Senior Leadership Development Advisor

Job Description

The Senior Leadership Development Advisor is a senior level individual contributor responsible for shaping, designing, and advancing enterprise leadership development strategy and solutions. This role partners closely with senior leaders and HR stakeholders to build leadership capability at scale, ensuring leaders are prepared to lead effectively today and into the future.

The Senior Advisor operates as a trusted thought partner, bringing deep expertise, strong executive presence, and a data‑informed approach to leadership development.

At Blue Cross NC, we’re making health care better for all – by listening deeply, challenging what’s possible, and putting care at the heart of everything we do. Join a purpose driven team where ideas spark change, growth is encouraged, collaboration fuels impact, and you’re supported with the flexibility and trust to do meaningful work.

What You’ll Do

• Advise VP+ leaders and HR partners on leadership capability, readiness, and development priorities
• Design and evolve enterprise leadership frameworks, success profiles, and capability models
• Design scalable, experience‑based leadership development solutions by level and role (emerging through executive level)
• Apply leadership assessments, skills data, and 360 feedback to inform development strategy and readiness
• Facilitate leadership development sessions and forums for leadership cohorts
• Evaluate and integrate external leadership development partners, content, and assessment tools
• Operationalize Leadership Effectiveness Index (LEI) to define clear outcomes, KPI’s, and success measures for leadership development
• Track and analyze leading and lagging indicators of leadership effectiveness using the LEI to assess progress and impact over time
• Deliver executive‑ready insights and recommendations that clearly demonstrate leadership effectiveness gains and measurable ROI

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 5+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

Bonus Points

• 10+ years of experience in leadership development, organization design, executive development, or talent development with an advanced degree in Leadership, Adult Learning, HR, I/O Psychology, or related field
• Leadership development, coaching, or assessment certifications (Hogan, DiSC, ICF, etc.), strongly preferred
• Experience integrating assessments, succession data, and development planning for large, complex, or regulated organizations
• Demonstrated experience designing enterprise‑scale leadership development solutions
• Strong expertise in leadership frameworks, adult learning, behavior change, and development planning
• Excellent facilitation, communication, executive‑level presence, and proven ability to influence and advise senior leaders (VP+)

Success Measures

• Adoption and sustained use of leadership/OD frameworks and tools by leaders and HR partners
• Improved bench strength indicators (coverage, readiness, internal fill rates) where applicable
• Movement in leadership effectiveness measures (360 themes, leadership index, listening results)
• Business impact indicators tied to supported initiatives (execution, engagement, retention, productivity, change adoption)
• Stakeholder confidence: leader satisfaction, repeat engagement, and trust metrics

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that’s deeply invested in the community
• Work‑life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
• 401k match including an annual company contribution

Where You’ll Work

Our Hybrid Flex approach is built on presence with a purpose – giving you flexibility to work remotely with intentional in‑person connection – that supports a workplace that’s flexible, connected, and future focused.

In a Hybrid‑Flex role, you’ll work in the office at least two days a week for collaboration and connection. In a Remote Flex role, you’ll work virtually, with a few in‑office visits each year for meaningful moments that matter.

Whether your role is Hybrid Flex or Remote Flex depends on the nature of the work and distance from our Durham headquarters. We welcome candidates from outside the local area and in any states listed on this job posting. Onsite expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Salary Range

At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensing and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus (based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance), a 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.

$89,174.00 - $142,679.00

Skills

Change Leadership, Change Management, Culture Change Initiatives, Culture Strategy, Facilitation, Human Resources (HR), Leadership, Leadership Training and Development, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Culture, Organizational Culture Change, Organizational Development (OD), Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Performance, People Management