Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you passionate about developing caregivers and leaders who advance excellence across a complex healthcare organization? Do you thrive at the intersection of leadership development, workforce readiness, talent strategy, and organizational effectiveness? If so, we invite you to explore this opportunity with Providence.
The Role
The Director of Learning and Development – Caregiver and Leader Development is responsible for shaping and advancing Providence's enterprise development strategy for caregivers and core leaders. This role leads the integrated programs and development pathways that build the skills, mindsets, and leadership capabilities needed for today's operational priorities and the future of healthcare.
This leader oversees a team of Talent Consultants and Program Managers who design, deliver, and continually evolve caregiver and leader development programs across Providence. The portfolio includes the Providence Leadership Academy; leader onboarding and transition support, leadership development programs, mentorship, high-potential development, succession readiness, and targeted manager-level training that strengthens high-performing leaders and teams.
The Director partners with operational leaders, HR, Talent Management, Workforce Development, Learning, Mission, Clinical Education, Finance, HRIS, and other Centers of Excellence to create a simple, human-centered development model. This model connects leadership capability, skill development, career growth, performance, productivity, engagement, and succession readiness, while aligning to Providence's Mission, Values, strategic priorities, leadership expectations, and future workforce needs.
What You’ll Do
Strategy and Integrated Development Model
Develop and implement a comprehensive caregiver and leader development strategy aligned to Providence's Mission, Values, Promise, strategic priorities, and evolving healthcare workforce needs.
Create an integrated development model that connects onboarding, leadership academies, mentorship, coaching, assessments, high-potential development, succession readiness, career growth, and skills needed for current and future roles.
Partner with senior leaders, HR, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Learning, Mission, Clinical Education, Finance, Technology, and operational stakeholders to align priorities, reduce duplication, and translate enterprise needs into scalable development solutions.
Providence Leadership Academy and Leader Pathways
Provide strategic oversight for the Providence Leadership Academy as a central development resource for leaders across the organization.
Ensure offerings are clear, accessible, well-sequenced, and aligned to leader level, role expectations, leadership competencies, operational priorities, and career progression.
Oversee programs supporting new and transitioning leaders, aspiring leaders, frontline and mid-level leaders, nurse leaders, physician and APP leaders, and other key leadership populations as identified
Caregiver, Leader, and Manager Capability Building
Lead development experiences that support caregivers and leaders as they enter new roles, transition into leadership, or prepare for expanded responsibilities.
Support practical, role-relevant manager development in productivity, systems adoption, operational management, performance conversations, team effectiveness, stakeholder management, and leadership routines.
Use formal learning, practice-based experiences, coaching, mentoring, peer connection, and just-in-time resources to meet leaders where they are and support application in real work.
Talent Pipeline, Mentorship, and Succession Readiness
Partner with Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and HR leaders to align development programs with talent review, succession readiness, high-potential development, internal mobility, and future leadership pipeline needs.
Oversee mentorship, leader labs, practice sessions, and cohort-based experiences that build confidence, capability, connection, self-awareness, and leader accountability.
Human-Centered Design and Development Experience
Design caregiver and leader development experiences that are simple, intuitive, accessible, inclusive, relevant, and easy to navigate.
Clarify what development is available, when it is most relevant, who it supports, and how it connects to skills, career growth, leadership effectiveness, and advancement.
Measurement, Partnerships, and Team Leadership
Establish a data-informed measurement strategy to evaluate reach, quality, relevance, skill acquisition, behavior change, business impact, return on learning, conversion and continuous improvement opportunities.
Build trusted relationships with executives, operational leaders, HR partners, Talent team, Mission, Clinical Education, Finance, technology partners, and other Centers of Excellence to align priorities and strengthen execution.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Talent Consultants and Program Managers; set direction, align priorities, manage resources and budgets, and create an engaged team environment focused on impact and stewardship.
What You’ll Bring
Education & Credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Leadership, OD, HR, or related field.
Master's Degree in Leadership, OD, HR, or related field (preferred).
Experience & Expertise
10 or more years as a senior-level learning and talent management leader with specialized mastery in leadership development programs, learning curriculum design and delivery, talent management, organization development and performance management.
