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Oracle Sr Director, Talent Development Programs in Helena, Montana
Job Description
The senior director will:
Lead our Early Career, Leadership Development, and other emerging program teams to successfully innovate, optimize, and deliver results through current and planned programs;
Establish and implement a cohesive strategy for talent development programs that enhance the capabilities and potential of our people across the employee journey in key moments of high impact; and
Identify enterprise opportunities to design and deliver talent development programs more effectively, efficiently, and at scale.
Reporting to the GVP of Talent Management and Development, the senior director will lead globally dispersed teams managing Early Career programs and Leadership Development programs. As a member of our leadership team, this is a unique opportunity to make an impact and collaborate closely with teams across HR, including our organizational development consultants, enterprise learning team, strategic communications, HR leaders and business partners, talent acquisition, people analytics, and many other key internal stakeholders and partners, as well as external vendors.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic, systems thinker who will bring a fresh perspective, data-driven decision-making, and deep expertise in talent development strategy and programming, along with well-developed organizational leadership and change management skills to successfully drive both talent and operational outcomes. They will know how to build trusted relationships, communicate clear vision, garner support and alignment across multiple cross-functional stakeholders, and measure results. They are comfortable moving and pivoting quickly, fun and collaborative, and have strong leadership skills.
Responsibilities:
Programs Strategy, Planning, and Budget Management
Set cohesive vision and strategy for talent development programs function and work with program leaders on the program level strategies and plans for Early Career and Leadership Development.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and prioritize critical business outcomes and plan for annual programs.
Develop comprehensive business cases and proposals to secure annual budgets and funding for new initiatives.
Research industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously enhance our approaches.
Team Leadership
Lead, manage, coach, and mentor the Early Career and Leadership Development program teams, providing guidance and support to ensure the success of the team.
Growing/scaling the program management capabilities of the team to increase reach/impact of LOB specific programs.
Define functional priorities and goals that align with business, HR, and organizational strategy and desired outcomes, and hold team accountable for achieving them.
Effectively use Oracle’s talent management processes and HCM tools to facilitate performance management and development best practices.
Collaboration and Partnerships
Foster trusted relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and vendors to understand talent development needs and ensure the effective delivery of the enterprise talent programs.
Actively participate as a member of GVP’s leadership team to define and deliver on organizational priorities and initiatives, optimize organization and processes, develop talent, and drive innovation and change.
Measurement and Continual Improvement
Establish key performance metrics, success criteria, and measurement standards for all. programs and hold teams accountable for impact, business value, effectiveness, and experience of programs.
Report out results and metrics to GVP and other stakeholders.
Ensure teams are leveraging metrics, feedback, and data insights/analytics to continually innovate and improve programming.
Operational effectiveness
Proactively look across programs to leverage synergies, efficiencies, and cost savings.
Identify opportunities to improve operational excellence (i.e. through technology, automation, AI, etc).
Communication
Develop and implement a cohesive and effective stakeholder communication and management strategy, partnering with the HR Comms team, where appropriate.
Build awareness and visibility of program strategies, offerings, and results with key audiences.
Ensure teams develop effective change management and communication strategies for program implementation, partnering where needed.
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Career Level - M5
Responsibilities
What we like to see:
Minimum of 12 years’ experience in a talent development role in a high technology organization. 8 or more years of successful people management experience, including managing globally dispersed and remote working teams and leading other managers/directors.
Demonstrated success in designing and implementing effective leadership development strategy and programs with measurable outcomes – must have experience doing so in a multi-country/global, rapidly changing, and complex environment. Preferred additional experience in developing early career programs or similar talent programs.
Strong systems thinking and dot connecting, coupled with the ability to develop strategy and drive execution with a bias for moving quickly and iterating.
Data-driven with strong business acumen and the ability to align talent strategies with critical business needs.
Success in collaborating with multiple, cross-functional stakeholders to achieve consensus and results, building trust and credibility with HR, business teams, and partners.
Experience running annual planning and budget management processes.
Must be able to demonstrate good judgment; analytical decision-making capabilities, with experience using metrics to drive program improvements.
Proven ability to develop and present effective business cases for executive level decision makers.
Strong leader and team player with exceptional communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with colleagues at any level from interns to the CEO.
Demonstrated ability to achieve success through others, develop capability, and support individual growth.
BA/BS degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field. A master’s degree is a plus.
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Disclaimer:
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $161,700 to $338,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
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