Manager, Talent Development

The Marmon Group LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company matching

Competitive compensation

Job summary

The Marmon Group LLC, part of Marmon Holdings and Berkshire Hathaway, seeks a Manager, Talent Development to lead leadership development across the P&R Group. You will design and deliver programs, coordinate onboarding, mentorship, and development planning, partnering with HR and business leaders to translate strategy into actionable initiatives.

The role emphasizes program management, stakeholder collaboration, and measurement to continuously improve talent readiness and leadership capability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Education, or a related field.
• Five to seven years of experience in talent development, learning and development, human resources, training coordination, or program management.
• Experience partnering with business leaders to assess talent development needs and translate findings into practical learning and development solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across a decentralized organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR or learning technologies.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% to 35% to support business and program needs across the P&R Group.
• A customer-focused and process-oriented approach, with the discipline to maintain accurate records, coordinate complex logistics, and improve programs using feedback and data.

Responsibilities

• Manage the annual talent development calendar across the P&R Group.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to assess needs related to leadership capability, manager effectiveness, employee development, and talent readiness, then translate findings into annual groupwide priorities.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement, Operations, and functional leaders to ensure talent development programs complement the technical, functional, and operational training owned by those teams.
• Coordinate leadership development programs, workshops, learning experiences, and Marmon-sponsored development offerings for employees at all levels.
• Coordinate facilitators, vendors, subject matter experts, enrollment, communications, schedules, materials, attendance, logistics, and follow-up activities.
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality participant experience across all programs.
• Support leadership development pathways for frontline leaders, managers, and experienced leaders.
• Maintain development resources, toolkits, facilitator guides, playbooks, and learning materials.
• Coordinate development activities aligned with Individual Growth Plans (IGPs).
• Support mentorship and coaching initiatives, along with reinforcement activities that encourage employees to apply learning in the workplace.
• Maintain and continuously improve a standardized salaried onboarding program.
• Partner with Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and HRIS resources to support a consistent onboarding experience.
• Provide operational support for talent review, succession planning, and development planning processes.
• Maintain accurate development records, program documentation, playbooks, procedures, and standard work.

Skills

Leadership development

Program management

Stakeholder management

Learning strategies

Training coordination

Mentoring

Onboarding

Documentation

Measurement & analytics

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Education, or related field

Job description

The Marmon Group LLC As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

Manager, Talent Development

WHO WE ARE

Marmon Plumbing & Refrigeration brings together businesses that develop and manufacture products and systems people rely on every day for the movement of clean air and water. As part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, our group pairs the flexibility and ownership of decentralized businesses with the strength and resources of a larger organization. At Marmon Plumbing & Refrigeration, your world just opened up. Our employee experience combines small business partnership with big business connectivity, creating opportunities to do things that matter, lead at every level, and win a better way.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Manager, Talent Development, you will serve as the operational engine behind P&R’s talent development strategy. You will execute and continuously improve programs that strengthen leadership capability, employee growth, onboarding, mentorship, talent readiness, and development planning across the group. As an individual contributor, you will translate strategy into consistent execution through strong program management, stakeholder partnership, documentation, and measurement.

• Manage the annual talent development calendar across the P&R Group.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to assess needs related to leadership capability, manager effectiveness, employee development, and talent readiness, then translate findings into annual groupwide priorities.
• Partner with Continuous Improvement, Operations, and functional leaders to ensure talent development programs complement the technical, functional, and operational training owned by those teams.
• Coordinate leadership development programs, workshops, learning experiences, and Marmon-sponsored development offerings for employees at all levels.
• Coordinate facilitators, vendors, subject matter experts, enrollment, communications, schedules, materials, attendance, logistics, and follow-up activities.
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality participant experience across all programs.
• Support leadership development pathways for frontline leaders, managers, and experienced leaders.
• Maintain development resources, toolkits, facilitator guides, playbooks, and learning materials.
• Coordinate development activities aligned with Individual Growth Plans (IGPs).
• Support mentorship and coaching initiatives, along with reinforcement activities that encourage employees to apply learning in the workplace.
• Maintain and continuously improve a standardized salaried onboarding program.
• Partner with Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, hiring managers, and HRIS resources to support a consistent onboarding experience.
• Provide operational support for talent review, succession planning, and development planning processes.
• Maintain accurate development records, program documentation, playbooks, procedures, and standard work.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, Education, or a related field.
• Five to seven years of experience in talent development, learning and development, human resources, training coordination, or program management.
• Experience partnering with business leaders to assess talent development needs and translate findings into practical learning and development solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across a decentralized organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HR or learning technologies.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% to 35% to support business and program needs across the P&R Group.
• A customer-focused and process-oriented approach, with the discipline to maintain accurate records, coordinate complex logistics, and improve programs using feedback and data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing and multi-site organizations.
• Experience coordinating leadership development programs.
• Familiarity with Workday, Alchemy, learning management systems, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with external vendors.
• Knowledge of talent management, succession planning, and employee development processes.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

The opportunity to help shape scalable talent development capabilities as P&R’s business and talent needs evolve.

Broad exposure to leadership development, onboarding, mentorship, talent planning, and program measurement across a diverse group of businesses.

A highly collaborative role that partners with HR, Operations, Continuous Improvement, functional leaders, facilitators, and external vendors.

The ability to build practical programs and tools that strengthen leadership capability and support employee growth.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Pay Range: 86,666.66 - 130,000.00

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class.

If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [e-mail], and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

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