Talent & Growth Partner

Tradition Capital Bank; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical with HSA)

Dental

Vision (voluntary)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Wellness time

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Tradition Capital Bank seeks a Talent & Growth Partner to lead talent acquisition, onboarding, and learning & development. You’ll partner with leaders to plan workforce needs, build scalable solutions, and strengthen talent practices aligned with the bank’s values.

This role owns end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, and development strategies to elevate organizational capability. Lead LMS management, drive employee growth, and coordinate with leaders on performance and succession.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, or related field with 5–7 years of relevant HR experience.
• Experience leading talent initiatives and advising leaders is required.
• Strong communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own talent acquisition practices and guide hiring strategy.
• Lead learning and development initiatives and manage the LMS.
• Own onboarding strategy and improve integration of new hires.
• Partner with leaders to connect recruiting, onboarding, development, performance.
• Enhance employee experience and engagement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

HR knowledge

Problem solving

Confidentiality

Collaboration

Adaptability

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field

Tools

LMS

HRIS

Job description

Description

Who We Are & Why You Will LOVE Us!

You are more than just a number; we are more than just a bank. At Tradition Capital Bank, we are partners in business and in life; building dreams and futures on one simple idea: strong one-on-one relationships.

We place our people in the right seats and position our employees to do what they love. Every person and every role matters: when we function together as One Team, we achieve extraordinary results. As each other’s raving fans, we reach across titles and organizational structure to encourage one another.

Here at Tradition, we believe that when people work together with shared values and an open mind, anything is possible.

Tradition is always in the making; join us in celebrating our roots and being a part of what’s next.

What You Will Be Doing

The Talent & Growth Partner provides strategic and operational leadership for the Bank’s talent acquisition, onboarding, and learning and development practices. This role partners with leaders to anticipate talent and capability needs, develop practical and scalable solutions, and strengthen the Bank’s ability to attract, select, onboarding, and grow exceptional talent.

The Talent & Growth Partner owns the design, execution, and continuous improvement of core talent practices and serves as a trusted advisor to leaders on hiring, employee development, leadership capability, and organizational growth.

How You Will Get the Job Done

• Talent Acquisition Leadership: Own the Bank’s talent acquisition practices and provide strategic guidance to leaders throughout workforce planning, recruitment, assessment, selection, and offer decisions. Partner with leaders to understand current and future talent needs and develop recruiting strategies aligned with business priorities. Build proactive talent pipelines and sourcing strategies for critical and recurring talent needs. Establish consistent, effective selection practices and strengthen manager capability in interviewing and hiring. Own the end-to-end candidate experience, ensuring timely communication and a professional, high-quality process aligned with the Bank’s values and service standards. Use recruiting data and market insights to identify trends, address barriers, and continuously improve hiring effectiveness.
• Learning & Development: Lead the development and execution of a practical, scalable learning and development strategy aligned with business, employee, and leadership needs. Consult with leaders to identify capability gaps and recommend appropriate development solutions. Design, facilitate, source, or coordinate learning solutions, including manager and leadership development. Establish consistent practices for assessing needs, delivering learning, and measuring effectiveness. Own and optimize the LMS, learning content, reporting, and employee experience. Build manager capability and accountability for employee learning, development, and growth.
• Onboarding & Talent Integration: Own the Bank’s onboarding strategy and practices to create a consistent, engaging experience for new employees and managers. Partner with leaders and onboarding champions to clarify expectations and accelerate new-hire readiness, connection, and contribution. Establish tools and resources that equip managers to successfully onboard and integrate new employees. Use feedback and outcomes to continuously improve the onboarding experience.
• Talent Partnership & Organizational Capability: Serve as a trusted talent advisor to leaders, bringing forward insights, recommendations, and solutions that support talent and organizational priorities. Evaluate and prioritize talent needs based on business impact, organizational readiness, available resources, and alignment with the Bank’s strategic priorities. Partner with HR colleagues and business leaders to connect recruiting, onboarding, development, performance, and succession practices. Lead talent-related projects and change initiatives from strategy through implementation. Monitor external practices and emerging talent trends, recommending thoughtful approaches that fit the Bank’s culture and needs.
• Employee Experience: Ensure talent, onboarding, and development practices reinforce the Bank’s values, culture, and One Team mindset. Partner with HR and other internal teams on selected employee experience and engagement initiatives that support talent growth and connection.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time without notice.

Requirements

What Sets You Apart

• A role model for our core values: Do the Right Thing, Get Stuff Done (G.S.D.), One Team, and Give Generously
• Demonstrated commitment to timely, defect free and caring customer service.
• Expert on Human Resources policies, procedures, and regulations
• A professional who builds solid relationships based on integrity and trust.
• Appropriately creative, particularly regarding process improvement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of e-learning platforms and practices
• Effective presentation skills to deliver presentations to various audiences and across all mediums.
• Able to perform at a high level in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated collaborative work style and respect for others.
• Demonstrated self-motivation and resourceful work ethic.
• Aptitude for problem-solving
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Flexible to change in a growing organization.
• Is accountable for demonstrating compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act, Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and all other federal and state rules and regulations as it pertains to their position at the bank.

Professional & Educational Experience You Bring:

A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience, and five to seven years of progressive experience spanning Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, talent management, or related HR practices. Experience independently leading talent initiatives and advising business leaders is required.

Benefits & Compensation

• Tradition Capital Bank recognizes and values everyone’s unique needs for their careers, families, and individual health. That’s why we offer competitive benefits to promote wellness in our employees and their loved ones, including:
• Healthcare (medical with HSA, dental, and voluntary vision)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Basic and voluntary life & AD&D insurance
• EAP – Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) with employer match; ability to purchase Bank stock through 401k
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Family Care Reimbursement (up to $500 annually for 2026)
• Wellness Time (up to 2 hours/week)
• Keystone employee directed giving opportunities (annual Insight Trip opportunities, up to $500 for grants and double match dollars)

For this position, we anticipate a pay range between $95,000 and $142,000 annually. Final offers will vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and Bank performance.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to type, carry, handle and feel objects, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and more with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception in the window environment and the ability to adjust focus.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• Travel may be required.

*The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tradition Capital Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affir. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, and related disabilities; marital status; status with regard to public assistance; disability; genetic information; sexual orientation, off duty usage of lawful products; familial status; status as a patient enrolled in the marijuana registry program; membership or activity in a local commission; citizenship status; uniform servicemember status; and age; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law