The Manager, Talent Experience - Programs, manages the programmatic and engagement efforts of The Home Depot's award-winning summer internship program. The manager is responsible for designing and managing all components of the summer internship program experience. This role will collaborate with Human Resources Partners, Talent Acquisition, Hiring Managers, and other key business stakeholders to provide a best-in-class internship experience that attracts top entry-level talent nationwide. A successful manager will be proactive, flexible, detail-oriented, a strong communicator and cross-functional partner.

• Assess, improve, and implement engagement activities / programming related to the internship
• Work cross-functionally with HR Partners and Business Partners to ensure alignment with enterprise needs
• Provide creative solutions to keep talent engaged pre, during, and post-internship program
• Support workstreams such as Program Steering Committee
• Partner with brand and creative team to develop marketing materials and creative needs
• Conduct research to identify trends and assess competitive landscape for retail and technology internship programs
• Support recruiting events as needed as part of the Early Career team
• Partner with Corporate Communications to elevate awareness of the internship program
• Build and maintain cross-functional relationships

• This position reports to the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition.
• This position has 0 direct reports.

• Typically requires overnight travel 20% of the time.

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

• 2+ years in project management experience
• Experience with Talent Acquisition, Marketing, or Human Resources  
• Experience with creating programming for an internship and/or related associate development program

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

• No additional education

• 5

• No additional years of experience

• None

• None

• None

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for developing entry-level talent
• Self-starter who anticipates problems and utilizes strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Highly self-motivated and detail-oriented
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills including building presentations
• Creative thinker who is comfortable operating with autonomy

Position Overview:

TI&SC Innovative Capabilities Solutions Architect plays a critical role in activating and operationalizing the TI&SC, global capabilities strategy across the TI&SC enterprise. This role ensures practical and systemic delivery, actionable and effective metrics and continuous improvements as we deliver today’s business results and tomorrow’s growth projections. TI&SC Innovative Capabilities Solutions Architect will lead, defining, piloting and executing the platforms, processes, systems and tools for TI&SC capabilities.  This role will ensure consistent look and feel across TI&SC training inventory, ensure platform for curatable, always on content across TI&SC.  The Solutions Architect will ensure sustainable and systemic learning and development and Capabilities via templates and tools to create and maintain dynamic playbooks, active and current knowledge repositories. This role is critical in bringing our networked ways of working to life by identifying and scaling best practices/solutions and reducing effort duplication and create a consistent expereince across the TI&SC organization.  Critical partnerships for the above will be with Platform services, Learning Develop and Learning Operations.  The TI&SC Innovative Capabilities Solutions Architect also plays a critical role in TI&SC people and culture. This role will own the annual Growth Expo and be lead advisor and active coach for the TI&SC Culture Taskforce and partner heavily with HR for this work. 

Key Expectations:

Strategic Enterprise TI&SC Capabilités Tools

• Own strategic relationship with Platform services, learning operations, etc to ensure TI&SC capabilities have best fit, form, function tools to meet needs of today and future

• Own TI&SC training inventory platform/tool to house all content, enable assessments, curation

• Own playbook template format and process/best practices to ensure updated playbooks across key, TI&SC strategic areas. Own creations and upkeep of key TI&SC playbooks.

• Own portions of budget areas as needed (memberships, etc)

Lead Critical TI&SC People and Capabilities

• Own, lead, plan and execute Growth Expo, TI&SC’s largest, annual people event

• Own, lead, plan and execute annual Career Month partnering with Enterprise and Functional capabilities teams

• Advise, guide and ensure success of TI&SC Culture Taskforce including defining/aligning clear success metrics

Transform Critical People and Culture Capabilities

• Own, lead, evolve TI&SC’s onboarding program to todays and future needs including defining/aligning clear success metrics

• Scale, operationalize STA/STE process and develop playbook for execution across geographies

• Lead/partner to deliver Big Rocks

Network Leadership

• Represent TI&SC Capabilities in Enterprise Capabilities network or others as needed

