Talent Development Manager - Hybrid & Growth Leader

World Insurance As; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

World Insurance Associates seeks a Talent Development Manager to lead initiatives that shape the employee experience. You will orchestrate orientation, onboarding, and leadership development while partnering with HR and business stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across programs.

The role emphasizes program management, collaboration, and change leadership in a fast-growing insurance services group based in Chicago.

Qualifications

• Approx. 5-7 years in Talent Development, Learning/Training.
• Experience presenting and facilitating in front of all audience levels; virtual and in-person.
• Strong program management experience with multiple large projects.
• Experience with managing events, participant communications, and continuous improvement of the content and participant experience.
• Ability to partner with a wide variety of business stakeholders to assess training needs and develop solutions.
• Experience with building orientation/onboarding experiences for a growing sales force that harnesses information and resources from across our company and beyond to ensure a robust integration.
• Insurance industry experience is a plus
• Experience navigating a matrixed environment with M&A activity
• Certification with leadership assessments (such as DISC, Hogan, Caliper, or other) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and initiatives across the Talent Development space.
• Create a digitized and engaging orientation experience for new employees, identify process efficiencies, and partner with internal stakeholders to bring content to life.
• Change Management Initiatives: Partner with HR Acquisition team to deliver support and training to new leaders and new colleagues as acquisitions onboard.
• Digital Learning: Create a strategy to bolster usage of the learning management system; build dashboards or reporting for key initiatives such as compliance training.
• Leadership and Manager Capability Initiatives: Design, facilitate, execute, and evolve programs that increase leadership skills and provide resources for success.
• Performance Management: Design communications plans and resources for employees and managers; align with broader talent processes.

Skills

Strategic to execution

Project management

Collaboration

Adaptability

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

World Insurance Associates seeks a Talent Development Manager to lead initiatives that shape the employee experience. You will orchestrate orientation, onboarding, and leadership development while partnering with HR and business stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across programs.

The role emphasizes program management, collaboration, and change leadership in a fast-growing insurance services group based in Chicago.