Job Description

Job Description

Director -- Leadership Development

Albertsons Companies

About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons is one of the largest retail employers, providing approximately 300,000 jobs across 2,200 stores, 22 distribution centers, 20 food and beverage plants and various support offices. We operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia under the Albertsons banner, as well as Safeway, Tom Thumb, Jewel Osco, Shaw's and many more recognizable names.

What you will be doing

The Director, Leadership Development reports to the Chief Talent Officer and will lead the enterprise-wide strategy, design, and execution for accelerated leadership programs for senior level roles and HiPo leaders. You will be responsible for setting the vision and building the leadership development roadmap to strengthen leader capability and readiness, accelerate the development of our senior and HiPo leaders, and embed foundational programs across these groups.

As the leader of this area you will have a deep understanding of best practices across the portfolio in order to set the strategic direction in alignment with organizational needs and skill gaps. You will work with HR and business stakeholders to understand the business, talent, and capability needs. This role will partner closely with our training team to build an integrated development approach that covers the associate and leadership lifecycle and strengthens our company culture. This includes both foundational and signature programs in support of our leadership goals.

This is a new role and provides a significant opportunity to make a difference in retail transformation at scale. The leader will build and drive our LD strategy across both traditional skills as well as more contemporary skills required to thrive during transformation and in a digital environment. In doing so you will diagnose critical business opportunities and provide recommendations to senior leaders on approach.

The position will be based in Boise, Idaho, or one of our main regional offices (Pleasanton CA, Denver CO, Dallas TX, Chicago, IL, or Orange County CA). Additional travel will be required if not located in Boise.

Main responsibilities

* Leadership Development Strategy -- Build an integrated leadership development strategy and roadmap that takes into account the current and future state business and capability needs. This will enable leaders to deliver in their current job, grow into roles of increasing responsibility, and prepare for the future of retail.
* Program Design -- Build high impact and cost-effective leadership development modules and programs that are engaging and relevant to job success and delivering results aligned against our Company Principles. Build and recommend leadership development programs across multiple modalities including on-demand, virtual, and in-person. Create early-in-career accelerated development programs, including with rotational assignments.
* Program Delivery -- Will deliver programs for a variety of audiences across the organization from store through executive level. May conduct leadership coaching in pursuit of program objectives. Must be adept at creating and delivering for virtual and in-person programming.
* Diversity & Inclusion -- Develop an approach that considers associates and leaders from across the organization, our diversity and inclusion strategy and goals, and draws diverse perspectives into the design recommendation. Fosters a diverse and inclusive team and work environment and role models our culture and leadership practices.
* Data & Analytics. Leverage data to create actionable intelligence, establish ROI and draw insights for business leaders. Create forward looking plans based on trends and forward-looking analytics that turns data into clear stories or dashboards for business partners and senior leadership. Adept at measuring learning program effectiveness to demonstrate effectiveness and identify opportunities to continually improve programs.

What we are searching for

The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial spirit and a successful track record of delivering projects associates love. You have a curious mindset, you are innovative and bring creativity to improving processes with a keen eye for efficiency and automation. You want to be part of a team that will lead an HR transformation, build an amazing culture, and drive the overall success of the company.

* Strong consulting skills with the ability to interact with and influence leaders at all levels across the organization
* Proven ability to coordinate and align a diverse set of business stakeholders
* Assess program effectiveness and demonstrate ROI
* Cross-functional talent experience in building an integrated leadership architecture and connecting to enterprise strategy and talent and performance management outcomes
* Exceptional communication skills and ability to translate concepts into practical solutions that drive the business
* Champion change management efforts through a continuous improvement mindset
* High detail orientation and broad background in leading large and complex projects
* Strong influence - constantly pushing toward clarity and delivery while balancing the need for great collaboration across a variety of stakeholders to achieve your objectives
* A high bar across the board - from your own contributions to the people you work with to the projects you work on you maintain high standards
* Savvy with data - You know how to gather, share, and leverage data to make decisions
* Desire to learn - Learning and improving your craft is important for all of us, you will be constantly learning to be in a better position to create awesome new applications for our employees
* Self-directed - Able to navigate ambiguity and work independently
* Deep functional experience with HR functional domains

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

* 7+ years of experience of broad responsibility creating enterprise focused leadership development programs in a Fortune 500 organization
* Experience leading a high-impact team leadership
* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience with a related degree (e.g. Organizational Development, Industrial / Organizational Psychology)
* Deep experience in creating leadership development programs at scale, preferably in matrix and global operating environments
* Budget and vendor management for large projects and initiatives
* Develop strategy, drive execution, and take accountability for results

What it is like at Albertsons?

Albertsons Culture Principles

Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect

Team: We always support and recognize each other

Inclusive: We always value everyone's perspective

Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others

Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer

Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success