• Actively engage in cross TI&SC functional capability network and routines (w/R&D, Supply Chain, QSE, CPS, SRA, FS, etc)

• Active participation and represents TI&SC Capabilities in Capability Council and routines

• Imports and exports best practices across functions/geographies for the betterment of the organization

• Support TI&SC Global Leader Network (GLN) Talent Development & Capabilities content with HR

• Connect external to the company to “bring the outside in” and ensure TI&SC capabilities is best in class

Cultural Role Model

• Role models capability building behaviors themself

• Builds a talent pool / succession plan for their role through developing others

• Engages with the broader capability community (TISC, OU, cross-functional, etc)

• Teaches and develops others

In this role you will deliver and participate in the following:

• Defining a clear roadmap defining platforms, processes, tools, networks needed to deliver sustainable solutions based TI&SC Capabilities strategies and action plans

• Opportunities to engage, influence and partner with the Global TI&SC LT and GLT.

• Leading critical partnerships with Platform services, Learning Develop, Learning Operations, HR, etc to ensure systemic and sustainable approaches and tools for today and future

• Partner with Learning Development and Capabilities metrics team to levearge analytics, data and tools to asses critical needs for TI&SC. 

• Develop learning and other assessments for TI&SC and  critical metrics to ensure effectiveness of programs, tools, and progression of learning of the organization.

• Opportunities to learn and lead large programs- Growth Expo.

• Use data, analytics and external benchmarks to inform strategy and decision-making, while also staying connected to business realities 

• Drive the change to create a learning culture by designing and leading the development of tailored learning approaches, platforms, tools in partnership with the global TI&SC, global HR Learning COE, etc

  • Orchestrating curriculum development and delivery platforms

  • Optimizing user experience, roll-out, support & adaptation of the program.

  • Advise stakeholders on best practices in adult learning such as social & peer learning, gamification of learning, informal learning, and real-time performance support.

• Participate in the capability communities of practice to deliver across the global Function

• Consult and contribute across TI&SC and TCCC Learning organization to design, develop, and test learning content

• Strengthen the learning mindset in the organization, educating TI&SC on learning & capability building.

•  Lead Capability and Development business planning aligned to the global ABP calendar and milestones

• Actively participate and contribute to the “Big Bets” of TI&SC People, Capability and Culture Agenda

• Champion a culture of learning, experimentation and knowledge sharing across the function.

Work To Be Done:

• Capability development aligned to the strategy and TI&SC Capabilities global director

• Integrated development approach using the 3 Es

• Build a robust plan to address and implement key opportunities in TI&SC

• Organize & lead system resources to deploy programs and support deployment of global efforts

• Drive culture and change management

• Partner with other capability leaders (TISC, OU, functions, enterprise, etc) and HR Business partner

Skills and Behaviors Required:

• Growth Mindset

• Ability to take in inputs and pivot as needed

• Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo

• Bias to action and ability to get things done

• Human-Centered Design (designing for the needs of end-users)

• Understanding the business

• Effective Stakeholder Management

• Influential and strategic communication

• Community development and fostering networks

• Project Management

• Learning Design and Development

• Collaboration and co-creation

• Low Ego/High EQ

Experience Needed:

• Ideally 10+ years’ experience in Corporate and Operating Unit environment

• Prior Capability experience, function or HR

• Flexible and team-oriented, with proven ability to act as a change agent across all levels of an organization including leading teams of 10+ Sr level associates at a matrixed level

• Proven leadership skills and ability to influence and motivate a diverse range of stakeholders to quickly achieve results and scale solutions.

