Director - Leadership Development - Media

Director - Leadership Development (Media) (10-14 Years)

Media Organization - Mumbai

To lead the design and delivery of leadership development programs to build high performing talent.

Key Responsibilities -

Program Design and Delivery:

- Drive deployment of the integrated leadership framework of the organization and establish clear linkages with other talent management processes.

- Design and drive deployment of the leadership journey for leaders across creative and senior management.

- Facilitate in-depth ROI study of leadership development programs and prepare a compelling pitch for steady uptake from business.

- Build program design and facilitate deployment of entry level development programs - creative and management trainees and mid-level managers across business and corporate roles.

- Facilitate learning programs for entry level and middle level development programs.

- Drive effectiveness of entry level and mid management leadership development programs year-on-year and build program brand for internal and external stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management:

- Develop impactful relationships with stakeholders across levels to seek design inputs, buy-in for new programs, feedback for improvisation and program reporting.

- Facilitate discussions with BU Heads/ Function Heads to draw insights and action plan basis quarterly dashboards.

Annual Plan and Budget

- Create annual plan basis key focus areas of engagement.

- Optimize costs and manage LD budgets to maximise ROI.

Partner Management

- Identify and develop alliances with partner/ consulting firms to build research and design capabilities for key programs.

- Oversee vendor quotes, contracts, negotiations, cost closures and vendor payments.

Internal Team Collaboration:

- Build ownership amongst cross functional teams for programs/ initiatives across internal teams (BUHR, HR COEs, Internal Comms, Strategy etc) by clarifying the objective and success parameters. Process Adherence

- Implement and ensure adherence to agreed by the organization & HR SOPs in execution of deliverables.

Team Management

- Provide inputs to the Function Head to create a workforce plan in alignment with the overall HR plan for the business, highlighting future staffing and skill requirements.

- Identify skill gaps and training needs for each team member, and guide their development journey to build a talent pipeline.

- Support and guide the team in setting up and achieving their goals.

- Manage team performance through feedback and coaching.

- Engage in regular check-ins with the team members and provide recognition.

Key Performance Indicators:

- Number and quality of leadership development program deliverables as assessed by client satisfaction.

- Coverage of participants across leadership development programs through the year

- Evolution of program design, branding and tools deployed year-on-year

- Cost optimization and effective management of budgets.

- Complete adherence to commercial, legal, financial, internal HR processes.

Qualifications & Experience

- 10+ years experience

- MBA in HR/ M.A. in Organizational Psychology/ Organizational Behavior.

- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Leadership Development.

Antal India