At Macmillan Learning, we are committed to driving educational innovation and providing powerful and engaging learning experiences. We are searching for a Vice President of Organizational Culture and Diversity who will champion these values throughout our business, ensuring our team reflects the diversity of thought, background, experience, and identity of the learners we support.
Who You Are :
A seasoned professional with a deep understanding of DEI best practices, you are adept at marrying strategic business insights with actionable initiatives. You possess a unique blend of strategic mindset, business acumen, entrepreneurial spirit, and a hands-on approach, making you a natural leader and trusted advisor at all levels of our organization.
We strongly encourage and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women and people of color, to apply for this role. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways. We value your potential, and we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive and contribute their best.
Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to :
- Strategic Planning & Program Design : Develop and implement an innovative DEI strategy that aligns with our business objectives, creating measurable outcomes and milestones that enable evaluation of program success and ongoing iteration of program strategy and design.
- Program Management : Oversee and create DEI initiatives, resources, and content from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
- Data Analysis & Reporting : Use data to uncover insights and measure and report on the impact of DEI initiatives, ensuring alignment with our goals.
- Outreach and Engagement : Amplify our DEI message internally and externally, to promote our initiatives and attract innovative, growth-minded talent while regularly communicating progress against our objectives.
- Building Partnerships : Work closely with stakeholders at all organizational levels from the ML leadership team, ERGs, to external partners, driving our DEI strategies and thought leadership across the board.
To help prospective candidates evaluate the expectations of the position, we’ve aligned competencies that are key to successfully perform the core responsibilities.
- Diversity & Inclusion Orientation - Recognizes, values and leverages the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of every individual, promoting diversity, fairness and inclusion throughout the organization.
- Business Perspective - Ability to understand the "big picture" of how the company operates (goals, strategies, issues, and processes).
- Strategic Leadership - Sets direction for the team by looking ahead for opportunities, developing strategies and plans, and clearly communicating them to the team.
- Ownership - Models an empowered mindset, makes decisions and takes proactive action on behalf of ML's best interests.
- Data Literacy - Able to use data to gain insights, solve problems, and inform decisions.
- Drives Outcomes & Impact - A results-oriented mindset with a focus on outcomes not activity.
- Teamwork & Collaboration - Ability to work effectively with others to achieve common goals.
Required Qualifications :
- At least 5 years of experience in progressive business management, with 3+ years of relevant DEI, talent management, or change management experience.
- A passion for DEI and a demonstrated ability to build a culture of belonging.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to turn vision into action.
- Strong strategic and tactical thinking to address current and future needs.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Previous work that focuses on efforts that solve large, significantly complex, and/or highly confidential problems.
- Experience in facilitating training sessions and managing issues related to diversity and inclusion.
- Experience aligning DEI efforts with talent acquisition.
Salary : $175,000 - $200,000 / year.
Exemption Status : Exempt
Physical Requirements :
Position requires periods of close concentration and the ability to multi-task in an open office, noisy/busy environment.
Regular full-time and qualifying part-time employees and their dependents are eligible for Macmillan benefits, effective on the employee’s date of hire.
Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned company that inspires what’s possible for every learner. We envision a world in which every learner succeeds. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, veteran, family and economic status and background.