Growth and Development Pathways Manager

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As the Manager of Growth and Development Pathways, you will be responsible for shaping and leading USA TODAY Co.’s individual growth initiatives, ensuring that every employee has the opportunity to develop, grow, and unlock their full potential. You will play a key role in embedding a culture of growth across the organization by driving innovative growth strategies, coaching programs, and development tools. Your work will directly support employees' personal and professional growth, helping them become future-ready in a dynamic and evolving work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Growth Strategy & Program Development: Design, implement, and manage individual growth programs, including growth coaching programs that align with USA TODAY Co.’s strategic goals.

Culture of Growth: Champion a growth mindset across the organization by embedding growth-focused principles into communications, leadership practices, and organizational culture.

Culture of Learning & Recognition: Design initiatives to celebrate learning, growth, and risk-taking through communications and recognition programs.

Employee Development Programs: Lead and support development programs such as 360 Assessments, Predictive Index, and other tools to help employees identify growth opportunities and develop clear pathways for advancement.

Manager Coaching & Training: Partner with the Leadership Development Manager to equip managers with the tools, training, and resources to achieve effective growth and unlock growth opportunities for their teams through work assignments and internal mobility.

Internal Mobility & Success Stories: Capture and showcase internal mobility stories and gather diverse success stories from employees to inspire and engage others on their growth journey.

Career Pathway Clarity: Develop and communicate clear career development options to employees, including pathways for individual contributors, leadership, and people management roles.

AI Integration: Integrate company-approved AI-driven tools and analytics into growth pathways, career development, and feedback mechanisms.

Program Refresh and Evolution: Scale, refresh, and refine mentoring and onboarding programs to drive a culture of growth and belonging. Implement and manage mentoring functionality built into the Learning Management System.

Employee Experience & Feedback: Regularly gather feedback from employees and managers to continuously refine growth initiatives, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of the organization. Incorporate AI-driven feedback and analytics for continuous improvement.

Collaboration: Work closely with the People Transformation Team, learning and development teams, and business leaders to align growth initiatives with company-wide objectives, fostering a unified culture of continuous development.

Measurement & Accountability: Partner with the People Analytics Team to create dashboards and regular reviews to ensure program impact, manager effectiveness, and employee growth outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or a related field. An advanced degree or relevant certifications in talent development or coaching are a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, or related fields with a focus on employee growth, coaching, or career development.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing growth and development programs, with an emphasis on fostering a growth mindset and internal mobility.
• Strong understanding of assessment tools (e.g., Predictive Index, 360 Assessments) and experience leveraging them to support employee growth.
• Experience in coaching managers and employees on personal development, career conversations, and growth strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage leaders at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with different departments, including HRBPs, Learning & Development, and Communications.
• Experience in gathering and analyzing employee feedback to improve program effectiveness.
• Familiarity with coaching programs, mentoring programs, and employee onboarding processes is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

2026 Key Initiatives:

• Define Growth: Collaborate to define growth, expected skills, behaviors, and integrate AI as a core competency.
• Embed Growth into Communications: Help leaders and managers embed growth-focused messaging and practices into everyday work.
• Create Time for Development: Advocate for ongoing development time, upskilling, and connecting to company goals and agile routines.
• 360 Assessments for Growth: Develop and refine the use of 360 assessments for both individual and group development.
• Internal Mobility Stories: Capture and promote success stories from employees who have advanced within the company to inspire others.
• Collaborate closely with the Leadership Development Manager to design, implement, and manage a comprehensive employee coaching program. Integrate AI-powered coaching tools and analytics into the program to provide personalized, scalable, and data-driven coaching experiences for employees at all levels.

The annualized base salary for this role will range between $100,000 and $120,000.  Base compensation is reflective of many factors, including, but not limited to, the market in which one lives/works, individual education level, skills, certifications and experience. Note: variable compensation is not reflected in these figures and based on the role, may be applicable.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co. employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at Recruit@usatodayco.com.