Senior Director, Executive Development & Succession

Senior Director, Executive Development & Succession Job Summary The Senior Director, Executive Development & Succession Planning defines and drives strategies for talent assessment, executive succession, and executive development to proactively identify and develop leaders, building strong pipelines of leaders for our most business critical positions. This role operates through a high degree of influence, partnering with key stakeholders such as HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Talent Development, and executive leadership, working together to enhance and accelerate VF’s leadership capability. Responsibilities Define and lead the strategy for enterprise succession planning and executive development for Critical Roles (CR) and VP+ by working closely with HRBPs and executive leadership. Create executive succession planning process to identify and validate internal successors for all executive roles and CRs, which change annually. Through influencing, challenging and coaching, ensure development plans are being created, implemented and executed. Identify succession pipeline gaps and partner with Global Leadership Team, VP Executive Recruiting and HRBPs, to create an external pipeline of key leaders in case of a vacancy. Lead large‑scale projects, managing multiple vendors, and serving as the company’s primary internal consultant and subject‑matter expert on assessments, executive succession and executive development. Identify Critical Roles annually with CEO and CPO, ensuring a deep understanding of the roles and their impact. Responsible for the strategy, design and implementation of our company’s global, leading‑edge assessment practice for hiring, development, team interventions and talent management. Create a world class executive development program (i.e., The Lookout) targeted to current executives and leadership pipeline talent to accelerate career paths, close existing talent gaps, and be catalysts for organizational change aligned to our long‑term business goals. Lead research initiatives to validate and demonstrate ROI of our assessment tools and processes; leverage assessment data to garner organizational insights related to our workforce. Leveraging the assessment and other tools, develop a clear understanding of success profiles and mapping of appropriate capabilities, strengths, skills, leadership needs for future roles. Create and build programs, trainings and tools to address executive talent pipeline gaps. Skills for Success Strategic Planning: Must be able to drive progress against large, complex, long‑term projects by prioritizing critical outcomes, identifying and securing needed resources, and managing project timelines and deliverables Executive Presence: Project confidence and poise. Communicate credibly. Ability to facilitate and create trusted relationships with executives Execution Excellence: Must act proactively and independently to deliver exceptional products and services to assessment users and key stakeholders Psychological tests: Ability to conduct assessments using measurable psychological tests aimed at addressing risk, competency, vocational level and personality assessments Networking and Partnerships: Must demonstrate exceptional communication, consulting, and partnering skills to work with diverse stakeholders across the business and HR Influence: Must be able to communicate the value of our assessment, succession, and executive development strategies and build a compelling case to secure buy‑in and resources for key initiatives Qualifications Technical expertise and industry experience in talent assessment 15+ years related professional experience; Master’s degree or PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; preferred at least 5 years managerial experience; minimum 2 years of experience focused on Talent Assessment Minimum 2 years of experience focused on Talent Assessment Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements Compensation & Benefits Hiring Range : $198,720.00 USD - $248,400.00 USD annually Incentive Potential : This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process. Long‑Term Incentive Potential : This position is eligible to participate in a Long‑Term Incentive Plan. Specific details of the plan will be provided during the recruiting and interview process. Benefits at VF Corporation : You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io. VF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals to the extent required by applicable law. Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world. VF is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled. VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor. #J-18808-Ljbffr VF Corporation