Director, Talent Development

Talent Development Strategy & Leadership

Set the Vision: Lead the enterprise-wide Talent Development strategy aligned to AHEAD's IMPACT 2027 priorities, driving business capability, workforce readiness, and employee growth.
Lead the Team: Coach and develop a high-performing team of Talent Development Partners, Learning Experience Designers, and a Learning Technology & Systems Partner, with matrixed management of India-based Talent Development employees.
Build Scalable Infrastructure: Evolve AHEAD's Talent Development ecosystem, including LMS governance, vendor partnerships, digital learning platforms, and content strategy, to support a growing, high-performance organization.
Harness AI to Drive Efficiency and Innovation: Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to streamline Talent Development operations, modernize learning delivery, and identify new ways of working that scale impact without scaling cost.
Drive Program Excellence: Establish a consistent, repeatable approach to program design, implementation, and evaluation that meets the needs of a diverse, hybrid workforce and delivers measurable business impact.

Stakeholder Management

Show Up with Executive Presence: Engage senior leaders across the enterprise as a credible, strategic partner, earning a seat at the table and translating learning priorities into business outcomes.
Have the Hard Conversations: Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence and candor, challenging assumptions, managing scope, and delivering feedback while maintaining trust.
Turn Requirements into Results: Intake business requirements from diverse stakeholders, quickly synthesizing competing priorities, context, and constraints into cohesive, high-quality learning solutions that integrate seamlessly across the organization.
Lead with a Yes-First Mindset: Approach stakeholder needs with a bias toward solutions, bringing a client-centric lens that finds the right path forward without compromising program integrity.
Build Strategic Relationships: Cultivate high-trust partnerships across ACS leadership, People Business Partners, and functional leaders, positioning Talent Development as an embedded business priority.
Act as a Trusted Advisor: Anticipate needs, surface insights, and proactively bring recommendations that connect development investments to measurable capability and performance outcomes.

You'll thrive at AHEAD if you:

Are a self-starter.
Have a strong sense of collaboration and teamwork.
Are comfortable with innovation and iteration in a fast-paced environment.
Are conscientious about the quality and rigor of your deliverables.

Skills / Abilities

10+ years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, Talent Development, or Organizational Development; experience in consulting or professional services environments strongly preferred
Demonstrated executive presence with the ability to engage, influence, and build credibility with ELT, SLT, and senior business leaders; comfortable navigating ambiguity and having direct, courageous conversations
Deep expertise in adult learning, instructional design, learning operations, and program design, implementation, and evaluation across a diverse, hybrid workforce
Proven track record managing and developing high-performing teams; experience leading through others and building scalable, high-impact Talent Development functions
Strong business acumen and a client-centric orientation, approaches stakeholder needs with a bias toward solutions and connects learning investments to measurable business outcomes
Experience designing and scaling leadership development, high-potential programs, and enterprise-wide learning initiatives
Fluency with AI tools and emerging technologies and a demonstrated ability to apply them to modernize learning delivery, streamline operations, and unlock new ways of working
Proficiency with digital learning tools (LMS, Articulate, Rise), vendor management, and change enablement