The Senior Manager of HR Programs & Leadership Development is responsible for designing, delivering, and continuously evolving enterprise‑wide leadership and professional development programs that strengthen people capability, leadership effectiveness, and organizational readiness across the employee lifecycle, from emerging leaders and new managers to experienced people leaders. This position plays a lead role in creating the content, frameworks, and learning assets that enable leader growth.

This role also oversees several high‑impact HR programs that shape employee experience and engagement, including Rewards & Recognition, Mentorship and Sponsorship programs, leadership feedback tools, and select HR communications.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership & Professional Development

• Lead the strategy, design, and delivery of enterprise leadership and professional development programs focused on:
  • Soft skills and human‑centered leadership
  • Manager effectiveness and people leadership fundamentals
  • Emerging leader readiness and progression
• Create original leadership development content, including curricula, learning frameworks, facilitator guides, leader toolkits, and participant resources that support program objectives.
• Design and facilitate leadership learning experiences grounded in adult learning principles, including workshops, cohorts, and facilitated sessions.
• Incorporate organizational values and expectations, including accountability, collaboration, and service mindset, into leadership development content and experiences.
• Own and evolve leadership feedback tools, including:
  • Leadership 360 assessments (multiple annual cycles)
  • Launch and governance of a Manager 180 feedback survey
• Design and deliver internal professional development for HR team members, aligned to the HR Core Competency Model, with emphasis on consulting skills, influence, business acumen, leadership capability, and effective HR practice.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to identify leadership capability gaps and translate those needs into practical, scalable learning content and experiences.
• Measure program effectiveness using participation data, feedback, and outcome metrics to drive continuous improvement.

Mentorship, Sponsorship & Development Programs

• Provide end‑to‑end governance of enterprise Mentorship and Sponsorship programs, including:
  • Program design, launch cadence, and scalability
  • Participant experience (intake, matching, communications, closeout)
  • Platform administration and vendor relationships
• Develop and maintain program content, including participant guides, orientation materials, toolkits, and supporting resources.
• Maintain program frameworks, success metrics, and post‑cohort evaluations.

Rewards & Recognition Programs

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of Paradigm’s Rewards & Recognition programs.
• Manage annual program cadence, budgets, forecasting, vendor relationships and platform administration.
• Lead recognition-related communications, leader updates, and reporting.
• Ensure recognition programs reinforce company values, performance culture, and engagement.

HR Program Governance & Communications

• Own governance, annual planning, and execution across assigned HR programs.
• Develop clear, high‑quality program content and communications, including leader toolkits, enterprise messaging, change communications, and program resources.
• Own or contribute to the HR newsletter and select HR communications channels to promote visibility, understanding, and engagement with people programs.
• Maintain program documentation, content libraries, and resources within the HR Hub.
• Partner with Internal Communications and HR leadership to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment of messaging.
• The scope of this role may evolve over time based on organizational priorities, maturity of HR programs, and resourcing decisions, with increasing emphasis on leadership and professional development as programs scale.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree a plus.
• 5+ years of experience leading HR programs, leadership development, or organizational development initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and facilitating leadership or professional development content and programs.
• Strong program and project management skills, with ability to manage multiple enterprise initiatives simultaneously.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders without direct authority.
• Excellent written, verbal, and facilitation skills, with ability to translate concepts into clear, usable content.
• Demonstrated success in using data and feedback to assess impact and guide program evolution.

Preferred

• Experience with engagement, recognition, feedback, or development platforms strongly preferred.
• Project or program management certifications such as PMP®, PgMP®, CAPM®, or Agile/Scrum certifications.
• Professional development or leadership certifications such as Prosci®, Korn Ferry, Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), Gallup‑based certifications, or equivalent leadership development credentials.
• Certification or formal qualification in behavioral or leadership assessments, such as DiSC®, MBTI®, Strengths‑based assessments, or similar tools, with experience applying assessment insights in leadership or development settings.
• Certifications or formal training in adult learning, coaching, facilitation, or organizational development