Program Manager Organization Learning

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.  

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce. 

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There are jobs and then there are careers. Since 1997, Paylocity has been hiring talented people, giving them big challenges, and providing the right resources to help them succeed. Our award-winning culture ensures all employees feel truly welcome, appreciated, and free to be themselves. While other companies talk about it, we make it happen. Join Paylocity and launch your career!  

Program Manager, Leadership Effectiveness

Position Overview

This role is responsible for designing and delivering leadership effectiveness programs that build employees’ and leaders’ skills and capabilities to prepare them for their next leadership role, or to be successful in their current roles. You will architect programs and learning experiences that support the talent development goals of the company and/or the business group you are assigned to support. 

To do this, you will partner with business and HR leaders to assess and discover talent development and leadership effectiveness needs. You will collaborate with leadership to plan out consistent employee experiences and learning journeys that are shared across the enterprise. The program manager will own all aspects of their programs, including the ability to analyze, design, develop, deliver/implement and evaluate program effectiveness.

Primary Responsibilities

Knowledge and Application 

· In partnership with HR leaders, develop leadership development strategies that are aligned to company and business unit goals. 

· Design, develop and deliver leadership effectiveness programs and experiences that support this leadership development strategy and align to overall talent goals for the business unit you’re supporting. 

· As needed, assist in the planning and creation of other HR talent and organization development activities and programs, including leadership development, talent management, diversity, equity and inclusion, and employee engagement.

· Research and keep abreast of trends in leadership development, talent development, learning design, and learning technology. 

Complexity and Problem Solving

· Execute on all program components, including analysis, design, development, delivery/implementation and evaluation. 

· Sell the program’s intent and objectives to key stakeholders including business and HR leaders. 

· Plan, coordinate, and execute the delivery and implementation logistics of department programs.

· Utilize data-driven insights to assess leadership capabilities to inform the design of your programs. 

· Collaborate with stakeholders to assess root causes of leadership-related issues and develop targeted experiences/programs to address these issues. 

Discretion and Impact

· Propose program design and architecture to business and HR leaders Secure alignment with them on expectations for the program goals and their outcomes.

· Plan and design measurement and evaluation methods to assess learning program effectiveness and impact

· Communicate ROI of leadership development programs and experiences to key stakeholders in the business and HR. 

· Serve as a trusted advisor to management and director-level leaders to provide guidance and support to them as needed. 

Collaboration and Interaction 

· Connect with business leaders and HR leadership to discover talent & leadership effectiveness opportunities for the employees and leaders in your assigned area, which could be one part of the business, or enterprise wide. 

· When necessary, partner with instructional designers to develop program components, including eLearning modules, ILT classes, workshops, digital learning collateral (e.g., job aids, workbooks, reference guides), and educational media (e.g., educational videos, audio, infographic).

· When necessary for scale, partner with L&D leaders for delivery support, and ensure delivery of the program components meet the program’s goals and stakeholder expectations by observing the delivery and providing coaching and feedback. 

· As needed, partner with procurement to research, evaluate and propose external vendors who can supply learning content that supplements our programs, including creating RFPs and attending demos.

· Work with subject matter experts within the assigned business group you support to ensure relevancy and application of content. 

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

· 3+ years L&D, Talent Development or Organization Development experience

· 5+ years Learning Design experience, with 3+ years designing and managing learning programs

· 3+ years of facilitation experience at the leadership and program level

· Experience practicing different learning design frameworks, including ADDIE, SAM, Rapid Design and LXD

· Undergraduate degree in I/O Psychology, HR Development, Organizational Development or related field strongly preferred

· Graduate degree preferred

· Proactive and self-starting nature who can “roll up your sleeves” to start executing

· Comfortable with getting started without the complete picture or all the information

· Independent and self-sufficient who can thrive under minimal guidance

· Prefer prior experience working within the functional area you support

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers. We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact  leavebenefits@paylocity.com. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed. This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $92,500-$115,000/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual bonus and restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.