Talent Development Specialist

Lallemand; Rivière-à-Pierre; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lallemand in Rivière-à-Pierre, Quebec, seeks a Career/Talent Development Specialist to design scalable pathways, competency maps, and progression frameworks that empower growth across the organization.

You’ll partner with leaders to align roles, responsibilities, and succession planning while developing learning content and programs that drive internal mobility and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field is required.
• 5+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, people operations, learning & development, or a related field.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide competency-based career paths.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, Copilot).
• Proficiency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s job architecture, including job families, career levels, role classifications, competencies, and progression frameworks.
• Create, standardize, and maintain job descriptions, ensuring consistency in role expectations, skills, responsibilities, and competencies across the organization.
• Partner with business leaders to clarify roles, responsibilities, reporting structures, and organizational design needs that support business growth and workforce planning.
• Design and manage competency-based career pathways and career development frameworks that support employee growth, internal mobility, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with managers and employees to identify development needs, assess skill gaps, and support Individual Development Plans through targeted learning solutions.
• Design, coordinate, and administer learning and development programs that align with organizational priorities and employee development needs.
• Create, maintain, and manage learning content, career development resources, and training materials within the company’s learning and talent management platforms.
• Coordinate external training providers, certifications, and development programs while promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning across the organization.
• Administer talent management systems, maintain accurate talent, learning, and career development records, and ensure data integrity.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and insights related to employee development, skills, training effectiveness, career progression, and internal mobility to support business decisions.
• Support the Employee Success Team with other duties related to the employee life cycle, performance management, employee development, feedback reviews, compensation and special projects as needed.
• Attend and represent the company at internal and external events, both nationally and internationally, as required.

Skills

Talent development

Organizational development

People operations

Learning & development

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any field

Tools

Absorb

Lattice

Workday

Job description

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Principales fonctions

As a Career/Talent Development Specialist, you won’t just support growth, you’ll help design the pathways that make it possible. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about personal development and empowering others, and who wants to build something that supports employee growth and progression.

We’re a team of 150+ colleagues, building the foundation for long-term success. In this role, you’ll be right at the heart of that journey, creating scalable frameworks like job architecture, competency maps, and compensation, all of which are being created from the ground up.

And because growth never stands still, you’ll also refine and adapt these systems over time, ensuring they stay relevant, scalable, and impactful. Your work will shape how employees experience growth, progression, and belonging.

• Build, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s job architecture, including job families, career levels, role classifications, competencies, and progression frameworks.
• Create, standardize, and maintain job descriptions, ensuring consistency in role expectations, skills, responsibilities, and competencies across the organization.
• Partner with business leaders to clarify roles, responsibilities, reporting structures, and organizational design needs that support business growth and workforce planning.
• Design and manage competency-based career pathways and career development frameworks that support employee growth, internal mobility, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with managers and employees to identify development needs, assess skill gaps, and support Individual Development Plans (IDPs) through targeted learning solutions.
• Design, coordinate, and administer learning and development programs that align with organizational priorities and employee development needs.
• Create, maintain, and manage learning content, career development resources, and training materials within the company’s learning and talent management platforms.
• Coordinate external training providers, certifications, and development programs while promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning across the organization.
• Administer talent management systems, maintain accurate talent, learning, and career development records, and ensure data integrity.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and insights related to employee development, skills, training effectiveness, career progression, and internal mobility to support business decisions.
• Support the Employee Success Team with other duties related to the employee life cycle, performance management, employee development, feedback reviews, compensation and special projects as needed.
• Attend and represent the company at internal and external events, both nationally and internationally, as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Compétences techniques

Requis

• Bachelor’s degree in any field;
• 5+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, people operations, learning and development, or a related field is required;
• Experience leading or managing enterprise-wide competency-based career paths;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, Copilot);
• Proficiency in English is required;

Un atout

• Experience with Absorb, Lattice, Workday or other similar platforms is a plus;
• Fluency in Portuguese is a strong plus.

Qualités personnelles

Requis

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and changing management abilities;
• Detail-oriented with the ability to balance consistency and flexibility;
• Strong project management skills, including prioritization, follow-through, timely execution, and the ability to handle large set of data, multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously;
• Passion for employee development, culture, and continuous improvement;

Un atout

• Having experience studying or working in different countries is a plus.

Critères généraux

Requis

• Travel: willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally up to 15–20% of the time.

Organisation

Lallemand est une société canadienne privée fondée à la fin du XIXe siècle, qui développe, produit et commercialise des micro-organismes pour divers marchés. Les bureaux administratifs de la société mère sont situés à Montréal, au Canada. Aujourd'hui, Lallemand emploie plus de 6 500 personnes travaillant dans plus de 45 pays sur 5 continents.

Lallemand Biocarburants & Spiritueux est le plus important fournisseur d'ingrédients de fermentation pour les producteurs de bioéthanol et de spiritueux. Cette unité d'affaires leur procure les levures, les nutriments et les antimicrobiens nécessaires à leurs processus de fermentation, ainsi que des services de consultation et de formation.

Soutenus par un vaste réseau d'entrepôts et des équipes un peu partout dans le monde, les principaux bureaux de Lallemand Biocarburants & Spiritueux sont situés aux États-Unis.

Que ce soit pour l'industrie des biocarburants ou celle des spiritueux, l'équipe de cette unité d'affaires fait preuve d'un sens de l'innovation hors-pair, pour une meilleure qualité de fermentation possible.

Veuillez prendre note que des mesures d'adaptation seront prises à toutes les étapes du processus d'embauche. Les candidats doivent faire connaître leurs besoins à l'avance.