Leadership Development Lead

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Job Description

Job Title: Leadership Development Lead

Location: Corporate

Department: People Team

Job Summary: The Leadership Development Lead is responsible for coordinating and designing end to end change adoption plans inclusive of communication, learning and measurement using Wawa's cultural and leadership philosophies for Leadership Development initiatives. This associate will partner with the business and external partners to develop and maintain curriculum, including program content, timelines, training and costs for Leadership project rollouts and on-going content.

Principal Duties

• Serve as a consultant for internal and external partners to understand critical Leadership organization gaps and enhancements and recommend appropriate interventions/solutions gain alignment from stakeholders and implement programs to drive and enhance organizational Leadership Capabilities. Complete Leadership Capability performance gap investigations, root cause investigations, learning needs analysis and diagnosis, and generate cross functional, integrated solutions that close defined gap/s. Perform task analysis and skill mapping to determine appropriate training/performance solution to close performance gaps.
• Perform external research and benchmarking to other organizations within and outside the retail industry, as well as consultancies and other reputable thought leaders.Integrate relevant content and points of view into training, communications, and other content.Build credibility for Wawa Leadership Development work through benchmarking and external references. Bring new and innovative Leadership Development ideas to Wawa by remaining current and in tune with the industry.

• Plan and facilitate Leadership activities through designing, analyzing, developing, and enabling the organization to own and effectively drive Leadership adoption, performance, and proficiency.
  • Collaborate with business owners on key Leadership initiatives by utilizing the Leadership Development methodologies to plan, enable and measure the program, project or process initiative for the Organization . Develop a solid understanding of the Organizational Leadership needs, strategies and goals.
  • Enable Leadership roll-out of Low – Medium impact initiatives. Assess organizational Leadership needs, develop solutions and execute comprehensive people implementation and adoption plans in partnership with Store Operations, Change Management, Internal Communications, People Team Business Partners, business owners and project teams.
  • Implement effective (measured) Leadership initiatives to support strategic Leadership organizational projects and business goals.
  • Manage the development of Leadership roll out plans for the store implementation process, in partnership with Store Operations.

Work across multiple projects to develop project plans for change management and learning experiences for low to medium/high Leadership initiatives. Complete Leadership and performance gap investigations, root cause investigations and diagnosis, and generate cross functional, integrated solutions that close defined gap/s.

• Work cross functionally to identify true root cause(s) to Leadership gaps , develop people performance and change solutions and project manage the solution development.
• Implement integrated Leadership performance solutions, ensuring execution of designed interventions, measurement of success and sustainability of Leadership capabilities
• Work in collaboration with Store Operations and all corporate departments, Delivery, and Work Force Planning to establish and develop successful Leadership programs. Research, generate and Leadership program curriculum enhancements to meet current and future Organization Leadership capabilities . Manage course development design strategies. Innovate, develop and ensure execution of end-to-end design processes for ITL, VILT, eLearnings, Job Aids, Hand-on training.
• Conduct analysis to develop Leadership programs; work with internal and external partners to understand Organizational needs and develop appropriate training/experiences. Plan, schedule, execute and evaluate programs. Deliver project plans and ensure successful hand over to Delivery team. Facilitate train the trainers and programs as needed.
• Maintain a core curriculum and ongoing development for corporate and Store Operations that enables associates to perform to standards and understand the business and the company. Develop training solution utilizing appropriate methodologies from instructor led to self-directed learning which may include one or more of the following: lesson plans, reference materials, job aids, e-learning, etc.
• Curate Leadership content utilizing the appropriate platforms and resources according to established curation standards, methodologies, and process.
• Perform design quality reviews on completed material to ensure adherence to standard design methodologies. Proofread materials to ensure accuracy and alignment to Company Leadership strategy. Ensure consistent and appropriate methodologies are applied for assessment, implementation and measurement of project work. Conduct testing to ensure, system accuracy and quality of content. Manage documents and files related to all project work and fulfillment. Ensure the training library is updated for department and legal use.
• Identify and utilize resources necessary for successful training efficacy. Seek most efficient and effective approach to meeting all program goals. Oversee effective communication and implementation.
• Serve as primary point of contact and project manager for assigned Leadership curriculum for business partners, internal teams and audiences. Align business partners with project roles and responsibilities. Define key milestones and deliverables, including program timelines, within budget. Manage stakeholder communications, reports, documents and files related to all project work.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work well individually as well as in a team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Detail oriented and excellent organizational skills, time and stress management skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and independently
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Self Motivated and proven self-starter with the ability to make decisions, prioritize assignments and use high quality independent judgement
• Proven leadership and influencing ability
• Consultative, facilitation, presentation and project management skills
• Job requires some travel to various company locations
• High professional standards regarding customer engagement and confidentiality

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree preferred; advanced degree a plus
• Three to five years Leadership and Learning field experience preferred
• Three to five years demonstrated ability to lead projects and workgroup teams
• One-on-One coaching experience preferred, certification a plus
• Experience with Leadership Assessment tools and diagnostics a plus
• Additional Training in Course Content and Curriculum development preferred
• Competent in MS Office Suite, Design Applications preferred (Articulate Storyline, Xylemene, Workday Learning LMS)

Wawa will provide reasonable accommodation to complete an application upon request, consistent with applicable law. If you require an accommodation, please contact our Associate Service Center at [email protected].

Wawa, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Wawa maintains a work environment in which Associates are treated fairly and with respect and in which discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. In accordance with federal, state and local laws, we recruit, hire, promote and evaluate all applicants and Associates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination will not be a factor in any employment decision.