• Strong project management experience

• Experience partnering and managing third party vendor relationships

• Human-Centered Design (designing for the needs of end-users)

• Consistent delivery of solutions that achieve business results

• Adept at facilitating large groups and aligning on key agreements

Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Summary: 

TI&SC Capabilities Execution and Communications Manager plays a critical role in leading TI &SC Capabilties communications and rewards and recognition programs and executing and ensuring the long-term health of TISC Capabilities programming. This role will execute critical programming across TI&SC and partner across TI&SC capabilities to proactively set clear metrics for all programs aligned with TI&SC success criteria, lead tracking, reporting and continuouse improvement action planning with TI&SC Capabilities program owners. Critical partnerships will be with TI&SC Capabilities, HR, Learning and Development, Learning Operations, Platform Services, etc. This role will play a critical role in the practical and systemic advancement of the TI&SC People, Capabilities and culture agenda.

Key Expectations:

Lead TI&SC Capabilitites Communications

• Own, lead, plan and execute TI&SC Capabilities calendar including partnering across TI&SC capabilities, TI&SC cross functions, OU’s, functions, to develop full calendar of coordinate capability programming.
• Strategic communication TI&SC rewards and recognition programming to drive learning culture
• Lead TI&SC Capabilities communications strategies and partner with TI&SC communications leaders to execute- career month, growth expo, culture taskforce, ongoing capabilities programming, etc.

Strategic and System Capabilities Measurements, Reporting and Continuous Improvment

• Own TI&SC Capabilities Effectiveness Scorecard- define template, align metrics, ensure tracking, reporting and “horizon look ahead” on progress and risk, gaps vs metric successful completion
• Ensure all TI&SC programming has proactive, clear success criteria, metrics, effectiveness assessments and continuous improvement plans
• Partner with Learning and Development to determine best approaches and execution for metric creation, tracking and reporting relevant to maximize impact of TI&SC Capabilities programming
• Evaluate effectiveness of communications and determine best ways to communicate, survey and engage TI&SC organization to maximize impact of TI&SC capabilities
• Own portions of budget areas as needed (rewards & recognition, etc)

Execute TI&SC Defined Programming

• Execute current and evolved Supply Chain programming portfolio in partnership with Learning Operations
• Own and lead TI&SC rewards and recognition programming, metrics and continuous improvment plans
• Contribute to GSC LN Capabilities, People and Culture content and execution

Transform Critical People and Culture Capabilities

• Active participation in planning, and execution of annual Growth Expo
• Partner to develop and lead execution of post Career month momentum calendar
• Lead/partner to deliver Big Rocks

Network Leadership

• Develop and lead x-TISC Total Capability Community connect
• Actively engage in cross-TI&SC functional capability network and routines (w/R&D, Supply Chain, QSE, CPS, SRA, FS, etc)
• Active participation and represents TI&SC Capabilities Learning Development (TLE) routines and other relevant forums
• Imports and exports best practices across functions/geographies for the betterment of the organization
• Connect external to the company to “bring the outside in” and ensure TI&SC capabilities is best in class

Cultural Role Model

• Role models capability building behaviors themself
• Builds a talent pool / succession plan for their role through developing others
• Engages with the broader capability community (TISC, OU, cross-functional, etc)
• Teaches and develops others

In this role you will deliver and participate in the following:

• Leading critical partnerships with Platform services, Learning Develop, Learning Operations, HR, etc to ensure systemic and sustainable approaches and tools for today and future
• Partner with Learning Development and Capabilities metrics team to levearge analytics, data and tools to asses critical needs for TI&SC. 
• Develop learning and other assessments for TI&SC and  critical metrics to ensure effectiveness of programs, tools, and progression of learning of the organization.
• Opportunities to learn and lead large programs- Growth Expo.
• Use data, analytics and external benchmarks to inform strategy and decision-making, while also staying connected to business realities 
• Drive the change to create a learning culture by designing and leading the development of tailored learning approaches, platforms, tools in partnership with the global TI&SC, global HR Learning COE, etc
  • Orchestrating curriculum development and delivery platforms
  • Optimizing user experience, roll-out, support & adaptation of the program.
  • advise stakeholders on best practices in adult learning such as social & peer learning, gamification of learning, informal learning, and real-time performance support.
• Participate in the capability communities of practice to deliver across the global Function
• Consult and contribute across TI&SC and TCCC Learning organization to design, develop, and test learning content
• Strengthen the learning mindset in the organization, educating TI&SC on learning & capability building.
•  Lead Capability and Development business planning aligned to the global ABP calendar and milestones
• Actively participate and contribute to the “Big Bets” of TI&SC People, Capability and Culture Agenda
• Champion a culture of learning, experimentation and knowledge sharing across the function.

