless and memorable experiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience working on cohort or event-based experiences, using insights to designing and delivering content, and working with cross-functional project teams.
• Proven track record of innovative and creative thinking.
• Ability to handle ambiguity, operating effectively even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
• Proven experience in developing detailed project plans, monitoring progress, and proactively addressing risks and issues to ensure successful project delivery.
• Excellent communication skills, crafting clear communications that adjust to meet the audience needs.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills, building partnerships and working collaboratively with others on a shared goal.
• Strong attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in designing and delivering executive development programs.
• Experience in global/matrixed environments.
• Advanced degree in Learning & Leadership Development, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design elevated experience grounded in executive leader expectations, emerging leader skills, and Disney values.
• Lead and manage complex projects from inception to completion, responsible for all aspects of project management including budgets, timelines, and logistics to ensure seamless execution and an elevated attendee experience.
• Develop communication plan and messaging to promote work and build buy in across varied groups of stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure experiences global alignment of work.
• Continually research and benchmark emerging trends in executive skills and development. Leverage insights to make recommendations that scale across The Walt Disney Company.
• Execute experiences supporting event management, including strategy, planning, and execution in partnership with internal and external vendors.

Benefits

• Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide.
• Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees