Lead Leadership Dev Consultant
Apply Now Location: Target Corporation India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560045; job id: R0000378177job family: Learning & Development
schedule: Full time
About us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win
Roles & Responsibilities:
Design Leadership:
- Consults with senior leadership, Client Engagement teams and HRG leaders to identify learning/developmental gaps and their root causes
- Design and roll out leadership development products and programs in support of delivering a best in class curriculum for leadership at Target
- Curate, design and develop leadership development solutions for Target’s first-time ,mid-level and senior leaders across multiple audience segments
- Researches to understand industry best practices to discover important innovations and trends in leadership trends and learning. Applies these new methods, when feasible, to advance the learning experience
Project Leadership
- Responsible / leads the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of key Leadership Development projects
- Obtains necessary resources for the project team's success. Based on the needs, decisions on vendor engagement or in house solutions will need to be taken
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal and external business partners, vendors and consultants
- Controls expenditures to meet project budgets and handles the learning budgets for LD
Learning Strategy Formulation
- Identifying key organizational, environmental, cultural and human factors; considering client input; and assessing current/future performance.
- Partner extensively with talent management, Client Engagement and Mnpls LD teams to reimagine offerings and experiences, identify vendor partnerships and delivery vehicles that enable high-performing teams, future leadership pipeline, and elevate continuous learning culture
- Gather insights and data about our current and future leadership talent to inform the development needs of the future
- Uses this data, plus outside research, to formulate both short and long-term learning strategies for all leadership levels
Program Development & Implement
- Use design thinking to deeply understand leaders’ challenges, needs, and wants in support of developing strategies, products and services that build capability and enhance and elevate the team member experience.
- Uses appropriate instructional tactics, tools and media to meet the design objectives.
- Plans and directs implementation for Leadership Development experiences and programs, creating support materials and job aids when needed.
Program Evaluation
- Evaluates the effectiveness of learning products and programs by designing approaches to measure learners' reactions, the amount of learning and application that took place, and the impact behaviors and capabilities
- Identify and amplify stories of impact to showcase proof points of what's working well and how it is impacting leadership development and growth through data
Team Supervision and Development:
- Supervises the Training Coordinator
- Delegates and distributes work as needed
- Helps coordinate and set priorities for learning activities
- Coaches new team members and peers to improve their professional skills
Leadership Engagement
- Coaches/mentors existing and future leaders on leadership skills and capabilities
- Engages with leaders to drive learning during offsites and events
Role Requirements:
- Working knowledge and experience of at least 5+ years on end to end Leadership Development of senior leadership/ C Suite.
- Current knowledge of high-impact learning and development practices including understanding of leadership development trends
- Strong leadership skills and ability to influence without authority across a variety of teams
- Ability to drive enterprise change and passion for continuous learning
- Expert level facilitation skills for senior leadership and people leaders.
- Experience creating content for virtual learning technologies and platforms
- Experience applying design thinking to leadership development solutions
- Experience developing program strategies and products that are scalable and sustainable in a high growth business environment
- Excellent project management skills including planning work, managing details, keeping multiple tasks/projects on track, using time well, and doing whatever it takes to deliver outstanding results
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to facilitate and present in both large and small group settings
- Prior experience leading a team preferred
- Coaching certification and/or assessment certifications preferred
- 7+ years of experience in HR program or product design, leadership development, learning and development or talent management
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited Universities required, Masters a plus
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