Sr Talent Development Specialist

About the Role

Sloan Valve Company, a certified Great Place to Work®, is seeking a Senior Talent Development Specialist to join our team at our Chicago-area location. This role reports to the Director of Talent Development and is crucial in designing and delivering talent and learning solutions that enhance leadership capability, support employee development, and align with Sloan’s business priorities and culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, facilitate, and evaluate high-impact learning and development programs for employees and leaders across the organization.
• Partner with business leaders and HR Business Partners to assess development needs and recommend learning and talent solutions aligned with business priorities.
• Lead and support leadership development initiatives, including workshops, cohort-based programs, learning labs, and other development experiences.
• Facilitate engaging learning experiences for audiences ranging from individual contributors to senior leaders.
• Design instructor-led, virtual, blended, and digital learning experiences using adult learning and instructional design principles.
• Support enterprise talent initiatives, including performance management, employee development planning, competency development, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Develop high-quality learning resources, facilitator guides, toolkits, job aids, communications, and other materials.
• Establish measures of program effectiveness and leverage participant feedback, learning data, and business insights to continuously improve programs.
• Leverage the Learning Management System and other learning technologies to support program delivery, administration, tracking, and reporting.
• Research emerging trends in leadership development, talent management, learning technology, and employee development.
• Manage relationships with external learning partners and vendors.
• Provide oversight and guidance for Sloan’s Employee Business Groups (EBGs), ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
• Contribute to initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, inclusion, culture, and the overall employee experience.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, driving work from concept through implementation.
• Serve as a trusted Talent Development partner by building strong relationships and proactively identifying opportunities to strengthen organizational capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Learning & Development, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in talent development, learning and development, organizational development, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, and facilitating learning programs for professional and/or leadership audiences.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage audiences at multiple organizational levels.
• Experience applying adult learning and instructional design principles.
• Experience supporting leadership development, performance management, employee development, talent management, or related HR processes.
• Strong consulting and relationship-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead projects and programs from concept through execution.
• Excellent project and time-management skills.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and active-listening skills.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, adaptability, and sound judgment.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across functions, locations, and organizational levels.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace and working effectively with diverse populations.

Pay

The compensation range for this U.S.-based position is $92,250 - $102,500 annually. This position is eligible to participate in the company incentive plan.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions.
• Financial Security: Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, and Accident Insurance.
• Additional Protection: Optional Life, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Pet Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenient Commuter Benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Dependent Care FSA.
• Wellness Support: Employee Assistance Plan and Wellness Programs.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting.
• Generous Time Off: Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Parental Leave, Bereavement Leave, and other state/local leaves.
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid Work Program.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Professional Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Community and Networking: Employee Business Groups.