Sr. Manager Talent Development (Hybrid) (Creative Design)

*This is a hybrid role with three weeks per month onsite (Mon – Thurs).

The Sr. Manager Talent Development is responsible for planning, designing, and facilitating training activities for Lands' End leaders and employees. The primary focus of this role will be driving leadership and skills development in key divisions, including our LEO division. This role will consult with business leaders on organizational development needs, and partner with ES Business Partners and the Talent Development team to deliver effective solutions.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Consults with business leaders and ES business partners on individual and team level development needs. Conducts appropriate level of needs assessment to determine best course of action to achieve desired outcomes. Provides guidance on organizational development strategies to support business roadmaps.
• Facilitates learning in face-to-face and/or remote workshops for leaders and teams. Coaches leaders on implementation and reinforcement of key skills to improve performance.
• Partners with leaders to determine the Build/Buy strategy for leadership and sales training curriculum. Evaluates third-party content and recommends the most cost-effective approach. Manages training vendor relationships.
• Partners with the Sr. Instructional Designer to develop internal workshops, team sessions, and training programs. Utilizes off-the-shelf content where appropriate. Ensures that learning is reinforced and sustained over time.
• Proactively researches and applies Organizational Development best practices.
• Measures and reports on the effectiveness of training efforts. 

Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university, and minimum of five years of training or teaching experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in design and facilitation of larger scale organizational development programs required. Experience in consulting with leaders and partnering cross-functionally to deliver talent development results. Experience leading a team preferred, as well as experience working with sales teams to develop talent.

General Skills

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Able to influence leaders at all levels.
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Mastery of needs assessment techniques.
• Mastery of evaluation techniques.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Human Resources