Workforce Strategy Program Manager

Workforce Strategy Program Manager

The Workforce Strategies (WS) Program Manager will provide strategic and tactical HR leadership to drive the evolution of Entergy HR. This role serves as a program execution leader in developing, implementing, and continuously improving initiatives that support the attraction, hiring and retention of a high performing workforce that enables Entergy to achieve the vision of becoming the Premier Utility. The WS Program Manager is an advisor for the business and the Workforce Strategies Center of Excellence. This role plays a primary role in developing and executing HR programs and projects aligned to the talent and strategy while working in partnership with the business and human resources teams, including the talent management, employee experience, talent acquisition and HR business partner teams.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides subject matter expertise and consultative approach for the Workforce Strategies aspects of the overall HR strategy, including:
• Utilize a sales and marketing approach to revitalize a "new normal" employment value proposition and tailor to candidate segments.
• Expand synergistic and scalable workforce development programs across our service territories, and tailor to local capability needs.
• Redesign, brand, and market a "new normal" premier intern program that results in a high percentage of top talent new hires in positions they desire.
• Remove the candidate "barriers to entry" in awareness of opportunity, testing, interviewing, and on-boarding that retains new employees.
• Remove bias in the hiring process through recruiter and hiring manager skill building and development.
• Engage in community partnerships to market and brand the company and uncover new pools of talent.
• Ensure hiring, placement, and retention of candidates from Entergy-sponsored school and community programs (Target schools, HBCUs, Mid-Tier Schools).
• Recruit and hire locally to reflect and represent the communities in which we serve.
• In conjunction with the HR organization and their respective business unit, leads the identification, development and execution of strategic HR process improvements that significantly improve the employee experience, or improve quality, efficiency, and effectiveness across the team, business unit, and/or the organization including, but not limited to: Workforce Development. Community, Business, and Educational Partnerships. Talent Attraction Programs. Talent Pipeline Programs. Intern Program. Employee Experience Programs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field plus 5+ years of HR related experience; or, in lieu of degree, 9+ years of HR related experience
• 2+ years leading teams, or leading programs and initiatives where the employee can demonstrate the ability to effectively influence others.
• Masters or Advanced degree is a plus.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position:

• Directs and may lead key initiatives, and/or projects.
• Strong drive, initiative, and willingness to take risks to learn.
• Proficiency in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Advanced knowledge of HR Management systems or other experience with HRIS.
• Able to analyze and provide input on the most complex situations.
• Able to communicate complex information to a diverse audience in a way that is easily understood.
• Exercises independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• When given a leadership role, coordinates the activities of a functional team.
• Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups.
• Develops and fosters relationships and able to effectively influence all stakeholders.
• Informal leadership of peers.
• High level of understanding of all aspects of HR generalist support.
• Highly organized and results oriented.
• Some experience in dealing with senior executives and leaders of the business.
• Understands and facilitates the change process through completion.
• Gains leadership involvement and line ownership.
• Incorporates the perspectives of all stakeholders and analyzes business and people related data to influence people plans and activities.
• Tracks and communicates strategy progress and setbacks.
• Committed to continuous learning / improvement in all aspects of HR.
• Judgment - can discern when to inquire, advocate, drive, or resolve more decisively.
• Developing an understanding of diverse customer/client needs and demonstrates an ability to flex style when faced with myriad dimensions of culture in order to be effective across cultural contexts.
• Understands the dynamics of cross-cultural and inclusion related conflicts, tensions, misunderstandings, or opportunities.
• Understands applicable laws, regulations, and government requirements and their impact on the business.
• Ensures compliance through effective programs, policies, and practices.
• Excellent communication skills (internal and external to Entergy) including written communication, executive presentations, and stand-up speaking skills; comfortable presenting to and facilitating work with all key stakeholders.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position:

• SPHR/PHR certification preferred

Primary Location: Mississippi-Jackson