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Sr Manager, Executive and Leadership Development

Pilot Flying J
Pilot Flying J Salary
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2026

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Military encouraged to apply.



Job Description

This Knoxville, TN based role serves to lead the design and execution of all executive and leadership development activities across the enterprise

Essential Job Functions

  1. Leads 1-2 highly specialized professionals in the leadership development space; Oversee, coach, and develop skills and capabilities of team members in executive and leadership development
  2. ideation, design, socialization, measurement, implementation, process improvement and sustainment aligned to best practices, current trends and current / future business needs
  3. Lead efforts to embed performance-driven leadership througgh design, deployment and measurement of high-impact strategies, workshops, assessments and coaching programs to build leadership capability across the organization
  4. Partner with executives to align end-to-end leadership development and executive development to business goals, company culture and strategic priorities
  5. Collaborate with stakeholders to design internal content or partner with external vendors for leadership tools and solutions
  6. Design evaluation frameworks to measure program impact, learner growth, and ROI, reporting findings to senior leadership
  7. Provide executive coaching and mentor internal coaches to scale leadership capacity
  8. Manage external consultants in the executive and leadership development space
  9. Manage all multi-modal executive and leadership development programs enterprise-wide that include integrated journeys, roadmaps, assessment and curriculum to create high-impact experiences for executives and their leadership team
  10. Serve as a subject matter expert in executive development and leadership development methodologies, programs, processes, content, and best practices in alignment with Pilot's business and people strategies





Qualifications

Education Required: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Education Preferred: Master's Degree or Equivalent

Experience Required: At least 8 Years' Experience

Specialized Knowledge: ICF certification

Functional Knowledge: Requires understanding of concepts of a company operation

Business Acumen: Applies knowledge to maximize department performance

Leadership: Manages multiple related teams or team of expert level professionals

Problem Solving: Direct the resolution of highly complex business problems

Impact: Executes objectives that impact the department results

Interpersonal Skills: Persuades other leaders to take action on complex ideas

Timeframe: Must meet near term targets and plan up to one year into future

This position requires candidates to be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship



Additional Information

Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision

401(k) and Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Fuel Discount

Adoption Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Onsite Gym and Cafeteria

Weekly Pay



All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

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