At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us. About This Role This role serves as a champion, change agent and subject matter expert committed to creating a culture of inclusion. Ensures that diversity, equity and inclusion principles, practices and processes are embedded across the talent life cycle and work environment. Ensuring the voice of employees at all levels of the organization are welcome and involved in the formation of programs, practices and other activities. This role will serve as a key partner and subject matter expert for the business leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition, Leadership & Learning, Corporate communications and other key partners to drive our S&B strategy and inform talent development roadmap. Responsible for refining, implementing and evolving the strategic blueprint through the design, development and integration of targeted talent programs and initiatives. And finally, will utilize metrics and data to measure success and drive accountability. About You As a Senior Leader of Spectrum & Belonging, you will be a driving force behind creating an inclusive culture at Audible. You are commercial, strategic and empirical in the way your approach Spectrum and Belonging at Audible. You’ll act as a champion, change agent and subject matter expert committed to weaving diversity, equity and inclusion principles into the fabric of our organization. You have acute cultural awareness, sensitivity, and flexibility with knowledge of principles, methods, and tools in diversity and inclusion. Adept at leveraging metrics and data, you’ll ensure that diversity equity and inclusion principles, practices and processes are embedded across the business and talent life cycle and work environment through the creation of talent programs and initiatives. In addition, you’ll serve as a subject matter expert for business leaders within HR, Talent Acquisition, Leadership & Learning, Corporate communications and other key partners to drive our S&B (Spectrum & Belonging) strategy. You understand DEI concepts and best practices; demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify and address complex DEI-related challenges within the organization. And you are able to leverage project management skills to plan, implement, and monitor DEI programs and initiatives. Given your strong listening and empathy skills, you have the ability to understand and address the needs and concerns of employees as well as to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including HR, leadership, and employee resource groups, to drive DEI efforts. You are able to gain buy-in and support from stakeholders at all levels of the organization through Influencing and change management skills. When DEI-related conflicts or concerns arise, you use your conflict and mediation skills to address and resolve them. And lastly, you have a genuine interest and commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace. You stay committed to ongoing professional development and learning in the field of DEI and are on top of the latest trends, research and best practices. Your mission will be to ensure that every voice is heard, valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. You’ll collaborate with leaders across the company to design and implement strategic initiatives that foster a sense of belonging for all employees, regardless of their backgrounds or identities. As a Senior Leader of Spectrum & Belonging, you will…

• Collaborate with key stakeholders in the strategic planning, design, implementation and monitoring of key diversity, equity and inclusion programs throughout the talent life cycle, ensuring plans are aligned with our philosophy, talent development frameworks and organizational strategies and goals.
• Build trusted partnerships with key country, business and People & Places leaders and teams, and Impact Groups to ensure partnership in the design of strategic D&I plans as well as any bespoke programming.
• Establish a set of consistent metrics and reporting to enable leaders to assess performance, inform decisions on how to achieve objectives, and assess the ROI.
• Regularly measure, analyze, report and present data, highlighting areas of strength and weakness, providing consultative support to identify opportunities, interventions, and initiatives for improvement.
• Champion all the aspects of Spectrum- increasing the numbers and other measures working individually with each business. Key to this is creating bespoke business plans in partnership with the HRBPS for each business based on the dynamics of that business.
• In collaboration with corporate communications, help to build