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Exelon · 12 hours ago

Leadership Development Manager

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $143K/yr

7+ years exp

Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and they are seeking a Leadership Development Manager to drive measurable skill building in current and future leaders. This role involves developing and managing leadership development strategies and programs, aligning them with business needs, and evaluating their effectiveness to ensure a strong leadership pipeline.

Clean EnergyCommunitiesEnergy

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Serves as a Leadership Development subject matter expert in the Talent Center of Excellence (COE). Develops and manages leadership development strategies, programs, activities, and frameworks for all levels (emerging, mid-level, senior, executive). Evaluates build vs. buy approaches to determine whether leadership development solutions should be created in-house or sourced from external vendors to ensure optimal impact and efficiency. Ensures all resources (calendar, tools, policy documents) are in place to support programs. Measures progress against leader development plans and goals. (35%)

Aligns leadership development and executive coaching approach with business strategy to ensure that Exelon’s leadership talent is ready and sufficient to meet current and future business needs. Assesses the impact of AI advancement on leadership roles and competencies and applies insights to design learning experiences that build future‑ready leader capabilities, ensuring that programs reflect evolving skills requirements and prepare leaders to effectively leverage AI‑enabled work environments. Collaborates with Talent Management and Organizational Development (TMOD) teams across the enterprise to prioritize offerings and activities, identify measures of impact, and ensure continuity and strategic alignment across programs. Partners with Talent Review teams to identify HiPo leaders and align development plans. (25%)

Supports Senior Manager, Organizational Learning and Leadership Development in overseeing related and supporting technologies, identifying ways to improve, automate, and streamline current practices and systems. Manages external vendor relationships and negotiates contracts to ensure high-quality, cost-effective delivery of leadership and organizational development programs. (20%)

Program Evaluation & Continuous Improvement: Applies adult learning theory and instructional design principles to ensure programs, offerings, instructional design, and learning interventions are effective, impactful, engaging. Evaluates learning impact using models like Kirkpatrick; measures ROI and business outcomes to inform continuous improvement. Looks for opportunities to continuously improve and innovate existing processes and align future activities to direction of the business. Incorporates measures of impact and ROI into design of learning interventions and leadership programs. (10%)

Interoperable role supports cross-functional initiatives in strategic workforce planning, succession planning, talent review, and performance development. As required, facilitates leadership assessments and feedback processes (e.g., 360s, coaching). (10%)

Qualification

Leadership developmentInstructional designProject managementAdult learning theoryBehavioral science principlesVendor managementCoaching methodologiesCommunication skillsCritical thinkingInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, psychology or related field

7-10 years experience in leadership development, OD, or talent management

Strong knowledge of instructional design, adult learning theory, and behavioral science principles

Strong project management skills

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to deliver even during periods of ambiguity and change

Demonstrated success managing enterprise-wide leadership development programs

Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills

Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills

Ability to rotate into Strategic Workforce Planning, Organizational Learning, and Succession Planning scopes

Preferred

Experience applying Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation or similar models to assess learning outcomes and program effectiveness

Experience with leadership assessments and coaching methodologies

Certification in instructional design, talent/leader assessments, executive coaching, or leadership development methodologies

Strong negotiation and vendor management skills

Experience with union environments and frontline workforce learning and development, ideally in energy or infrastructure sectors

Experience supporting strategic workforce planning activities

Specialized skills may include data-driven learning analytics, agile learning design, organization and process redesign and change management

Benefits

Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%

401(k) match and annual company contribution

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave

Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support

Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement

Referral bonus program

And much more