Managing Director Talent and Organizational Effectiveness

THE ORGANIZATION 

Guided by the belief that all children deserve the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, the Flamboyan Foundation works to ensure every child in the US and Puerto Rico receives an outstanding education. In Puerto Rico, we are focused on improving reading proficiency for students in the early grades and revitalizing the island by making strategic investments in arts, culture, and education. Our work in Washington, D.C. centers on strengthening effective family engagement in schools and school systems across the country through trainings, fellowships, and school-based partnerships.   

THE ROLE 

The Managing Director of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness is Flamboyan’s in-house human resources specialist in the Washington, DC office. You will lead Flamboyan’s recruitment, hiring, onboarding and offboarding efforts and oversee Flamboyan’s talent development efforts for the DC team.  Skilled at incorporating equity into all elements of human resources and the employee lifecycle, you will work in close partnership with your counterpart in the Puerto Rico office to ensure that people-managers in both regional offices actively steward org-wide culture through a strengths-based coaching and talent development orientation. You will be responsible for developing strategies to recruit, retain, and develop our biggest asset, our talent. In addition, you will develop strategies to ensure alignment of organizational culture, performance, operations, leadership, reputation, systems, and processes. You will exemplify Flamboyan’s Core Values and act in accordance with Flamboyan’s policies and procedures.  

 THE REQUIREMENTS 

This role could be right for you if you have demonstrated and consistent experience in these eight areas. 

  Talent Management    You have experience building and sustaining a diverse pipeline of talent including recruitment, hiring, retention, onboarding, and offboarding | You understand how to determine barriers that people managers face and know how to ensure they are equipped to coach, mentor, provide feedback, address performance gaps, and reward high-performers | You are a creative problem solver, helping to create and implement effective talent management strategies | You have experience creating development and learning opportunities to support diverse demographics in pursuit of their professional aspirations. 

   Organizational Development    You have strong business acumen and are connected to HR-related networks or professional organizations | You balance an entrepreneurial spirit with a pragmatic approach to work | You have experience optimizing and integrating systems to facilitate delivery of HR services | You are a natural storyteller and connector, able to motivate others to join you in your pursuits | You can communicate and collaborate successfully across lines of difference.
  People Management    You have led a team | Managing people is one of your favorite aspects of leadership | You are a strong people manager with a bias toward accountability and development | You develop, inspire, motivate and coach your people to deliver results | You help your direct reports improve their performance and prepare them for future roles | You are confident managing across lines of difference. 

  Planning + Project Management    You can move projects from early stages through to scalable implementation | You have driven successful initiatives as evidenced by impact data and analysis | You can translate strategic plans into specific short- and long-term goals | You stay abreast of trends in HR, talent management, and related fields to predict opportunities and barriers to progress | You have created systems for monitoring progress to programmatic goals across various initiatives | You’ve responsibly managed budget and contracts.  

  Self-Awareness + Maturity    You carry a strong sense of your authentic self | You can acknowledge and correct mistakes without ego | You have a willingness to learn and grow | You understand where your strengths and growth areas are | You are not afraid to proactively upward manage | You carry high self-efficacy and ownership of goals | You are discrete and trustworthy, able to handle confidential information with care and grace | You have high emotional intelligence and can navigate nuance.  

  Anti-Racist + Bias Competence    You actionably live your commitment to social justice | You can confidently speak openly and courageously about your own equity journey | You are willing to confront your own biases and hold yourself accountable for disrupting them | You ask who is not at the table | You build time into projects to prioritize the voices that are not historically heard or valued. 

  Collaboration + Influence    You are a skilled collaborator and look for ways to include internal and external stakeholders in your work | You get results by leveraging your positional authority and influence and you have the discernment to know which to use, and when. 

THE QUALIFICATIONS 

• 8-10 years’ experience in Human Capital, HR, People, or related functions. 
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. 
• Deep commitment to and experience building and managing employee relations, internal communications, organizational culture and practices centered in equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. 

• Experience advising or supporting senior leaders of an organization. 
• Experience managing large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders.  
• Ability to build strong relationships and trust across difference. 
• Experience with Office 365 required; MS Teams and Salesforce preferred. 

THE LOGISTICS 

  Location    This position is based out of our Washington, DC office in Dupont Circle. Flamboyan has a hybrid work schedule which is 4-days in the office and 1-day remote each week along with 1 fully remote week quarterly. Our in-person workplace design is based on our belief that being physically present with colleagues internally and partners externally is essential to building relationships and optimizes our ability to achieve our individual and collective goals | Occasional local and national travel will be necessary | All staff must be fully vaccinated and boosted as a condition of employment unless given an approved exemption by Flamboyan for a medical or religious reason. 

  Compensation    At Flamboyan, our starting salaries are grounded in four beliefs: that we are competitive, we maintain internal equity across roles, there’s room to grow, and salaries are aligned with the market. We avoid negotiating starting salary to maintain equity across our team and we construct our salaries in such a way that staff can increase their pay as they grow within their role over time.  

 The starting salary for the Managing Director of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness is $115,430.  

  Benefits    Flamboyan’s benefits are designed to help you sustain work-life integration. Assessed annually, we provide a host of comprehensive benefits to staff. Our current benefits include: Medical and dental health insurance | Generous leave package: 15 days of vacation, 5 days of sick leave, 5 personal days, 10 holidays, 3 bereavement days, up to 5 days of jury duty, up to 2 days for approved professional development, winter break office closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and 6 org-wide wellness days per year  | Parental and medical leave | Retirement contribution with an additional 3% match | Individual and org-wide professional development opportunities | Long-term disability insurance | Pre-tax Transit | Flexible Spending Account | cell phone reimbursement (specific roles only). 

 THE TEAM  

  Manages    A team of 1-2 

  Closest Collaborators    Executive Directors (DC + PR), Managing Director of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness (PR), Managing Director of Strategy Management, People Managers and Direct Reports, and colleagues in DC and Puerto Rico