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The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an Organizational effectiveness consultant that advances business effectiveness through high-impact leadership development. This role is a critical part of Thrivent’s Enterprise Learning and Development team and has accountabilities for leadership development and team effectiveness programs across all levels of the organization, from individual contributors to senior leaders. This role reports to the Director, Enterprise Learning and Development.

The Senior Leadership Development Consultant is an individual who can effectively collaborate with Learning & Development, Talent Management, Human Resources, and senior leaders across the organization. This individual is a performance consultant who can create, develop, and execute learning solutions to build leadership capability in individual contributors and leaders of others. The Senior Leadership Development Consultant will possess excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills and must have the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.

This position may be remote within the US, but candidates within commutable distance to Minneapolis, MN or Appleton, WI are preferred.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

+ Leads the development and implementation of leadership development and effectiveness programs across the enterprise, business unit/division and team level

+ Develop and manage leadership development programs for mid- and senior-level leaders and oversee programs for leading self and leading others, including communication, nomination, facilitation, event management and program analysis

+ Identifies, designs, and develops frameworks that represent skills and leadership capabilities critical to long-term and short-term objectives

+ Collaborates with leadership across the enterprise and within HR to gain business insight and input for program design and implementation plans and uses data to learn, iterate, and adapt programs and processes based on metrics, outcomes and industry best practices

+ Demonstrate and maintain leading edge expertise to ensure Thrivent implements the most effective programs and processes to drive organizational outcomes

+ Manage multiple projects and processes in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

+ Anticipate requirements to support the larger-scale development needs within and across teams and build plans to develop resources and skills accordingly

Required Job Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in applicable field required (Human Resources, Psychology, Business)

+ 8-10+ years of related experience in learning, consulting or program management roles related to large scale organizational effectiveness initiatives

+ Experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring leadership development programs/processes across the enterprise

+ Expert facilitation skills including experience with large and small groups in multiple modalities

+ Understanding of adult learning theory and principles, and digital learning, just-in-time, and blended learning strategies

Preferred Job Qualifications

+ Master’s degree or certification in formal instructional design, training & development, and human resources fields preferred

+ Certification and experience facilitating Situational Leadership II and certifications in Insights Discovery, StrengthsFinders, or similar assessments preferred

+ 3-5 years of experience in human resources, organization development or business management capacity preferred

+ Experience in financial services and/or fraternal benefit societies preferred

Other Critical Factors

+ Ability to maintain professional judgment, discretion and confidential information

+ Exceptional communication and group facilitation skills

+ Strong influencing and coaching skills

+ Cross-functional collaboration abilities

+ Strong program and project management skills

+ Ability to build trusted relationships with various levels of leadership across the organization

+ Strong business acumen

+ Results oriented and execution focused

+ Learning agile and adaptable

Pay Transparency

Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $107,125.00 - $144,933.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.

Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.

The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex , gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state , or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation , please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.

At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.

For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work.

Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.