Career Coaching & Planning Manager
We are always seeking talented, motivated, growth-minded, and creative individuals. Our firm is committed to providing employee support and advancement, while embracing inclusion and innovation as keys to a stronger future.
We invite you to explore the position below and to submit your application to join our team!
The Career Coaching & Planning Manager will serve as a confidential coaching resource for attorneys across the firm. The Career Coaching & Planning Manager will also help to scale the coaching program while enhancing the culture of coaching at Troutman Pepper Locke.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Meet individually with attorneys to serve as a trusted coach and strategic thought and accountability partner in various areas, such as career planning and advancement, goal setting, effective communication, relationship building, wellbeing, career transitions, delegation, and leadership.
- Design, implement, and manage professional skills and career development content and collateral for resource guides, internal programs, retreats, alumni events, and summer associate and attorney training academies.
- Assist with designing and facilitating programming related to coaching and professional skills topics.
- Develop internal and external thought leadership on coaching and professional skills topics.
- Assist with promoting and scaling the firm’s coaching program.
- Monitor and report on general trends and best practices in career coaching, leadership development, hiring and employment trends, and other coaching and professional development topics generally, and within the legal industry.
- Identify, track and report on aggregate themes from coaching sessions.
- Assist with developing and facilitating group coaching programs.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to build trust and exercise discretion, confidentiality, and exemplary judgment.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to leverage coaching methods and administer and debrief assessment tools.
- Empathetic listener and creative problem-solver.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to self-manage and work independently in a hybrid, and in-office setting.
- Knowledge of various talent focused benefits, programming, and initiatives to be a helpful resource to coaching clients.
Education and/or Experience:
- J.D. or other relevant advanced degree.
- Coaching certificate from an ICF accredited coaching program preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience coaching required, preferably in the legal or professional services industry
- Minimum of five (5) years of prior experience in one or more of the following areas: professional recruiting, executive coaching, career development services at a law school, business or administrative role in law firm or a professional services environment.
- Experience conducting team/group coaching.
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The Firm will comply with any applicable city or state workplace mandates in effect in regards to Covid-19.
This position description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of the job. The statements contained in the position description are not necessarily all-inclusive and additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as determined by business needs.
This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Troutman Pepper Locke adheres to a policy of equal opportunity and will make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, evaluation, compensation and separation, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital or armed forces status and any other classification as protected by law.
Compensation is dependent on several factors, such as position, location, education, training, and/or experience.
Hiring Salary Range:
$85,000.00 – $105,000.00