Talent and Organizational Development Program Manager
The Talent and OD Program Manager, Production provides strategy and expertise in instructional design, onboarding, manufacturing operations, and program management. This person digs into the operational process details, provides process consulting, and works with leaders to translate their technical content into user-friendly training for manufacturing leaders and hourly team members to drive performance.
The program manager will partner with HR partners and business leaders to develop and deploy tools, programs, and content to enable our teamsâ performance and growth. Along with bringing the OD, process, and instructional design expertise, this person must be excellent with relationship-building, developing strategies and communications, and executing programs.
Who we're looking for someone who:
Loves reading SOPs and translating them into engaging, high-impact training with measurable learning outcomes
Is insatiably curious about operations
Is skilled at building relationships and earning key operational stakeholdersâ trust
Builds thoughtful, achievable rollout plans given operational constraints
Can recite key learnings about instructional design, test development, and job analyses from their I/O Psychology education
Is known for conducting robust needs analyses and following ADDIE
Can engage learners with strong facilitation skills
Is known for dissecting and optimizing processes
Loves analyzing operational and learning data to achieve results by creating and executing high-impact action plans
Essential Responsibilities & Duties:
Conducts thorough job analyses and needs analyses to design, develop, facilitate/implement, and program-manage role-based, engaging training with observation checklists to drive performance to our SOPs, e.g., following SOPs using the extraction equipment, following our SOP to make gummies, etc.
Owns all ADDIE phases and program-manages âin contextâ leadership development workshops, e.g., âManaging Performance to X policy/procedure.â
Owns all ADDIE phases and program-manages a standardized, role-based onboarding and training strategy to set new hires up for success and reduce turnover
Serves as a âgatekeeperâ by collaborating with key stakeholders and prioritizing program implementationsâ timing, phasing, and sequencing to manage end-user gulp rates and optimize outcomes
Develops asynchronous/synchronous learning materials and programs that are engaging, user-friendly, and aligned with adult learning principles, e.g. BARS, observation checklists, train-the-trainer programs for leaders, facilitator guides, etc.
Works with People team members to build role-based interview guides with BARS for scoring
Partners with the Sr. Director of Talent and Organizational Development to create role-based competency models with BARS
Creates Train-the-Trainer programs for site leaders, e.g., observation and feedback program
Leads adult-use conversion training for production sites by collaborating with key stakeholders to identify needs and practical implementation plans while owning all ADDIE phases
Qualifications and Skills:
Has at least a Bachelorâs degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, or related field
Has a minimum of 5 full-time years of relevant experience in Learning and Development, Organizational Development, and/or Talent Management in a manufacturing environment
Has experience with creating standardized onboarding programs
Has solid project management skills
Has experience leading organizational change through strong influencing and change management skills in establishing trust, credibility and building collaboration at all levels of the organization
Has experience conducting needs analyses, creating behaviorally anchored rating scales, and crafting competency models
Has experience using Articulate 360 Storyline, Captivate, iSpring Suite, and other authoring tools
Has experience editing videos using Camtasia, ClipChamp, or other similar software
Has a passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement
Ability to travel 10-20% of the time to visit sites
Preferred Qualifications:
Masterâs degree in industrial/Organizational Psychology, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, or related field preferred.
Has a minimum of 8+ full-time years of relevant experience in Learning and Development, Organizational Development, and/or Talent Management in a manufacturing environment preferred
Additional Requirements
Must pass any and all required background checks
Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Must possess valid driverâs license
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry
The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.Green Thumb Pay Range$105,000—$125,000 USD
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The program manager will partner with HR partners and business leaders to develop and deploy tools, programs, and content to enable our teamsâ performance and growth. Along with bringing the OD, process, and instructional design expertise, this person must be excellent with relationship-building, developing strategies and communications, and executing programs.
Who we're looking for someone who:
Loves reading SOPs and translating them into engaging, high-impact training with measurable learning outcomes
Is insatiably curious about operations
Is skilled at building relationships and earning key operational stakeholdersâ trust
Builds thoughtful, achievable rollout plans given operational constraints
Can recite key learnings about instructional design, test development, and job analyses from their I/O Psychology education
Is known for conducting robust needs analyses and following ADDIE
Can engage learners with strong facilitation skills
Is known for dissecting and optimizing processes
Loves analyzing operational and learning data to achieve results by creating and executing high-impact action plans
Essential Responsibilities & Duties:
Conducts thorough job analyses and needs analyses to design, develop, facilitate/implement, and program-manage role-based, engaging training with observation checklists to drive performance to our SOPs, e.g., following SOPs using the extraction equipment, following our SOP to make gummies, etc.
Owns all ADDIE phases and program-manages âin contextâ leadership development workshops, e.g., âManaging Performance to X policy/procedure.â
Owns all ADDIE phases and program-manages a standardized, role-based onboarding and training strategy to set new hires up for success and reduce turnover
Serves as a âgatekeeperâ by collaborating with key stakeholders and prioritizing program implementationsâ timing, phasing, and sequencing to manage end-user gulp rates and optimize outcomes
Develops asynchronous/synchronous learning materials and programs that are engaging, user-friendly, and aligned with adult learning principles, e.g. BARS, observation checklists, train-the-trainer programs for leaders, facilitator guides, etc.
Works with People team members to build role-based interview guides with BARS for scoring
Partners with the Sr. Director of Talent and Organizational Development to create role-based competency models with BARS
Creates Train-the-Trainer programs for site leaders, e.g., observation and feedback program
Leads adult-use conversion training for production sites by collaborating with key stakeholders to identify needs and practical implementation plans while owning all ADDIE phases
Qualifications and Skills:
Has at least a Bachelorâs degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, or related field
Has a minimum of 5 full-time years of relevant experience in Learning and Development, Organizational Development, and/or Talent Management in a manufacturing environment
Has experience with creating standardized onboarding programs
Has solid project management skills
Has experience leading organizational change through strong influencing and change management skills in establishing trust, credibility and building collaboration at all levels of the organization
Has experience conducting needs analyses, creating behaviorally anchored rating scales, and crafting competency models
Has experience using Articulate 360 Storyline, Captivate, iSpring Suite, and other authoring tools
Has experience editing videos using Camtasia, ClipChamp, or other similar software
Has a passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement
Ability to travel 10-20% of the time to visit sites
Preferred Qualifications:
Masterâs degree in industrial/Organizational Psychology, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, or related field preferred.
Has a minimum of 8+ full-time years of relevant experience in Learning and Development, Organizational Development, and/or Talent Management in a manufacturing environment preferred
Additional Requirements
Must pass any and all required background checks
Must be and remain compliant with all legal or company regulations for working in the industry
Must possess valid driverâs license
Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
Must be approved by state badging agency to work in cannabis industry
The pay range is competitive and based on experience, qualifications, and/or location of the role. Positions may be eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.Green Thumb Pay Range$105,000—$125,000 USD
Apply Now