Leadership Development Specialist

Req ID: 446413 

Employee Benefits:* Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program * Paid Time Off  * 401(k) – 100% Match up to 5% * Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30 days * Hiring Immediately * Hybrid work-schedule

JOB LOCATION:

• This position is located at Love's corporate office in Oklahoma City.
• Hybrid work-schedule: 
  • Typically, 3 workdays will be onsite at the corporate office in Oklahoma City, and 2 workdays can be remote. This may change depending on business need.
  • You  MUST reside in the Oklahoma City metro area or be in the process of relocating to the OKC metro area in order to be considered for this position because this is not a remote position.

BASIC PURPOSE: The Leader Development Specialist is responsible for assisting with research, planning, and moderation of training events and special projects designed to develop leaders across the enterprise.  Assists in the execution and delivery of in-person, on-demand, virtual, and remote learning opportunities for all leaders. Assists in developing and designing training that improves leadership performance across the organization. Partners with the Leadership Development team to ensure alignment of leadership and professional development skills to business and talent plans.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with the design, development and implementation of in-person, on-demand, virtual, and remote development opportunities for all leaders while embedding inclusion and leveraging diversity for better outcomes.
• Coordinate with key internal stakeholders to ensure the execution of all in-person leader development programs including Love’s University, Store Support Development Course, and Leadership Love’s University.
• Partner with leaders across the enterprise to produce, revise, and deliver learning content aligned to business strategy and needs for all leader development programs.
• Partner with external resources like univerisities and other programs to improve and maintain existing learning and development trainings that are offered to Love's leaders and managers. 
• Assist in the design and development of engaging content for delivery by self or others based on identified business needs using a variety of authoring tools and mediums.
• Assist in the development and management of event timelines to meet deadlines.
• Adapt class management techniques to meet the diverse learning needs and styles of learners.
• Manage the scheduling and logistics for leader development programs.
• Ensure administrative tasks and timely assessments for learning programs are completed to produce accurate reporting.
• Follow-up with training participants to share information and resources and reinforce best practices for knowledge retention and application.
• Research and share learning insights and solutions that promotes effective leadership development across the enterprise.
• Possess a working knowledge of instructional design methodology and application for effective learning.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Experience:
  • 3-5 years of experience in a training, organizational development specialist, learning and development, leadership development coordinator, organization development, employee development, talent development, and or leadership development role is preferred.
  • Experience partnering with human resources (HR) business partners and HR team members. 
  • Experience meeting with, presenting to, and strategizing with company executives and leaders. 
  • Experience with partnering across an organization and enterprise to ensure diverse training and development programs for company leaders and managers.
• Skills:
  • Hard skills: Proficient with business software such as Microsoft Office.  Knowledge of Adobe products and eLearning software preferred.
  • Soft Skills:  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking. Good organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize while managing a continuous stream of work, ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment and analytical and problem-solving abilities.

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Job Function(s): Corporate 

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love’s Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets.
• Speedco and Love’s Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.
• TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) protection subscription service.