Leadership Development Manager

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.

We are searching for a dynamic talent management professional to join our global talent and organizational effectiveness center of excellence. The Manager of Leadership Development is primarily responsible for managing leadership development to grow best in class leaders. This role will also manage other enterprise-wide people cycle processes and initiatives such as professional development, career/internal mobility and our assessment strategy.

This role is specifically responsible for executing the following across Celanese:

• Implement leadership development framework and accompanying curricula, resources, etc.
• Manage various leadership development programs, including communications, progression metrics, survey results, etc.
• Develop and manage our assessment strategy to accelerate the development of our leaders and high potentials
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on career development and internal mobility initiatives
• Develop content and owning the planning and delivery of training
• Plan, organize and facilitate development and training events
• Support leader transitions for key leaders
• Evaluate programs and processes and measures results
• Support high potential development talent programs and accompanying curricula to accelerate development for high potential talent
• Support high potential and engagement action planning
• Support cultural initiatives as needed
• Partner with others on the Talent Management team to create and implement additional organization initiatives

• Minimum 5 years in Learning & Development or Talent Development
• Masters degree in I/O Psychology or related field preferred
• Experience operating in a manufacturing organization preferred
• Experience operating in a global environment preferred
• Experience in developing and facilitating leadership development content
• Understand training and development principles and adult learning theory
• Knowledge and/or experience in instructional design principles
• Experience in program management and knowledge in program evaluation
• Strong collaboration and influence skills
• Organized with strong time management and prioritization skills
• High sense of accountability and assertiveness
• Strong communication skills
• Process oriented with a focus on execution
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, be able to perform in a team environment, collaborate with others, handle multiple projects, be flexible with change, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity successfully
• Experience with Smartsheet, Microsoft Forms, SharePoint a plus