Head of Development, Law

The Manager, Leadership Development is the strategic owner and architect of the organization's high-potential leadership development portfolio, responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving development experiences that accelerate leadership readiness and strengthen enterprise succession pipelines. This role serves as the primary subject matter expert for high-potential talent development, translating business strategy, talent insights, and succession priorities into scalable development solutions that prepare future leaders to meet evolving business needs.

The role partners closely with HR, Talent Management, business leaders, and executive sponsors to identify development priorities, accelerate leadership growth, and support long-term organizational capability building.

Develop, execute, and maintain a multi-year high-potential leadership development strategy and roadmap aligned to enterprise talent priorities, succession planning outcomes, and future leadership capability requirements. Design, implement, and continuously evolve the organizations portfolio of high-potential leadership development programs, acceleration experiences, and talent interventions that strengthen leadership pipelines and organizational bench strength.

Conduct ongoing analysis of leadership readiness, succession pipelines, promotion trends, and capability gaps to inform high-potential development priorities.

Translate talent review insights, succession planning outcomes, and business strategy into targeted high-potential program strategy and solutions.

Manages facets of leadership programs including design/development and success metrics of the program as well as vendor relationships and program budget.

Partner with Talent Management and HR leaders to ensure high-potential programming is integrated with succession planning, talent review, and enterprise talent strategies to ensure the successful implementation and continuous improvement of the leadership programs.

Provides leadership coaching, mentoring and guidance to participants within cohorts to help them achieve learning goals and enhance leadership capabilities.

Develop and execute communication strategies to effectively launch and promote leadership development programs, ensuring stakeholder engagement through various channels and technology.

Using principles of adult learning and, learner experience design to establish frameworks, participant experiences, and development journey that accelerate readiness for broader leadership roles and critical positions.

Evaluates and reports the effectiveness and impact of the leadership development program and other supporting elements to senior leadership, as well as identifies continuous improvement opportunities.

Bachelor's Degree (accredited), in Organizational Behavior, Organizational Communication, or similar area of study, or in lieu of degree

High School Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience

7 years Previous experience supporting the development of leaders through programmatic delivery and coaching (in addition to education requirement).

Must have compelling and engaging delivery platform skills and have the ability to engage trainees in discussions during training workshops/sessions or one-on-one conversations.

Is a strategic and systems thinker with the ability to draw new insights from complex information and issues

Must have strong listening, coaching and feedback skills

Ability to encourage commitment to action and development of personal growth

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word Suite and Teams platform

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability. In addition, we offer a stock purchase plan, company matching on a 401(k), and more. Employees also receive paid vacation, holidays, and personal days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

WM (WM.com ) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post‑consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas‑to‑electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy‑duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, and local law.

For Canada: WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property. Job Category Learning and Development

Job Schedule Full time