Associate Director, Talent Development

About the role

The Associate Director, Talent Development plays a key role in designing, delivering, and evaluating learning and development initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, foster career growth, and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of talent programs, processes, tools and frameworks.
  • Planning, execution, and evaluation of talent development programs.
  • Project managing existing processes (i.e. onboarding).
  • Advancing organizational development and readiness (i.e. leadership and staff development, pipeline and succession planning).
• Co-lead the design and implementation of innovative talent development programs that build critical skills for current and future needs.
  • Assessing need, developing content and/or curriculum.
  • Managing stakeholder interest.
  • Developing project plans and developing budgets.
  • Managing vendor relationships and communications.
• Deliver high-impact workshops, staff and leadership development sessions, and team interventions.
  • Curate and manage digital learning platforms and content libraries to support continuous learning.
• Coordinate logistics and oversee end-to-end administration for training programs, workshops, and leadership development sessions (e.g., scheduling, venue setup, materials, and technology).
  • Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and invoicing for external facilitators or consultants.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent and capability development strategies.
  • Stay current on best practices, emerging technologies, and trends in adult learning and leadership development.
  • Develop and deploy measurement systems to track and report progress by preparing reports, dashboards, and summaries on program impact and engagement metrics.
  • Make recommendations for new programs or tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least seven years’ relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
  • Specialized expertise in employee talent development solutions.
  • Strong expertise in instructional design, facilitation, and leadership development.
  • Strong planner, program designer and project manager.
  • Experience with learning technologies, AI-enabled learning tools, and digital platforms (e.g., Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, Cornerstone, etc.).
  • Excellent communication, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Prominent ability to measure and demonstrate learning impact through data and analytics.
  • Ability to thrive in an adaptive, collaborative, and evolving environment.
  • Demonstrated presentation and group facilitation skills with strong communication skills.
  • Ability to solve complex issues and visualize complicated topics/data into clear and concise recommendations.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with utilizing technology and systems to deliver insights and produce content.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy of an academic environment.

Preferred Requirements

• ATD and/or SHRM certification preferred.
• Experience building end-to-end employee facing talent and learning development programs.
• Deep understanding of full Staff Development life cycle (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation and sustainment).

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is $145,456 to $172,223 per year.