Vice President Organization and Talent Development

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Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

• Estimated annual base pay: $227,000 (minimum) - $284,000 (midpoint)
• Stock Options

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity
• 9.5% annual retirement benefit opportunity
• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members
• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays
• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave
• Paid parental leave (effective 1 Jan)
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits
• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life
• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary benefits, including:

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts
• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

Are you ready to make your mark? If you’re a Organization and Talent Development Executive, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The VP of Organizational and Talent Development will own all aspects of talent, including acquisition, learning and development, succession planning, and performance management. This role will be a critical part of the senior Human Resources leader team, creating and supporting strategies, tools and processes in the disciplines of org and talent management as well as learning and development. This role will report to the Chief HR Officer and work in partnership with the HR team, using established talent principles to create consistent practices in talent assessments, talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, career path framework and support workforce planning.

What’s In It For You

At Woodward, our “employees” are called and treated as “members” and we’ve created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. It’s an inclusive, positive, collaborative, and socially responsible environment where members work together for outstanding outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Collaborates with executives and key leaders throughout the organization to set the vision and strategy for organizational and talent development as well as L&D to maximize the success of aligning the right talent to meet organizational goals and achieve strategic outcomes.
• Leads the creation and implementation of critical learning and development programs throughout the enterprise, including such things as skill-building, rotational programs, and onboarding.
• Owns the performance management program and practices, and ensures that through these practices we’re achieving the right outcomes and driving appropriate behaviors.
• Oversees the talent acquisition function and ensures our practices, processes and technologies are driving a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Direct management of a small but mighty team of L&D professionals to create, embed and drive effective training and development programs across the company
• Ensures a consistent performance management process that focuses on the employee’s efforts on the achievement of business goals. This includes building leader capabilities on how to provide feedback and coaching, how to write goals, and how to have meaningful performance reviews.

What We Are Looking For

• BS/BA in organizational development, business administration or related field
• A significant number of years in development, implementation and execution of Talent strategies in support of business objectives in a public company required
• Several years working directly with the CHRO, CEO and Board on Talent strategies and programs is strongly preferred
• Extensive knowledge of and experience leading Talent organizations, including acquisition, learning management, succession planning and development
• Progressive and scaled leadership roles, including 5+ years holding the top Talent role in a public company

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR and EAR, or possess all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State Department and the U.S. Department of Commerce. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Woodward is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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