Sr Talent Development Manager

Valley Bank; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Bank is seeking a Senior Talent Development Lead to partner with the Head of Talent and Chief Inclusion Officer to shape enterprise-wide development priorities that support business performance, leadership readiness, and career growth.

You will design and execute core development practices, advance succession planning, and create scalable tools and materials to empower leaders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Requires 12+ years of progressive HR/learning and development leadership experience in complex organizations.
• Experience designing and scaling enterprise-wide development solutions.
• Experience with assessment tools, coaching, instructional design, and talent analytics.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise talent development priorities with senior leaders.
• Design and lead core development practices including manager enablement and career development.
• Advance talent review and succession planning with data-driven actions.
• Develop scalable frameworks, tools, and leader enablement resources.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and other stakeholders to align development with business needs.
• Use workforce insights to identify capability gaps and measure impact.
• Translate insights into executive-ready materials and dashboards.
• Embed inclusion and objectivity into programs and leadership practices.
• Lead complex development initiatives with disciplined project management.

Skills

Talent development

Leadership enablement

Career development

Succession planning

Data-informed decisions

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Master's degree or certifications (preferred)

Job description

At Valley Bank, we believe in people's growth potential. We invest in it. We protect it. We focus it. For nearly 100 years, we've been the Bank that clients from every industry turn to for our expertise, strategies, and advice-building the kind of trust that can fuel every goal. We are the leading relationship bank built for growth-with over $60 billion in assets, 3,800 experts, and more than 200 consumer branches and commercial banking offices in communities across the US.

At Valley, we're all driven by an ambition that goes deeper than just having a job. That's why when you work for us, we make it our goal to help you focus on what drives you—working to turn your passions and strengths into assets you can use to propel your ambitions and build the professional legacy you want. Because when we say we're a relationship bank built for growth, that's not just reserved for our clients- that includes all our associates as well.

The Senior Talent Development Lead will partner closely with the Head of Talent and Chief Inclusion Officer to shape and scale enterprise-wide talent development priorities that support business performance, leadership readiness, career growth, and long-term organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Shape, scale, and execute enterprise talent development priorities in partnership with the Head of Talent and Chief Inclusion Officer.
• Design, lead, and continuously improve core development practices, including talent development, manager enablement, career development, development planning, and talent review follow-through.
• Advance enterprise talent review and succession planning by turning talent insights into clear development actions, readiness plans, and follow-up that strengthen leadership pipelines and critical role coverage.
• Develop scalable frameworks, tools, resources, and leader enablement materials that make talent development easier to understand, apply, and execute consistently across the enterprise.
• Advise and partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Inclusion and Belonging, Learning & Development, People Analytics, senior leaders, business leaders, and other stakeholders to connect development priorities to business and workforce needs.
• Use talent data, performance trends, engagement insights, listening feedback, and workforce indicators to identify capability gaps, shape development solutions, and measure impact.
• Translate talent insights into executive-ready materials, program updates, dashboards, recommendations, and decision support that help leaders understand development priorities, outcomes, risks, and next steps.
• Embed inclusion, objectivity, and consistency into development programs, career experiences, coaching resources, and leadership practices.
• Lead complex development initiatives with strong project discipline, stakeholder engagement, change management, measurement, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills

• A demonstrated track record of designing, leading, and improving development experiences such as, manager capability building, career development resources, mentoring, coaching, succession and development planning.
• The ability to build alignment across functions, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver results through partnership in a matrixed environment.
• Sound judgment, strong facilitation skills, and credibility advising leaders on development needs, program design, organizational capability, and practical solutions.
• Business acumen and the ability to connect development priorities to enterprise strategy, organizational capability, leadership effectiveness, and measurable outcomes.
• Strong analytical judgment, with experience using talent data and workforce insights to shape recommendations and measure progress.
• Exceptional consulting, facilitation, stakeholder management, executive communication, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional development initiatives with clear planning, disciplined execution, stakeholder accountability, change management, and measurable outcomes.
• Experience in financial services, regulated industries, professional services, or other complex enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting leadership development, career mobility, manager effectiveness, talent review follow-through, succession or development planning.
• Applied experience with assessment tools, coaching methodologies, instructional design, change management, organizational development, or talent analytics.
• Experience integrating inclusion and belonging principles into talent management systems and leadership practices.
• Familiarity with HR technology platforms, talent review tools, performance systems, employee listening platforms, or people analytics dashboards.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related business field and a minimum of 12 years of progressive Human Resources, talent development, learning and development, organizational development, leadership development, or related experience, including experience designing and scaling enterprise-wide development solutions in complex organizations.

Preferred Experience

• Master's degree or relevant certifications.