Director, Executive Leadership Development
CNMontreal, QCAt CN everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you're part of making sure our business is running optimally and safely―helping keep the economy on track. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!
Job Summary
The Director, Executive Leadership Development is responsible for defining, leading, and implementing the leadership and development strategy, including assessments and coaching, for the executive team and senior-level enterprise talent. The incumbent is accountable for guiding the members of CN's executive team through tailored development and coaching programs. Additionally, the incumbent leads the implementation of an executive leadership development program aimed at identifying and developing CN's future c-suite leaders. The position plays a pivotal role in shaping the executive bench with leaders who are agile, inclusive, foster a culture of excellence driving employee engagement, retention, and organizational success.
Main Responsibilities
Executive and Senior-Level Enterprise Development
- Understand and articulate the accountabilities, experiences and capabilities that reflect executive excellence, current and future
- Partner across the organization to design the executive development approach, processes, and practices
- Work closely with leadership stakeholders to develop and lead CN's Executive Leadership Development Program
- Enable actions to accelerate development in order to ready an executive talent bench to meet future business demands
- Identify insights from assessments and present information, recommendations and proposed executive-level development interventions and plans
- Collaborate with the Learning and Development team to create targeted executive development programs based on assessment results and feedback data
- Ensure alignment with business goals, talent management and succession priorities to promote a culture of learning and growth
- Define and establish an internal coaching process and practice to ensure holistic, high touch and impactful support to optimize the ability for executive development
- Provide one-on-one coaching to our executive leaders in support of feedback from their external assessments and as part of customized development plans. Ensure to embed the corporate values and role modelling behaviours into CN's executive and leadership DNA. (We Care About Each Other; We Strive for Excellence; WE Succeed Together; We Lead Responsibly)
Process and Governance for Assessments
Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The incumbent must be available to work evenings and weekends when needed. The role requires occasional travel (25%) across Canada and the United States (U.S.). Due to nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to work in a high-pressure environment, meet deadlines to ensure executive and board-level deliverables, handle pressure, and stress.
Requirements
Experience
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
oExperience in implementing talent management and succession programs
oTrack record of effectively developing and implementing wide range or Executive and Organizational Development programs, systems and tools
oExperience in a complex, multidivisional organization known for progressive Human Resources (HR) approaches
oPrior experience as an external consultant for a leading provider in executive development
Education / Certification / Designation
Competencies
Technical Skills / Knowledge
About CN
As a leading North American transportation and logistics company, CN is a true backbone of the economy. With a team of approximately 25,000 railroaders, our focus is on moving both our company and the economy forward. We transport US$200 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors from resource to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a 20,000-mile network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN is the only Canadian company listed in the Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI). Launched in 1999, the DJSI World represents the gold standard for corporate sustainability. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.
At CN, we are dedicated to building North America's safest, most inclusive and sustainable railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented groups often don't apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. Even if you don't see yourself in every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please reach out to our team at [email protected].
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