Wayfair’s Talent team is seeking a leader to drive a career development and performance strategy that supports the culture of the organization; one grounded in equity, transparency, and growth. This team helps employees and the organization as a whole perform at our best, focusing on a holistic, continuous development experience. We believe there is white space in the existing corporate and executive career development philosophy and an opportunity to create a differentiated career development experience, supported by a streamlined and forward-looking performance process, that enables growth among our diverse set of employees in corporate, tech, and field/frontline roles across the globe.
We are seeking a motivated leader who can develop our career development and performance strategy capabilities to ensure that our process is a major contributor to the success of the company and the engagement & satisfaction of our employees. This leader will own the analytics and tech stack associated with our performance process.
This role is based in Boston and sits on the Talent leadership team with significant cross-functional responsibility and exposure to senior executives. The Head of Global Career Development should expect to manage a medium-sized team that will grow as volume and strategy dictate and will have significant influence over cross functional roadmaps.
Responsibilities:
- Develop vision and plan for the evolution of the career development & performance processes across field/frontline, corporate/tech and executive leadership team.
- Drive a culture of performance equity across all teams & geographies.
- Translate career development strategy into execution plans; own the outcomes.
- Develop a highly-capable team of new and existing employees to support Wayfair’s business growth at scale.
- Partner with all teams across the company to ensure our evolving career development philosophy supports and enhances our goals.
- Lead a team that manages the execution of our continuous development processes throughout the entire company.
- Partner with the Wayfair Talent teams to ensure collaboration across all parts of Wayfair.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Demonstrated talent experience, including experience in tech and/or ecommerce
- Strong business management skills; demonstrated ability to create and lead important strategic initiatives
- Ability to implement strategic plans and drive results with multiple teams and stakeholders; inspire and motivate teams to bring future state vision to life
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Strong quantitative acumen; data-driven decision-making
- Able to collaborate across all levels of the organization to achieve objectives
- MBA preferred
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.