Director, Talent Development

About the role

Alumni Ventures is one of the world’s most active venture capital platforms, with $1.4B+ in assets raised and investments in 1,600+ companies. Our network of 850,000+ members and 40+ dedicated investors connects accredited individuals to high-quality venture deals—typically reserved for institutions—through our alumni-driven communities and diversified co-investment strategy. With offices in Boston, New York, Chicago, Menlo Park, Manchester, NH, London and Tokyo, we’re rapidly growing and committed to fueling entrepreneurial success while developing the next generation of VC professionals. We believe our best work happens when we’re together. AV operates as a 5-day-a-week, in-office culture because collaboration, mentorship, and shared momentum matter.

Scope & Impact

The Director, Talent Development builds the firm's talent development capability by helping managers develop people more effectively, improving employee capability and execution, and creating practical learning experiences aligned with Alumni Ventures' business priorities. This role advances the firm's belief that great teammates continuously learn, take ownership, simplify, and improve how work gets done.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with managers to build meaningful Individual Development Plans for every employee, equipping managers to own ongoing development conversations.
• Coach managers on identifying capability gaps, setting development priorities, and selecting practical learning experiences that improve performance.
• Meet directly with employees to support development planning when appropriate, while reinforcing the manager’s ownership of employee growth.
• Help employees and managers identify and remove barriers that limit performance, capability, and execution.
• Develop practical tools, templates, and resources that make development planning simple, actionable, and consistent.
• Design and facilitate manager development focused on coaching, feedback, delegation, communication, accountability, and performance management.
• Develop leadership programs for emerging and mid-level leaders.
• Equip managers to deliver candid, constructive feedback that improves performance while building trust.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen management capability and foster a culture of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Design and deliver learning programs aligned to business priorities and capability needs.
• Observe teams and partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and recommend practical interventions that improve execution, collaboration, and decision-making.
• Continuously experiment with new learning methods, technologies, and AI-enabled approaches, using data and feedback to simplify and improve learning.
• Help employees integrate AI into their daily workflows through practical use cases, prompting techniques, and responsible adoption.
• Create playbooks, resources, and workshops that improve productivity, decision-making, and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI capabilities and translate them into practical applications for the business.
• Create engaging workshops, playbooks, videos, facilitator guides, and digital learning resources.
• Facilitate onboarding, leadership development, enterprise learning events, and team workshops.
• Measure learning effectiveness through capability improvement and business outcomes, continuously refining programs.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in talent development, learning & development, leadership development, coaching, or organizational development.
• Demonstrated experience building Individual Development Plans and coaching managers on employee development.
• Experience designing and facilitating manager and leadership development programs.
• Strong instructional design and curriculum development experience.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and coaching skills, with the ability to deliver candid, constructive feedback that drives performance while building trust.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to translate business priorities into practical development solutions.
• Strong consulting and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Demonstrated project management and program execution skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel periodically to Alumni Ventures offices to facilitate learning programs, coach employees and managers, and support talent development initiatives.

Preferred Experience

• In venture capital, financial services, consulting, professional services, or another knowledge-based organization.
• Experience supporting both investment and corporate functions.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to improve learning, productivity, or organizational capability.