Manager, People & Organization Development

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible.
At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach & Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.
Primary Purpose:
The Manager, Global People & Organizational Development (GPOD) will play a critical role in advancing our mission to develop talent, foster leadership capability, and cultivate a high-performing, inclusive culture across Tapestry. This individual will design, deliver, and manage impactful learning, leadership, and organizational development initiatives that support business priorities and empower employees at every stage of their career journey.
This role reports to the Senior Director of GPOD. The Manager will work out of the NYC HQ office at least 3x a week (Tuesday-Thursday).
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Learning & Development to...
Learning & Development

• Serve as the lead for store manager leadership development program, supporting current cohort and leading launch of new cohort in FY27.

• Support redesign of enterprise leadership development program and lead program implementation.

• Track program outcomes and analyze effectiveness, ensuring alignment with business objectives and ROI on development investments.

• Partner with HRBPs, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to assess capability needs and deliver tailored learning solutions.

• Support development and execution of enterprise learning initiatives (e.g., leadership programs, onboarding experiences, manager capability development).

• Deliver / Facilitate engaging learning experiences in both classroom and virtual settings, leveraging vendors where appropriate.

• Curate learning technology tools (e.g., LinkedIn Learning, Blinkist, LMS platforms) to expand access to scalable learning opportunities.

• Manage vendor partnerships and contracts to support program execution where appropriate.

Organizational Development

• Partner with leaders to design and facilitate custom team development, workshops, and offsites to enhance collaboration and performance.

• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives such as culture-building and change management.

• Contribute to frameworks and strategies that drive employee engagement, innovation, and continuous learning.

Collaboration & Influence

• Act as a trusted partner and build strong partnerships with leaders, HR colleagues, and regional partners across North America, EMEAI, and APAC.

• Champion inclusive leadership and ensure all programs reflect the company's commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 4+ years of experience in learning, leadership, or organizational development roles, ideally within a global retail or consumer-focused organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field. Advanced degree or certification in facilitation, assessments or OD methods preferred.

• Proven ability to design and facilitate leadership and team development programs (virtual, classroom, field-based).

• Experience implementing and leveraging learning technologies and tools. Knowledge of modern learning approaches and comfort experimenting with digital and AI-enabled tools

• Strong project management and change management skills, with ability to drive large-scale initiatives, and able to manage multiple initiatives.

• Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences and adjust style for corporate, store and distribution center employees

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across diverse geographies and functions.

• Global mindset, with experience working in a multi-region, culturally diverse environment.

• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving environment, with ability to adapt to changing business needs

• Ability to travel as needed (less than 10%)

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or [email protected] #LI-HYBRID
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BASE PAY RANGE $90,000.00 TO $105,000.00 Annually
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits .