Senior Talent Development Specialist

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) – Talent Development Specialist

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. (MTSI) is seeking a Talent Development Specialist
. This position is responsible for supporting and driving the organization’s Learning & Development (L&D) strategy by designing, delivering, and managing workforce planning, performance management, and career development initiatives. Additionally, the role manages performance, career, and talent-related systems administration and reporting and analytics, fostering a culture of continuous learning through upskilling and development planning.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Drive workforce development initiatives that encourage employees to proactively explore career options, build new skills, and pursue internal opportunities.
• Partner to integrate workforce planning insights into career development, internal mobility, and leadership development initiatives.
• Monitor external workforce and labor market trends to inform internal human capital strategies and benchmarking.
• Analyze learning needs, then recommend and support initiatives that close workforce capability gaps, such as reskilling, upskilling, or targeted development programs.
• Develop and maintain tools, dashboards, and reports that provide a clear picture of progress and health of workforce planning initiatives.

• Lead the administration and continuous improvement of the organization’s performance review cycle.
• Ensure the performance management process is fair, consistent, and aligned with MTSI policies, industry best practices, and legal requirements.
• Develop tools, resources, and training for managers to effectively set goals, provide feedback, and conduct performance conversations, as well as continuous performance connections.
• Design and implement training and job aids that build employees’ ability to craft quality performance goals, self-assess performance, seek feedback, and create individual development plans (IDPs).
• Ensure employee goals align with organizational objectives, and guide the writing of measurable, impactful goals.
• Track and analyze performance ratings, trends, and patterns; develop dashboards and reports to inform business leaders of workforce performance health.
• Serve as system administrator for performance management tools/modules within the Talent Management System (TMS), ensuring accuracy, usability, and adoption.

• Connect performance outcomes with career paths, internal mobility opportunities, and development planning.
• Support employees and managers in creating and maintaining IDPs, aligning employee aspirations with organizational needs. Additionally, develop tools, resources, and training to promote the use and benefit of development planning.
• Promote and manage opportunities for employees to explore new roles, projects, and stretch assignments through internal mobility and talent marketplace platforms.
• Provide tools, training, and guidance to managers to hold effective career conversations with employees.
• Support leadership development program and initiatives for all levels of leadership.
• Serve as the lead administrator for the internal talent marketplace technology, ensuring usability and adoption.
• Track and report on internal mobility, participation in development programs, and career progression to measure impact and inform talent strategy.

• Partner with HR Business Partners to ensure they have the tools and knowledge necessary to carry out L&D programs with their respective business units.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge and experience in own subject matter area.
• Support other L&D department programs and initiatives, including tasks related to the performance management cycle, learning, and career development.
• Contribute to department strategy; works independently with input in complex situations.
• Provide back-up talent management system (TMS) troubleshooting support and escalation point.
• Participate in TMS test design, system testing, system implementation, and support of the end user for adoption purposes and ease of use.
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