TALENT & DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

General Dynamics European Land Systems; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

General Dynamics European Land Systems is seeking a Talent & Development Specialist to support the Talent Director with the organization’s learning and development strategy across GDELS. The role focuses on coordinating, administering, and continuously improving training and development programs, learning initiatives, and digital learning platforms, while delivering selected talent acquisition activities.

The specialist partners with the Director of Talent and works closely with European HR

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business Administration or related field.
• Master's degree in Human Resources.
• 3–5 years in Learning & Development and Training Administration with international exposure.
• Experience coordinating training programs across countries and functions.
• Experience administering LMS and digital learning platforms.
• Strong familiarity with LinkedIn, job boards, ATS, and career sites.
• Experience managing training vendors and learning analytics.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate and deploy training and development programs across sites.
• Manage compliance-related learning activities, LMS administration, and reporting.
• Coordinate learner communications, registrations, logistics, and records.
• Monitor completion rates, participation, and KPIs to drive improvements.
• Curate external learning resources and manage vendor relationships.
• Support coordination of the annual performance process.
• Manage recruitment for specialist/technical roles, coordinating interviews.
• Conduct CV screening, assessments, and initial interviews.

Conocimientos

English proficiency (C1)

Learning & Development

Training administration

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Digital learning platforms

LMS administration

Vendor management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in HR / Psychology / Business Administration

Master's degree in Human Resources

Herramientas

LinkedIn

ATS platforms

Company career sites

Descripción del empleo

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Talent & Development Specialist is responsible for supporting the Talent Director with the organization's learning and development strategy across GDELS. The role is primarily focused on the coordination, administration, and continuous improvement of training and development programs, learning initiatives, and digital learning platforms, while delivering selected talent acquisition activities.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Talent & Development Specialist is responsible for supporting the Talent Director with the organization's learning and development strategy across GDELS. The role is primarily focused on the coordination, administration, and continuous improvement of training and development programs, learning initiatives, and digital learning platforms, while delivering selected talent acquisition activities.

The specialist partners directly with the Director of Talent and works closely with European HR teams, GDELS leaders, and external providers to ensure the successful delivery of learning and development solutions that support organizational capability building and employees development.

Key Responsabilities

• Coordinate and deploy training and development programs, projects, and development initiatives across Headquarters and other GDELS sites, including knowledge and skills training and development projects involving employees from different GDELS locations.
• Manage compliance-related learning activities, including the administration and monitoring of online courses through digital platforms and Learning Management Systems (LMS), ensuring data accuracy, compliance, tracking, and reporting, while maintaining regular interaction and service with Site HR teams.
• Coordinate learner communications, registrations, logistics, reporting, and training records.
• Monitor training completion rates, participation metrics, learning effectiveness, and KPIs, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Curate external learning resources and manage relationships with training providers and vendors, following up on alignment with approved budgets and appropriate vendor invoicing.
• Support the Director Talent in the coordination of the annual performance process.
• Manage recruitment processes for specialist, technical, and selected professional positions, coordinating interviews and maintaining regular communication with candidates and hiring managers.
• Conduct CV screening, candidate assessments, and initial interviews, proactively sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, other job boards and GDELS Career Site

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Human Resources.
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Learning & Development and Training Administration, with exposure to Talent Acquisition activities in international consulting firms or multinational organizations, with multinational experience being a must.
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders across different countries and functions.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating corporate training plans, learning programs, and development initiatives.
• Strong experience administering Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital learning platforms, and hands-on experience using LinkedIn, job boards, ATS platforms, and company career sites.
• Experience managing training vendors, online learning solutions, and learning analytics

Competencies & Knowledge Required

• Proficient in English (C1 level required), with proven experience working in English as the primary business language.
• Ability to leverage technology to enhance HR processes.
• Independent self-starter with a strong sense of accountability and a high-quality results mindset.
• Proactivity, team-player approach, and internal client orientation.
• Open and positive attitude towards learning new things and new processes.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and intercultural sensitivity.
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to prioritize based on urgency and importance.
• Strong interpersonal, social, and communication skills to effectively interact with HR colleagues, employees and managers at all levels of the organization and across functional and geographical lines.
• Ability to naturally thrive in a fast-moving, matrix organization and prioritize work efficiently.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.