Work To Be Done:

• Capability development aligned to the strategy and TI&SC Capabilities global director
• Integrated development approach using the 3 Es
• Build a robust plan to address and implement key opportunities in TI&SC
• Organize & lead system resources to deploy programs and support deployment of global efforts
• Drive culture and change management
• Partner with other capability leaders (TISC, OU, functions, enterprise, etc) and HR Business partner

Skills and Behaviors Required:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills (up, across)
• Growth Mindset
• Ability to take in inputs and pivot as needed
• Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
• Bias to action and ability to get things done
• Human-Centered Design (designing for the needs of end-users)
• Understanding the business
• Effective Stakeholder Management
• Influential and strategic communication
• Community development and fostering networks
• Project Management
• Learning Design and Development
• Collaboration and co-creation
• Low Ego/High EQ

Experience Needed:

• Ideally 5-8+ years’ experience in Corporate and Operating Unit environment
• Prior Capability experience, function or HR
• Experience in needs analysis, impact assessment, and future skill requirements
• Flexible and team-oriented, with proven ability to act as a change agent across all levels of an organization including leading teams of 10+ Sr level associates at a matrixed level
• Proven leadership skills, ability to influence and motivate diverse stakeholders, quickly achieve results & scale solutions.
• Strong project management experience
• Experience partnering and managing third party vendor relationships
• Consistent delivery of solutions that achieve business results
• Adept at facilitating large groups and aligning on key agreements

Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.

Position Overview:

Technical, Innovation and Supply Chain (TISC) Capabilities is a critical enabler to the global TI&SC strategy.  TI&SC is anchored by 6 Strategic Objective Big Rocks that guide how we deliver the vision of “Keeping the Promise OF LOVED BRANDS, DONE SUSTAINABLY, FOR A BETTER SHARED FUTURE.”  TI&SC is a critical contributor to the company’s ~$33B Net-Revenue and the System’s $65B Supply Chain. In strong partnership with HR, TI&SC Capabilities delivers TI&SC’s Critical Enablers: Accelerate People Capability Agenda & Strengthen our Culture.

TI&SC Emerging Capabilities Director plays a critical role in creating the cross TI&SC, global capabilities emerging capabilities strategy, roadmap and tools needed to deliver today’s business results and tomorrow’s growth projections. TISC Capabilities Emerging Capabilities Director will lead, partner and collaborate to develop robust and sustainable Capabilities for emerging capabilities (i.e. partner for emerging market needs, and emerging capabilities needs, i.e. digital, etc).  As a part of the emerging capabilities roadmap design, they will play a critical role partnering closely with the TI&SC capabilities team to ensure emerging capabilities are reflected TISC capabilities evolution and create broad and robust networks internally and externally to ensure enduring connections and robust ecosystems that enable sustainable ongoing learning, coordinated efforts and share best practices, provide governance an shape the future of TI&SC emerging capability efforts.

Key Expectations:

Strategic Emerging TI&SC Capabilities Leadership

• Define TI&SC emerging Capability strategy roadmap (Africa, INSWA, Digital, etc)

• Develop and pilot TI&SC Leadership Programming

• Redesign Supply Chain Programming Portfolio

• Develop capabilities processes, tools, networks, etc to ensure above program is sustainable

TISC Emerging Capabilities and Skills Development

• Create TISC emerging capabilities fundamentals toolkit and deploy across Capabilities Leadership

• Own and lead needs and gaps assessment for critical TISC emerging capabilities (i.e. Digital, etc)

• Develop, pilot, deploy programming to address gaps in critical TISC emerging capabilities needs

• Contribute/partner to influence and develop TI&SC capabilities for future functional leaders and across

• Integrate new, emerging TI&SC capabilities &skills into existing/new TI&SC and Enterprise/Company tools

Lead Structure, Effectiveness and Governance COE’s/SOS Efforts To Accelerate Emerging TI&SC Capabilities

• Scale, execute and govern TISC system COE model.

