Sr Leadership Development Mgr

The Senior Leadership Development Manager designs, implements, facilitates, and continuously improves leadership and professional development programs that build capabilities aligned with business goals and priorities. This role owns an assigned portfolio of leadership & professional development programs and is accountable for the full program lifecycle, including needs assessment, program design, stakeholder engagement, program delivery, measurement, and ongoing improvement to ensure effective learning outcomes and business impact. Serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders, HR partners, and key stakeholders, the role assesses capability needs, builds alignment around development priorities, and translates talent insights into scalable, impactful development experiences. The Sr Leadership Development Manager facilitates development experiences, supports leader growth through coaching and consultation, and manages internal and external partners to ensure high-quality program outcomes and measurable impact. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Leverage learning technologies, AI-enabled tools, benchmarking, data, and Lean practices to continuously improve development programs, enhance participant experiences, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Lead design, delivery, and continuous improvement of assigned leadership and professional development programs. Translate business priorities and capability needs into clear program objectives, development journeys and measurable outcomes.
• Design and facilitate engaging leadership and professional development experiences using a variety of learning methods, including cohort programs, coaching, assessments, experiential learning, digital learning, and peer learning to build capabilities and accelerate application of learning.
• Select, engage, and manage internal partners, external vendors, coaches, facilitators, and other resources. Montior quality, deliverables, contractual commitments, and use of program resources.
• Lead multiple programs and workstreams simultaneously while ensuring timely, consistent, and high-quality execution. Establish and manage program plans, milestones, governance, communications and stakeholder engagement and resource needs to ensure successful program delivery.
• Partners with business leaders, HR, and key stakeholders to assess leadership and professional capability needs, identify development priorities, and provide expert guidance on development solutions that align with business goals and drive organizational impact.
• Define success measures and evaluate program effectiveness using participation, experience, behavior, capability, talent, and relevant business indicators. Translate insights into recommendations and continuous improvements.
• Other duties as assigned or may be necessary

• Program and portfolio management
• Advanced coaching, consulting, and executive presence skills, with the ability to influence and develop at all levels.
• Strong relationship-building, colloboration and influencing skills
• Proficiency with learning technologies, AI-enabled tools, and data analytics
• Ability to assess development needs and design, facilitate, coach, or recommend appropriate solutions
• In depth knowledge of leadership and professional development theories and practices, with the ability to design and deliver effective development solutions aligned with business needs.
• Knowledge of systems thinking, organizational development, talent management, and/or change management practices.
• Ability to apply Lean methods and data insights to improve processes, participant experiences, and program outcomes., * Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or relevant field and4+ years of experience in Organization Development, HR, Business, Education, or related experience.
• [OR] Associate’s degreein Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or relevant field and 6+ years of experience in Organization Development, HR, Business, Education, or related experience.
• [OR] High School diploma and 8+ years of experience in Organization Development, HR, Business, Education, or related experience.

Consumers Energy parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k) United States, Michigan, Jackson Sep 24, 2026

Consumers Energy is Michigan’s largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7., * Competitive compensation packages

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Up to 13 paid Holidays
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance Program

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don’t discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY (Different Generations), capable (Different Abilities), Interfaith, People Planet Partners, and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We’re a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.