Manager - Talent & Organizational Development

In Penske Talent Development, it is our mission to create the experiences and resources for our colleagues to transform as human beings. In doing so, we grow the organization’s capacity to serve our communities while being a positive force for good in the world.   

Position Summary:  
(Remote position with travel as needed to facilitate sessions or advance initiatives within the organization approx. 25%)  

The Manager of Talent & OD – Collision Repair will focus primarily on the development, evolution and execution of a variety of functional and leadership focused programs, as well as organization development interventions across the Collision enterprise. This role will concentrate on the growth and development of associates in Collision Repair. This role is responsible for the design, development and facilitation of Enterprise Collision Repair programs, workshops and other customized development solutions that align with our mission and meet the needs of the business.  The role offers the opportunity to lead development initiatives at scale across enterprise and requires close collaboration with leadership, key stakeholders, and organization partners.

The ideal candidate will be passionate and experienced in organization development, leadership, learning design, adult development, facilitation, and content curation.   The Manager – Talent and Organization Development (Collision Repair) will report to the Senior Manager – Talent and Organization Development for Maintenance. This position is remote with the need to travel as needed to deliver sessions or attend events as well as to advance initiatives within the organization. Penske’s corporate offices are in Reading, PA, 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Major Responsibilities:  
• Owns, designs, develops, and leads Collision Repair learning strategy, portfolio, programs, and initiatives that link business strategies to individual and organization performance.  
• Design and facilitate programs and modules to the highest standards of program design and delivery. Use master facilitation skills and techniques to meet participants where they are and lead them toward their growing edge. 
• Analyzes business context, stakeholder needs & industry trends to execute Talent Development strategy and accountable for ensuring the quality of needs assessments leveraging both Instructional and Organizational Design methods 
• Successfully collaborates, leads and develops an engaged team as the portfolio expands.  
• Align course content and pedagogy with Penske’s stratified leadership, performance and development model. 
• Analyzes business context, stakeholder needs & industry trends 
• Create and maintain strategic partnerships with vendors, universities and other leading edge resources.  
• Participate in leadership and stakeholder meetings by providing counsel on training needs for initiatives.  
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by the Sr. manager.