Shani Mohess

Leadership development executive with progressive experience across construction, pipeline, telecommunications, and banking. Over 15 years I've moved from delivering individual leadership programs to architecting the systems that hold them together — competency frameworks, succession pipelines, and coaching practices that connect leadership expectations to how people are actually managed day to day. I work well at the executive table, translating leadership capability into a business conversation rather than a training one, and I've built and led specialist teams to do the same. What I'm best at is turning leadership development from a program on a calendar into a discipline the organization runs on.

• Attention to detail
• Communication
• Data analysis
• English
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Organization
• Problem solving
• Project management
• Teamwork
• Time management

1. Manager, Talent Development.

   FLINT Corp

   Jan 2024 to Jan 2026

   Led the enterprise leadership and talent development strategy for 3,700+ employees across a complex, distributed environment. • Built an integrated leadership development ecosystem connecting competencies, capability assessment, leadership readiness, performance management, and succession planning into one system rather than separate initiatives. • Embedded leadership expectations and behavioural indicators directly into talent processes, which raised the bar on leadership accountability and decision quality. • Designed and delivered leadership programs, mentorship pathways, and capability-building initiatives, and stayed close enough to the business to track their outcomes. • Positioned HR and business partners as strategic advisors by feeding leadership insight into workforce and business planning. • Led a team of learning specialists, building their advisory capability and execution discipline alongside the enterprise work. • Used leadership analytics and performance indicators to decide what to prioritize and to show what was actually working.

2. Senior Advisor, Leadership Development

   Pembina Pipeline Corporation

   Jan 2021 to Jan 2023

   Enterprise leadership development strategist supporting executives and senior leaders across business units. • Designed and delivered enterprise leadership programs that strengthened succession depth, leadership effectiveness, and culture through a multi-year transformation. • Facilitated leadership and team effectiveness interventions that improved alignment, psychological safety, and cross-functional collaboration. • Provided senior-level advisory on leadership capability, performance, and organizational effectiveness directly to business unit leaders. • Led engagement diagnostics and analytics work, then translated the findings into recommendations senior leaders could actually act on. • Supported change and adoption efforts tied to leadership and talent initiatives across the business.

3. Manager, Learning & Skills Development / Team Lead / Learning Advisor.

   Shaw Communications Inc.

   Jan 2017 to Jan 2021

   Led national leadership and employee capability-building initiatives in a highly matrixed environment. • Designed and launched enterprise learning programs that strengthened capability, performance, and employee experience. • Contributed to leadership framework development and the broader organizational capability strategy underneath it. • Applied analytics to measure program impact and to secure ongoing executive sponsorship for the work. • Partnered cross-functionally to drive adoption and embed leadership expectations into everyday workflow, not just formal training moments.

4. Learning & Development Manager, Financial Services / Multiple Previous Roles: Regional Manager | Regional Sales Manager

   TD Bank

   Jan 1996 to Jan 2017

   20+ years of progressive roles spanning business leadership, talent development, and organizational performance. • Led multi-site teams across three provinces, coaching leaders toward sales, service, and operational excellence. • Built and led regional leadership development strategies, including establishing a regional training centre that supported enterprise growth. • Strengthened leadership readiness and succession through coaching, performance management, and development planning. • Advised leaders on workforce capability, team effectiveness, and organizational performance in complex operational environments.

• EQ-i 2.0 + EQ360 Certified Coach

• TRAITS Certified Leader

• Insights Discovery Certified Practitioner

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt