Senior Talent Development Consultant

Transamerica Corporation; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation is looking for a Senior Talent Development Consultant to enhance leadership capabilities and team performance across its distributed workforce. This role involves diagnosing effectiveness needs, facilitating high-impact sessions, and coaching leaders using data-informed strategies.

The position offers a hybrid environment, requiring three days in the office, with a salary range of $85,000 - $115,000 and potential annual bonuses. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and five years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in talent development or related roles.
• Experience in change leadership and stakeholder management.
• Executive presence and ability to influence across levels.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to diagnose team effectiveness needs.
• Design high-impact leadership sessions.
• Coach and equip leaders for effectiveness.

Skills

Talent development

Organizational development

Facilitation

Change management

Consulting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Hogan Assessments

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Job description

## Senior Talent Development ConsultantApplylocations: Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R20061766**Job Family**Talent Management & Learning**About Us**At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.**Who We Are**We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.**What We Do**Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.\* For more information, visit transamerica.com.**Job Description Summary**The Senior Talent Development Consultant serve as an embedded internal consultant who partners with leaders and HR Business Partners to diagnose organizational and team effectiveness needs and design targeted interventions that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate change adoption, and improve team performance across a large, distributed workforce.**Job Description****Responsibilities*** Partner with leaders and Human Resources Business Partners to conduct intake, clarify desired outcomes, define success measures, and establish scope, roles, and decision points.* Conduct stakeholder interviews and listening sessions to diagnose root causes and synthesize insights into clear problem statements.* Design and facilitate high-impact leader and team effectiveness sessions that surface issues, drive commitments, and establish durable working agreements.* Assess change environments to identify impacts, risks, stakeholder needs, and readiness.* Recommend and design interventions beyond training when appropriate to support adoption, reinforce leader effectiveness, and sustain change.* Coach and equip leaders and managers to strengthen leadership capabilities through practical tools and performance support used in the flow of work.* Create leader-ready recommendations grounded in data, including tradeoffs, risks, target audiences, success measures, and implementation approaches.* Define outcome measures and checkpoints; track adoption and impact using qualitative and quantitative data.* Adjust interventions based on feedback and results to sustain behavior change and performance improvement.* Embed approved artificial intelligence tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, responsibly within learning and development delivery to accelerate research, synthesis, and scalable performance support.**Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience* Five years of experience in talent development, organizational development, internal consulting, or related roles* Experience leading team effectiveness engagements and facilitating senior leader teams* Experience in change leadership and change enablement, including readiness, stakeholder management, communication, and reinforcement* Strong consulting skills including discovery, diagnosis, facilitation, synthesis, and recommendation design* Executive presence with the ability to build credibility and influence across all organizational levels* Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and prioritize across competing needs**Preferred Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in business, organizational development, human resources, or related field* Experience supporting large, matrixed organizations or financial services environments* Formal training or certification in team effectiveness, change management, or facilitation* Certification and experience using Hogan Assessments and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to generate actionable insights* Experience designing performance support tools and leader toolkits to drive adoption and sustained behavior change**Working Conditions*** Hybrid Office Environment* Fast-paced environment.* Occasional travel for leader and team effectiveness sessions (10 to 25%)**Compensation**The Salary for this position generally ranges between $85,000 - $115,000 annually. ***Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including***qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (list locations that are applicable). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.**Disclaimer:** *Beware of fake job offers!*We’ve been alerted to scammers impersonating Transamerica recruiters, particularly for remote positions. Please note:* We will **never** request personal information such as ID or payment for equipment upfront.* Official offers are sent via **DocuSign** following a verbal offer—not through text or email.*This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.*