8 years of experience working in large organizations (50,000+), recognized for developing leaders. Experience in leading within a matrixed environment.
8 years of experience in HR strategic planning and working through local strategic partnerships, service center environment and centers of expertise to achieve aligned objectives.
5 years of experience in designing and implementing innovative system/region-level learning and talent development programs.
5 years of experience building high-performance teams and leading through others to implement major solutions, requiring ownership, buy-in, and support.
Experience designing integrated development models that connect onboarding, ongoing development, leadership pathways, career growth, skills, succession planning, talent management, and internal mobility.
Experience using data, dashboards, feedback, stakeholder insights, and measurement strategies to assess program effectiveness, guide continuous improvement, and communicate impact.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement enterprise caregiver and leader development strategies aligned to mission, values, strategic goals, future skills, and healthcare workforce needs.
Deep knowledge of leadership development, caregiver development, adult learning, assessment, mentorship, coaching, succession readiness, high-potential development, leadership academies, cohort-based programs, and practice-based learning models.
Strong healthcare business acumen with the ability to translate operational priorities such as productivity, systems adoption, workforce performance, leader accountability, and caregiver engagement into practical development solutions.
Ability to create clear, simple, and human-centered pathways that help caregivers and leaders understand available development opportunities and how those experiences support growth and advancement.
Knowledge of leadership competency models, skills frameworks, talent profiles, job architecture, learning technology, talent technology, HR systems, LMS platforms, analytics tools, and digital solutions that support scalable development.
Ability to influence and align senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders around shared priorities, governance, program design, implementation decisions, and enterprise development outcomes.
Professional & Leadership Capabilities
Exceptional verbal, written, facilitation, presentation, interpersonal, and consultation skills; able to build trust and communicate strategy, priorities, program value, and outcomes to executive, operational, HR, and frontline audiences.
Strong strategic thinking, systems thinking, critical thinking, project management, change leadership, and resource stewardship skills in a complex, matrixed healthcare organization.
Creative and innovative mindset with the ability to simplify complexity, lead through ambiguity, adapt to changing priorities, and design meaningful development experiences that support leader effectiveness and team performance.
Ability to develop and lead a high-functioning team by setting direction, aligning priorities, coaching performance, managing conflict, delegating effectively, and creating an environment where team members grow and thrive.
Demonstrates sound judgment, self-awareness, executive presence, accountability, professionalism, commitment to inclusion, and dedication to Providence's Mission, Values, Vision, and Promise.
Why Join Us?
Enterprise-Wide Impact: Shape and advance Providence's enterprise development strategy for caregivers and core leaders across the organization.
Leadership Development Focus: Oversee integrated programs that support leadership capability, career growth, succession readiness, mentorship, and high-potential development.
Collaborative Partnership Model: Partner with operational leaders, HR, Talent Management, Workforce Development, Learning, Mission, Clinical Education, Finance, HRIS, and other Centers of Excellence to advance development priorities across Providence
Mission-Driven Purpose: Help build the skills, mindsets, and leadership capabilities needed to support Providence's Mission, Values, strategic priorities, leadership expectations, and future workforce needs.
Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?
If you are passionate about caregiver and leader development, organizational effectiveness, and building capabilities that support the future of healthcare, we encourage you to apply and help advance leadership and workforce development across Providence.
The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.
At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.
Salary Range by Location:
Renton, WA or Irvine, CA
Portland, OR
Every day, 119,000 compassionate caregivers serve patients and communities through Providence St. Joseph Health, a national, Catholic, not-for-profit health system, driven by a belief that health is a human right.
Rooted in the founding missions of the Sisters of Providence and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, courageous women ahead of their time who brought health care and other social services to the American West when it was still a rugged, untamed frontier, we share a singular commitment to improve the health of all.
From our earliest days, we’ve met new challenges by pioneering new solutions. Today, with 51 hospitals, 829 clinics and a comprehensive range of services, we strive to meet the needs of communities across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington through a diverse family of Catholic, other faith-based and mission-driven secular organizations.
Now, as we face a new frontier—a changing health care landscape—we draw upon their pioneering and compassionate spirit to plan for the next century of health for a better world, especially for the poor and vulnerable.
If you need treatment, please visit www.providence.org to locate a health care provider.
