Sr. Talent Development Specialist

Description

Department: Learning & Organizational Development

Reports To: Director of Learning & Organizational Development

Location: Corporate Office, Toledo, OH

FLSA Status: Exempt

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Sr. Talent Development Specialist to join our rapidly expanding team. This is a critical role with significant growth potential, directly impacting the development and success of our employees nationwide. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience in talent development, HR, and/or Learning & Development to work autonomously and partner closely with HRBPs and the HR team to manage programs, design and deliver courses, design and implement talent processes, and build self-service tools to empower leaders to grow their teams. The Sr. Talent Development Specialist will consult with leaders at several levels and provide solutions that drive the larger talent strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Design & Delivery: Design, develop, and deliver engaging talent development programs from end-to-end that will drive retention and internal growth, which is tracked to measure program effectiveness.
• Leadership Development Strategy & Calendar Ownership: Oversee the L&OD team’s collective offerings and link them to company-wide strategies for leadership development. Identify business needs and requests, design content, continuously manage and monitor the calendar of offerings, and lead the team’s facilitation and evaluation of offerings.
• Talent Process Leadership: Partner with HR leaders and HR teams to design, plan, train, and implement talent processes, including company-wide goal setting (OKRs), performance reviews, talent calibration, career pathing, new manager assimilations, 360-degree surveys, etc.
• LMS Administration: Oversee the administration and optimization of our Learning Management System (LMS), including content curation, user experience, and reporting.
• Change Management: Lead and facilitate change management initiatives, providing guidance and support to leaders and teams throughout the change process.
• Measurement & Evaluation: Establish metrics and evaluate the effectiveness of learning programs, making data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Informally leads, trains, or guides others on the Talent Development team in areas of content design, facilitation, program management, professionalism, etc.

Requirements

 Required:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in designing content, facilitating instructor-led training and workshops, and end-to-end ownership of programs or large-scale projects. Proven ability to create and deliver impactful training and other talent or L&D programs
• Strong program or large-scale project management and consulting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Preferred:

• Experience: 2+ years of corporate experience is preferred. Experience as a Talent Partner, HR Business Partner, or having worked closely with leaders at different levels in a consultative capacity to support, challenge, and guide effectively is preferred.
• Proficiency in instructional design principles, ADDIE model, adult learning theory, and eLearning authoring tools.

Attributes:

• Critical thinker with a strong business acumen
• Can connect and articulate the value of HR/OD best practices to the business
• Self-directed and results-oriented
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Passionate about providing an excellent employee experience

About Erie Home:
Established in 1976 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Erie Home is a national leader in home improvement, consistently ranking among the top 10 in Qualified Remodeler's Top 500. With over 100 locations and over $600M in annual revenue, we are rapidly expanding into new markets, backed by decades of industry expertise and the support of Gridiron Capital.

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