• Ensure ongoing COE effectiveness, evolution and health of each team

• Collaborate/co-lead integration of SOS effort into COE and create model to ensure robust ecosystem for sustainable efforts after COE interventions

• Create playbook template for COEs to leverage

• Create and maintain platform structure for COE knowledge retention, sharing, on demand access

Network Leadership

• Create TI&SC emerging capability network and routines (Ou Tech Ops, system, functional as needed, etc)

• Active participation and represent emerging TI&SC Capabilities in Capability Council and routines

• Imports and exports best practices across functions/geographies for the betterment of the organization

• Contribute to TI&SC Global Leader Network (GLN) Talent Development & Capabilities content with HR

• Connect external to the company to “bring the outside in” and ensure TI&SC capabilities is best in class

Cultural Role Model

• Role models capability building behaviors themself

• Builds a talent pool / succession plan for their role through developing others

• Engages with the broader capability community (TISC, OU, cross-functional, etc.)

• Teaches and develops others

In this role you will deliver and participate in the following:

• A clear roadmap for TI&SC emerging Capabilities including the processes, tools, networks needed to deliver sustainable solutions

• A set of global emerging capabilities for all TI&SC function associates that positions the function to win and encourages internal growth and development

• Opportunities to lead, learn and influence COE’s/ SOS across the system

• Use data, analytics and external benchmarks to inform strategy and decision-making, while also staying connected to business realities 

• Drive the change to create a learning culture by designing and leading the development of tailored learning programs in partnership with the global TI&SC, global HR Learning COE, etc

  • Orchestrating curriculum development and delivery platforms

  • Optimizing user experience, roll-out, support & adaptation of the program.

  • advise stakeholders on best practices in adult learning such as social & peer learning, gamification of learning, informal learning, and real-time performance support.

• Lead the capability communities of practice to deliver across the global Function

• Consult and contribute across TI&SC and TCCC Learning organization to design, develop, and test learning content

• Strengthen the learning mindset in the organization, educating TI&SC on learning & capability building.

•  Lead Capability and Development business planning aligned to the global ABP calendar and milestones

• Actively participate and contribute to the “Big Bets” of TI&SC People, Capability and Culture Agenda

• Champion a culture of learning, experimentation and knowledge sharing across the function.

Work To Be Done:

• Capability development aligned to the strategy and TI&SC Capabilities global director

• Integrated development approach using the 3 Es

• Build a robust plan to address and implement key emerging opportunities in TI&SC

• Organize & lead system resources to deploy emerging capabilities programs and support deployment of global efforts

• Drive culture and change management

• Partner with other capability leaders (system, TISC, OU, functions, enterprise, etc) and HR Business partner

Skills and Behaviors Required:

• Growth Mindset

• Ability to take in inputs and pivot as needed

• Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo

• Bias to action and ability to get things done

• Human-Centered Design (designing for the needs of end-users)

• Understanding the business

• Effective Stakeholder Management

• Influential and strategic communication

• Community development and fostering networks

• Project Management

• Learning Design and Development

• Collaboration and co-creation

• Low Ego/High EQ

Experience Required:

• Ideally 10+ years’ experience in Corporate and Operating Unit environment

• Prior Technical or Capability experience, function or HR

• Leading and active and effective management a diverse range of stakeholders

• Consistent delivery of solutions that achieve business results

• Adept at facilitating large groups and aligning on key agreements

What We Can Do for You:

• Iconic & Innovative Brands: Our portfolio represents over 250 products with some of the most popular brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, Fuzetea and more!

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that believes in providing our employees with the tools and resources to be successful.  

• Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.  

• Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.  

Relocation support is offered for this position

Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.