Organizational Development Manager

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

Job Summary/Purpose

The Organizational Development Manager (OD Manager) is the recognized lead in developing, implementing, and continuously improving organizational development and talent management strategies for their assigned business function to raise the overall performance of the organization.

 

The OD Manager will pair a strong business acumen with confidence to interact with senior executives, deep subject matter expertise and an ability lead groups, and serve as a trusted partner for his or her assigned business function. This role is a senior member of the Human Resources team and provides informal leadership of peers. The OD Manager is a recognized subject matter expert for their assigned business function and acts in a lead capacity in the department to execute the organizational development aspects of the HR Strategy and business-specific performance initiatives aligned with the corporate strategy. 

 

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Engage in internal client consulting in assigned business functions to effectively communicate insights, influence strategic direction, inspire action, and hold leaders accountable to execute agreed-upon actions, solutions and/or interventions.
• Partner with business leaders, business employees, HR Business Partners, HR COE Partners, Continuous Improvement Business Partners, and other internal/external subject-matter experts to integrate desired behaviors into everyday business activities.
• Utilize behavioral assessment tools for a data-based approach to diagnostics and/or feedback: Predictive Index, DDI, Hogan and 360-degree/multi-rater assessments.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and/or performance feedback to leaders to improve the leader-employee relationship and create inclusive and approachable leaders.
• Provide leadership development services such as onboarding/transition planning, new leader integration, and development planning.  Work with leaders to drive the individual development planning process aimed at improving and increasing business, organizational and individual performance. 

 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology, or related field is preferred. Masters or Advanced degree desired.

 

Minimum experience required of the position

• 5+ years of Human Resources, Organizational Development or related experience with or without a degree.
• 3+ years leading teams, or leading programs and initiatives where the employee can demonstrate the ability to effectively influence others to achieve business outcomes.  

 

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Excellent communication skills (internal and external to Entergy) including written communication, executive presentations, and stand-up speaking skills.  Comfortable presenting to and facilitating work with all key stakeholders.  Excellent ability to use evidence to influence business leaders to action.
• Highly organized and results oriented.
• Comfortable with and astute in dealing with senior executives and leaders in all functional organizations.  Gains leadership involvement and ownership.  Incorporates the perspectives of key stakeholders.
• Tracks and communicates strategy progress and setbacks.
• Acknowledges and addresses challenges, obstacles, and opportunities.
• Committed to continuous learning / improvement in diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence.  Seeks and utilizes feedback from diverse sources.
• Judgment - can discern when to inquire, advocate, drive, or resolve more decisively.

 

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position

• Special certifications in the areas of Talent Development, Organizational Development, Executive Coaching, Diversity & Inclusion, Predicti