Sr Talent Development Specialist

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At Sloan Valve Company, our culture is built on more than a century of innovation, responsibility, and purpose. Founded in 1906, Sloan helped shape the modern plumbing industry and continues to lead in water-efficient solutions. Guided by our values—family spirit, community, integrity, and innovation,we foster a culture of trust, accountability, and pride. As a fourth-generation family-owned company, our employees are driven by meaningful work that advances sustainability and supports the communities we serve.

Sloan has an opening for a Senior Talent Development Specialist reporting to the Director of Talent Development at our Chicago-area location.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a Great Place To Work-Certified™ employer committed to employee growth, development, and an inclusive workplace culture. The Senior Talent Development Specialist plays a key role in designing and delivering talent and learning solutions that strengthen leadership capability, support employee development, and advance Sloan’s business priorities and culture. This individual will partner with leaders, HR Business Partners, and other key stakeholders to identify developmental needs and translate them into engaging, practical, and impactful solutions.

The role will lead and support enterprise learning programs, leadership development initiatives, talent and performance processes, and other employee development efforts across the organization. It will also provide oversight and support for Sloan’s Employee Business Groups, helping ensure they remain aligned with organizational priorities and contribute to an inclusive and engaging employee experience.

• 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 people leaders and senior leaders.
• Design instructor-led, virtual, blended, and digital learning experiences using adult learning and instructional design principles.
• Own assigned learning and talent programs from initial concept and design through implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement
• Support enterprise talent initiatives, including performance management, employee development planning, competency development, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Partner with leaders and employees to translate development needs into meaningful goals, experiences, and development actions.
• Develop high-quality learning resources, facilitator guides, toolkits, job aids, communications, and other materials that enable learning and development across the organization.
• Establish measures of program effectiveness and leverage participant feedback, learning data, and business insights to evaluate impact and continuously improve programs.
• Leverage the Learning Management System and other learning technologies to support effective delivery, administration, tracking, and reporting of development programs.
• Research emerging trends and best practices in leadership development, talent management, learning technology, and employee development and recommend opportunities to enhance Sloan’s talent practices.
• Manage relationships with external learning partners and vendors, as appropriate, including…