Sr. Program Lead, Leadership Development Strategy

Company: Chick-fil-A
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

Overview
We have two exciting opportunities available. One is a Sr. Project Lead, Field Leadership Development Strategy and the other is the Sr. Project Lead, Staff Leadership Development Strategy.
Are you passionate about helping leaders reach their full potential and career goals? Do you see the development of leaders as a foundation for a sustainably healthy long-term business and brand? Are you driven by a desire to help others discover and nurture new capabilities in themselves and their teams? If so, then this may be the role for you! Chick-fil-As Leadership Development Strategy team, the central hub for staff and field leadership development, is seeking a Project Leader to partner in conceiving and developing field-focused leadership development strategies to build Chick-fil-As leadership pipeline in a time of extreme growth and change.
For over two decades now, Chick-fil-A has made available optional tools for Operators to use in the development of their leaders using the SERVE framework (a framework made available in the public domain that anchors around 5 dimensions of leadership: See and Shape the Future, Engage and Develop Others, Reinvent Continuously, Value Results and Relationships, and Embody the Values). As we approach a new wave of business growth drive by increased customer demand, it is time to revitalize the framework for a new generation of Operators and Restaurant Leaders and bring it to life through optional, voluntary programs and processes that help Operators generate and support their own highly capable leaders for years to come.
Sr. Project Leader, Field Leadership Development Strategy:
This role is responsible for researching and designing strategy for supporting leadership development in the field, and aligning multiple internal teams across the organization around our leadership development strategy and program needs. The person in this role will be responsible for researching, developing, communicating, and aligning resourcing around our field leadership strategy, focused on Restaurant Leaders and Franchisees. This includes communicating with other functions and third-party vendors, executing leadership development needs assessments, working with the field-focused learning and development team to align on learner needs and affiliated leadership development experiences that support those needs. This leader is ultimately accountable for stewardship of our developmental impact on field leadership development.
Sr. Project Lead, Staff Leadership Development Strategy:
This role is responsible for researching and designing strategy, and aligning multiple internal teams across the organization around our leadership development strategy and program needs for our corporate staff. The person in this role will be responsible for researching, developing, communicating, and aligning resourcing around our staff leadership development strategy, focused on a range of corporate staff currently serving as leaders or in emerging leader roles. This includes communicating with other functions and third-party vendors, executing leadership development needs assessments, working with the staff-focused learning and development team to align on learner needs and affiliated leadership development experiences that support those needs. This leader is ultimately accountable for stewardship of our developmental impact on staff leadership development.
Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.
Responsibilities
Sr. Project Leader, Field Leadership Development Strategy:
+ Work with Field Operations and Learning and Development to determine needs, strategy, and programs and processes that will support long-term fulfillment of field leadership development needs at Chick-fil-A
+ Determine Executive Sponsors and share regular updates on program progress
+ Work with Executive Sponsors to determine topics for the Capstone Project
+ Strong ability to think strategically, influence decision making and be able to build and maintain effective relationships with the Leadership Development team and program participants
Sr. Project Lead, Staff Leadership Development Strategy:
+ Work with Talent Experience and Learning and Development to determine needs, strategy, and programs and processes that will support long-term fulfillment of field leadership development needs at Chick-fil-A
+ Share regular updates and align key constituents on strategy and program process.
Minimum Qualifications
+ Demonstrated experience in leading and managing large scale programmatic/systematic leadership development programs
+ Personal experience as a leader of others
+ Experience in building and managing
+ Experience with a high-growth, high relationship brand
+ Experience in managing/working with leadership development firms/vendors
+ 5 or more years of related experience
+ Experience working with 3rd party vendors/partners
+ Advanced oral and written communication skills (including building executive briefings, strong analytical skills and understanding/use of data in communicating leadership development strategy needs)
+ Ability to work well independently and balance multiple priorities
+ Ability to work well under pressure with complex issues within established time constraints
+ Innate ability to prioritize and drive for results
+ Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work with key internal teams and leaders at every level within organization (including Executives, HR leadership, Learning and Development Leadership, Field Operations, HR business partners, and Talent partners)
+ Strong understanding of adult learning principles, including some instructional design
+ Possess a strong leadership and executive presence with the ability to adapt and work successfully with stakeholders from across business units at all levels
+ Attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when under pressure
+ Experience leading mid to large scale development initiatives
+ Have a broad understanding of the body of knowledge of leadership development
+ Experience in building leadership development strategies and programs.
+ Experience with leadership assessments, and leadership development programs
+ Possess a well-developed strategic mindset and corresponding ability to communicate and influence toward a strategic direction
+ Posess a well-developed understanding of how leaders grow and develop at all levels
Sr. Project Leader, Field Leadership Development Strategy:
+ Must be able to travel 30-40% depending on special projects/needs of work-role is focused on the field
Sr. Project Lead, Staff Leadership Development Strategy:
+ Must have a strong ability to think strategically, influence decision making and be able to build and maintain effective relationships across the staff
+ Must be able to travel 15-30% depending on special projects
Preferred Qualifications
+ Experience in consulting or in developing consultants
Minimum Years of Experience
5
Travel Requirements
30%
Required Level of Education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Level of Education
Masters Degree
Requisition ID2022-12400
Job FunctionHuman Resources/People
Position TypeExperienced Professionals
Posting Location : LocationUS-GA-Atlanta

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