Senior Talent Development Specialist

Title:

Senior Talent Development Specialist

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Human Resources

Job Description:

About Everest:  
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.  

Job Description:

As part of the Talent Development Team, this role will report to the Director, Talent Development, and partner to develop and embed holistic talent development programs and processes across the organization.

The Senior Talent Development Specialist is primarily responsible for the administration and facilitation (70%) of the Everest Core Professional Development programs.  The Senior Talent Development Specialist is also aligned (30%) to the development of core and common corporate-wide Talent Development programs. 

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record as a Talent Development professional with proven accomplishments assisting with and facilitating talent and learning programs. 

This is a hybrid-eligible position working 3 days onsite, 2 remote in our Warren, NJ office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver in-house (and where appropriate with expert third parties), a blended approach to learning & development, including but not limited to – one-on-one coaching, classroom/workshop training and online training

• Compile handbooks, manuals, guides, and other materials so training programs are delivered with high quality resources

• Plans, coordinates, schedules, and evaluates learning and training events

•  Research, initiate, and manage third-party vendor relationships

• Provide constructive feedback and collaborate with leaders and managers to ensure that coaching and development provided is reinforced through ongoing performance management

• Maintain and analyze organization and individual training records; monitor the effectiveness of internal and external training programs

• Follow-up with employees through surveys, interviews, or evaluations to identify gaps and any future training needs

• Provide senior leadership with ongoing reporting and analysis of developmental activities

• Collaborates and works effectively with all team members

• May perform all other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• At least 5-7 years of experience in learning & development

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing and implementing instructor-led and e-learning programs

• Experience incorporating adult learning principles, learning styles, and training-delivery platforms

• At least 5 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry

• Proven success as self-starter who takes ownership of training projects

• The ability to manage responsibilities and changing priorities in a fast-paced, growth-oriented, and time-critical environment

• Strong communication skills, i.e., be a skilled facilitator who consistently demonstrates strong listening skills, effective questioning techniques, and the ability to engage employees in learning and transfer complex knowledge

• Culturally sensitive to a diverse population and creates an inclusive classroom environment.

• The ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with HR Talent Development team and stakeholders to meet business objectives

• Passion for continuous learning and best practices in the field

• Experience using technologies such as: Proficiency with WebEx and Teams.

• Proficiency with Office 365 – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

• Experience with Workday or LMS preferred.

• Continuous learner staying current on trends and approaches.

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as needed (NY, other North American locations, and EU/UK)

Our Culture 

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