Lead, Leadership & Team Development

Reporting to the Associate Director, Leadership & Team Development, you will support the design, deployment and sustainability of innovative, leading-edge leadership and team development solutions for a global audience, delivering learning initiatives that drive career development and performance. This role is focused on supporting the delivery of a core curriculum of leadership and team development programs aligned with our Leadership Capabilities framework. These initiatives will encompass formal, experiential, in-person and digital learning channels to ensure learning is accessible and adopted by our workforce. You will work with HR Business Partners and business stakeholders to gather information and propose solutions that are relevant and applicable to global employees.
As a member of the Leadership and Team Development team, you will be responsible fo
Needs Assessment and Strategy

• Consult with HR Business Partners to capture the leadership and team development needs of the business
• Develop learning paths that employ multiple delivery methods and best-in-class methodologies to deliver a sustained learning experience that achieves long-term outcome
• Support the strategy, design and delivery of innovative leadership and team development programs to drive professional growth and accountability aligned with our Leadership Capabilities framework across the enterprise
• Build strong relationships with business leaders to identify appropriate opportunities for sponsorship, championship, engagement, and alignment
• Own initiatives end-to-end from concept to delivery to post-implementation review

Design and Development

• Work with various stakeholders to support the design of learning content and materials, based on overall strategy while aligning to business needs across the enterprise, for example, resource guides, digital learning assets and internal web portal content
• Lead the sourcing, evaluation, and relationship management with external vendors, reviewing vendor material on a continual basis while having an ever-constant eye to market trends and innovation, and ensuring accurate and updated vendor information and documentation
• Maintain up to date understanding of global best practices and market benchmarks in leadership development, team development and learning (through white papers, thought partnership and other channels)
• Develop and support detailed and engaging rollout plans for deployment of programs and learning material

Implementation and Review

• Provide support and lead the overall implementation, communication and change-management of leadership and team development initiatives
• Facilitate virtual, in-person and/or hybrid learning sessions
• Measure, evaluate, and report on program outcomes to ensure return on investment and achievement of desired program outcomes
• Draft and lead the content for program communications, with support from the communications function (includes email, SharePoint, LMS, live presentations and other channels)
• Develop materials and presentations for partners and stakeholders

Additional

• Model our Leadership Capabilities and OMERS values, including the support and development of team members through feedback and coaching
• Establish and maintain project management standards and processes for implementation of learning initiatives

To succeed in this role, you have

• Superior presentation and facilitation skills, virtually and in-person
• Strategic, critical thinking, and innovation capabilities
• Organizational agility, with a high level of comfort in dealing with employees at all levels
• Strong track record of building relationships, consulting/advising, gaining consensus, and influencing stakeholders across all levels
• Passion for OMERS values and ability to add to a positive culture and working environment
• Ability to operate with autonomy
• Strong program management and analytical skills with experience managing complex projects while maintaining a keen attention to detail
• Exceptional communication skills (interpersonal, written and verbal with a focus on plain language)
• Coaching certification (ICF or equivalent) highly desirable
• Proven success developing and delivering leadership learning to different level audiences
• Availability to travel as required (up to 25%)
• 4+ years experience leading leadership development programs, preferably within a complex, matrixed global organization

Our story
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $124 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2022. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with more than 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children’s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe – serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.
OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.