Thrivent Financial
Organizational Effectiveness Consultant - Leadership Development
The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an Organizational effectiveness consultant that advances business effectiveness through high-impact leadership development. This role is a critical part of Thrivent’s Enterprise Learning and Development team and has accountabilities for leadership development and team effectiveness programs across all levels of the organization, from individual contributors to senior leaders. This role reports to the Director, Enterprise Learning and Development.
The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an individual who can effectively collaborate with stakeholders inside Human Resources, as well as senior leaders across the organization. This individual is a performance consultant who can create, develop, and execute learning solutions to build leadership capability in individual contributors and leaders of others. The individual will possess excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills and must have the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
This position may be remote within the United States.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads development and implementation of leadership development and effectiveness programs across the enterprise, especially mid- and senior-level leadership programs
- Oversight of programs for leading self and others, including nominations, facilitation, event management and program analysis
- Collaborates with leaders and business partners to gain business insight for program design and implementation, using data, metrics, outcomes and industry best practices to learn, iterate, and adapt programs
- Demonstrate and maintain leading edge expertise to ensure Thrivent implements the most effective programs and processes to drive organizational outcomes
- Manage multiple projects and processes in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Anticipate requirements to support larger-scale development needs within and across teams and build plans to develop resources and skills accordingly
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in applicable field required (Human Resources, Psychology, Business)
- 8-10+ years of related experience in learning, consulting or program management roles related to large scale organizational effectiveness initiatives
- Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring leadership development programs/processes across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on executive-level audiences (Director and above), including understanding the unique challenges and expectations of senior leadership
- Expert facilitation skills including experience with large and small groups in multiple modalities, ideally including executive coaching, 360-degree assessments, and other executive development tools
- Understanding of adult learning theory and principles, and
Preferred Job Qualifications
- Master’s degree or certification in formal instructional design, training & development, and human resources fields preferred. Prior experience in executive education environments is highly desirable
- Certification and experience facilitating Situational Leadership II and certifications in Insights Discovery, StrengthsFinders, or similar assessments preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in human resources, organization development or business management capacity preferred
- Experience in financial services and/or fraternal benefit societies preferred
- Proven success in rolling out leadership development programs for Director+ levels, with the ability to articulate long-term impact and organizational benefits
Other Critical Factors
- Ability to maintain professional judgment, discretion and confidential information
- Exceptional communication and group facilitation skills
- Strong influencing and coaching skills
- Cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Strong program and project management skills
- Ability to build trusted relationships with various levels of leadership across the organization
- Strong business acumen
- Results oriented and execution focused
- Learning agile and adaptable
Pay Transparency
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
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