Director of Talent Development

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Simons Administration Office, Seattle, WA, US

Position  | Posted 11 days ago

Salary Range: $136,261 - $154,128 annually

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for Full‑Time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and 403(b) options. Employees also have access to an Employee Assistance Program, a subsidized ORCA pass, and more.

Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Plymouth Housing is a nonprofit organization that develops and operates permanent supportive housing for single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness. With apartment buildings throughout King County, we believe everyone deserves a safe home and the opportunity to thrive. That’s why we provide long‑term housing paired with on‑site services that promote stability, health, and community. Our culture is rooted in dignity, respect, and shared responsibility: we practice hospitality, communicate with care, and collaborate across differences.

We value lived experience, cultural responsiveness, and approaches grounded in harm reduction, trauma‑informed practice, and resident choice. We look for people who are committed to safety, learning, and continuous improvement — and who bring steady, values‑aligned service in moments that are complex or high‑stress.

The Director of Talent Development (HR Director) leads the organization’s integrated talent lifecycle—unifying Talent Acquisition, Workforce Planning, and Learning & Development under one leader to shift HR from a reactive department into a proactive, strategic driver of organizational growth. Managing a workforce of 400+ staff, this role ensures the organization has the right people in the right roles at the right time to deliver exceptional permanent supportive housing services.

By building scalable learning systems and optimizing recruitment across diverse functions (including Finance, Real Estate, Services, and Operations), the Director creates clear career pathways and leadership pipelines. Grounded in data‑driven workforce strategies, this leader ensures all talent initiatives are deeply aligned with the organization’s core values of dignity, equity, and belonging, while embedding trauma‑informed practices, compliance training, and continuous capability building across the entire employee lifecycle.

• Partner with CHRO and executive leadership to forecast talent needs tied to housing expansion, grant funding cycles, and program growth.
• Design and execute a comprehensive talent management framework that integrates workforce forecasting, succession planning, and internal mobility pathways.
• Align strategies with core organizational needs, building scalable leadership pipelines and ensuring long‑term workforce stability.
• Develop job architecture and career ladders for management and technical tracks across housing operations, resident services, and administration.
• Establish talent metrics and dashboards tracking recruitment effectiveness, time‑to‑fill, retention of high‑potential employees, and leadership pipeline readiness.
• Oversee full‑cycle recruitment strategy for diverse, high‑volume hiring across all organizational portfolios and business units.
• Demonstrate success building scalable recruitment and learning systems in mission‑driven organizations.
• Apply adult learning principles, instructional design, and trauma‑informed training practices.
• Build strong relationships with executive leadership, hiring managers, and frontline staff.
• Use talent metrics to demonstrate organizational impact and ROI.

• Provide strategic direction to the Learning & Development Manager for comprehensive training programs, including leadership development, employee capability, skill building, and interdepartmental training.
• Oversee design and delivery of scalable learning experiences and systems (in‑person, virtual, e‑learning) that build organizational capability and…