Employee Development Jobs in Arizona (NOW HIRING)

The Role

Your MISSION as an Employee Development Partner is to empower individuals, strengthen teams, and support a thriving organization by fostering fairness, trust, and continuous growth. Through strategic partnerships, coaching, and thoughtful guidance, you help employees navigate challenges, embrace development opportunities, and align personal and professional goals with organizational success. By championing well-being, advocating for a strong workplace culture, and ensuring effective communication and follow-through, you play a critical role in shaping a people-first environment where everyone can grow, contribute, and succeed.

What you will accomplish

Employee Support & Relationship Building

   Engage thoughtfully and compassionately to build trusted relationships and support employees through their entire lifecycle at Willmeng. 
   Partner with HRBP's, managers, and employees to help elevate challenges that cannot be solved through coaching.
   Coach, provide resources, and serve as an advocate for employees you are partnered with to support their growth and reach their personal and professional goals. 
   Provide guidance on performance management, communication, and interpersonal dynamics.
   Champion the company's mission, values, and culture by fostering kindness, growth, and authentic connection.

Career & Personal Development

   Collaboratively build Personal Development Plans (PDPs) that align individual goals with organizational needs.
   Encourage employees to take ownership of their development while providing the right support and resources.
   Partner with managers, where appropriate, to align development goals with team objectives, ensuring shared accountability.
   Provide coaching, feedback, and tailored learning opportunities to foster career growth and adaptability.
   Track goal progress transparently, celebrating milestones and adjusting strategies as needed.

Performance & Change Management

   Support employees through organizational change, helping them adapt with confidence and resilience.
   Recommend learning programs that strengthen leadership, adaptability, and long-term growth.
    Analyze data to identify trends, strengths, and areas for growth, ensuring employees feel valued.
   Partner with managers to review team performance and create strategies for enhancing outcomes.

Operational Support & Effective Communication

   Maintain accurate documentation of PDP sessions, goals, and follow-up actions.
   Ensure seamless scheduling, reminders, and follow-ups for development meetings and training.
   Communicate effectively through written and verbal channels, crafting clear reports and updates.
   Provide timely follow-through, ensuring employees and managers have the resources needed for next steps.
   Uphold confidentiality and ethical coaching standards, fostering trust across teams.

What we would like you to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field (typically required).
• 3+ years of progressive HR/people experience (employee development, HRBP/ER, coaching, or talent development experience strongly preferred).
• HR certification preferred, such as SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP or PHR/SPHR.
• A trusted, people-first partner who builds strong relationships across the employee lifecycle with compassion, fairness, and confidentiality.
• A skilled coach and advocate who helps employees navigate challenges, improve communication, and grow through PDPs, feedback, and tailored resources.
• A clear, reliable communicator and operator who documents accurately, follows through consistently, and supports performance conversations and change with consistency and care.

You're inspired by our values

• Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
• Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable so we can achieve genuine success for all.
• Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought and the character of our word.
• Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve and the communities we call home.
• Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.

Compensation 

Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and 100% employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees' total wellbeing.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus 
  
• 401k with employer match
• Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered, with options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• 9 paid company holidays
• 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery
• Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
• Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities