Manager Of Professional Development

The Manager of Professional Developmentis the lead role in professional career development.

Responsibilities:

*The following is a general illustration of the work and is not all-inclusive for this position.

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of a comprehensive training strategy ensuring strategic alignment of training and development with business goals
• Assess needs, design and implement learning programs that foster positive career development, organizational performance, and employee retention 
• Design and develop a comprehensive communication strategy for training and development programs
• Utilize metrics to validate knowledge transfer and measure ROI
• Identify and work with applicable consultants such as leadership and technology
• Learning Management System selection, development and maintenance
• Create process and system for formal employee succession planning
• Align and integrate with Performance Management system
• Research and managing all aspects of training grants such as IWTP
• Manage Cajun’s Intern Program
• Recruit & hire
• Active participation in CIAC and CSA
• Oversee onboarding
• Assignment of interns to Business Units & Rotation Schedule
• Engage Business Unit Intern Coordinators and Mentors to ensure maximizing program
• Foster frequent communication with interns
• Seek feedback from interns and operations on program performance & make adjustments when appropriate
• Scheduling coordinating intern events
• Monitor market for intern best practices, pipeline sources,  and compensation
• Intern evaluations & compensation adjustments
• Plan and oversee full-time offer process upon upcoming graduation dates
• Responsible for managing new employee experience through the Professional Development Specialist including new hire onboarding training and Accelerated Onboarding programs
• Work with HR team to promote and create engagement with our Employee Growth Program (EGP)
• Oversee Cajun programs including:  Cajun 360, Uncommon Leadership, True Growth Academy, YP (Young Professionals), New Employee Mentoring Programs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource or related field
• Master’s degree in Learning Management, Human Resource Development or a related field preferred
• 10+ years of experience in the professional learning and development field
• Experience with eLearning design with expertise in technical development, implementation, and troubleshooting of web-based training modules
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong consultative approach
• Ability to effectively conduct training
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strategic thinker
• Must be a team player
• Self-motivated
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Tech savvy with ability to quickly learn custom software programs