Cars Commerce
Organizational Development & Engagement Specialist
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $71K - $87K
💻 Learning & Development
🗓️ July 4th, 2025
Kirkpatrick
LMS
Edtech.com's Summary
Cars Commerce is hiring an Organizational Development & Engagement Specialist to enhance organizational effectiveness through strategic Talent Management initiatives. The role focuses on driving employee engagement, leadership development, and learning programs by managing projects such as engagement surveys, High Potential (HiPo) programs, succession planning, and professional growth opportunities.
Highlights
- Manage organizational development projects including engagement surveys, leadership development, and training initiatives.
- Design and facilitate workshops and training sessions that engage various audiences.
- Analyze engagement survey results and provide actionable insights to improve employee engagement.
- Build relationships with stakeholders to identify engagement issues and recommend solutions.
- Stay updated on OD trends and best practices to introduce innovative solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, or related field required.
- 3-5 years of experience in employee engagement, performance improvement, and learning programs preferred.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems (Workday), survey platforms (Qualtrics), Google tools, and LMS reporting.
- Salary range: $70,900 - $86,850 annually.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, and a home office stipend.
Organizational Development & Engagement Specialist Full Description
Organizational Development & Engagement Specialist
United States, Remote
Full time
Be essential at Cars Commerce
At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.
No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.
But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.
At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.
No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.
But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.
Position Description/Overview:
The Organizational Development (OD) & Engagement Specialist will be a driving force in enhancing organizational effectiveness through strategic Talent Management initiatives. By applying established OD practices and collaborating closely with leaders at all levels, this role will be pivotal in achieving impactful results across the business. The core focus is to elevate employee engagement, cultivate strong leadership capabilities, and foster a dynamic learning environment. This includes leading key projects such as the execution of engagement surveys and the provision of dedicated support to business areas to achieve measurable engagement improvements, the creation and implementation of impactful leadership development programs, the management of comprehensive learning and training initiatives, the administration of High Potential (HiPo) programs to nurture future leaders, contributions to strategic succession planning, the development of targeted employee development programs, and the facilitation of continuous professional growth opportunities for the entire workforce.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Project Management: Manage OD projects from initiation to completion, including developing project plans, timelines, communication strategies, and monitoring progress against goals. These projects include but are not limited to Engagement Surveys (and ongoing support in key areas of the business to drive increased scores), leadership development programs, learning and training initiatives, HiPo programming, succession planning and development programming, and ongoing professional development for all employees.
- Facilitation & Training: Design and deliver engaging and impactful workshops, training sessions, and facilitation for various audiences.
- Engagement Survey Data Analysis & Reporting: Analyze engagement survey results and support action planning focused on targeted improvements in employee engagement. Provide synthesis of data to targeted reports utilized within the HR/Executive Team.
- Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization. Collaborate with leaders to identify the causes of high or low engagement and make specific and actionable recommendations for improvement.
- Best Practice Research: Stay current with OD trends, methodologies, and best practices to bring innovative solutions to the organization.
- Some travel to Chicago is expected, once or twice a quarter.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably including performance/process improvement, employee engagement, and learning and development programming.
- Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication (written and verbal) skills, demonstrating an understanding of adult learning theory.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and translate it into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Proven ability to manage projects effectively, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems (e.g., Workday), survey platforms (e.g., Qualtrics), Google platform, and Learning Management System (LMS) reporting.
Preferred:
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and evaluating employee engagement strategies and programs that drive positive organizational outcomes.
- Experience in the development and facilitation of High Potential (HiPo) development programs, including talent identification, assessment, and targeted development planning, and tracking.
- Familiarity with talent management best practices, including performance management, succession planning, change management, and career development.
- Familiarity with assessment methodologies (i.e. Kirkpatrick, Success Case Method).
- Experience in designing and developing leadership curriculum with competency models is highly desirable.
- SHRM-CP/SCP, ATD certifications, or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
Salary Range
$70,900.00-86,850.00
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
- New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
- Generous PTO
- Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
- Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!
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