Human Resources - Sr Talent Development Specialist

Human Resources - Sr Talent Development Specialist

Lenexa, 8345 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, Kansas, United States of America

Posted Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM

At Henderson, We’re About More Than Just Buildings
We’re about the people, experiences, and longevity of a building. We’re a company of problem-solvers and innovators known for our technical excellence and ability to provide come up with out-of-the-box solutions when it comes to design and construction. We love the process of bringing buildings to life – and keeping them in shape long after the doors open.

As an ESOP, each of our employee-owners are an essential part of our mission to lead the industry in innovation, sustainability, and client experience. With a vision to build a better world, Team Henderson has a people-first culture and diverse portfolio of world-class facilities.

It’s What We Do

We provide total building system design and construction services across multiple high-growth markets throughout the country for industry leaders. You'll get to use your talent to work on projects for some of the biggest names in mission-critical, higher education, sports, healthcare, grocery, restaurant, and retail within the sectors we serve in business, community, grocery, health, retail, and venue.

It’s How We’re Different

We’re about more than just buildings. We’re about you. You, and the hundreds of passionate employee-owners who make us who we are. We’ve always been committed to providing an inclusive workplace where people can bring their full self to work and helps people reach their full potential – both as professionals and individuals. Together, we provide dream‑up innovative solutions for our clients industry-wide problems, design and construct spaces that become landmarks, and toast the good life at our happy hours.

Take a peek into what makes us different here:

Position Summary

The Senior Talent Development Specialist serves as the learning and development consultant, partnering with leaders to identify capability gaps and develop learning solutions that support business goals and improve performance. Working closely with the Talent Development Manager, this role translates organizational needs into learning strategies, development pathways, performance support tools, and learning experiences that drive measurable outcomes.

This role is responsible for consultation, analysis, and solution design while partnering with Talent Development Specialists responsible for the development, implementation, administration, and coordination of learning initiatives.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

Learning Consulting & Solution Design

• Serves as learning consultant for assigned business areas, building strong partnerships with leaders to understand strategic priorities and workforce capability needs.
• Conducts discovery sessions, focus groups, learning and performance needs analyses with stakeholders, business leaders, and subject matter experts to identify performance challenges and development opportunities.
• Evaluates whether learning, process improvement, leadership support, communication, or other interventions are the most appropriate solution to business needs.
• Leads design of comprehensive learning and performance solution strategies, including learning journeys, curricula, performance support tools, coaching approaches, and reinforcement plans, partnering with Talent Development Specialists in creation and implementation.
• Determines success measures that ensure learning solutions align with organizational priorities and desired business outcomes, and leads the evaluation of learning programs, including ROI analysis to inform ongoing strategy.
• Provides consultation to facilitators and program owners.
• Facilitates or oversees the facilitation of high-priority educational or training experiences.
• Serves as a mentor and resource to Talent Development Specialists and Coordinators, collaborating on instructional design, delivery methods, and best practices.
• Stays ahead of industry trends to recommend innovative approaches to learning and performance improvement.

Performance & Talent Management

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