Talent Enablement Manager (Remote Available)

S&S Activewear - Bolingbrook, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Bolingbrook, IL

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

We are seeking a Talent Enablement Manager to lead the design, implementation, and management of our organization's learning initiatives. This remote role requires a strategic thinker who can help lead the design, development, and integration of all end-to-end talent management and leadership development practices and programs across the organization to increase business capability and drive a learning-centric culture. This leader must develop deep relationships with key business leaders at all levels and peers in the HR organization for the function to continue to evolve in a manner where it's viewed by its clients as expert, confident, strategic, effective, and vital to the organization's success. This involves thoroughly understanding the business strategy, needs, and priorities and translating them into practical talent management processes and initiatives and development programs for S&S Activewear. Reporting to the Director of Talent Enablement, he/she will be a critical member of the HR team and will contribute to the strategic direction of the Human Resources function. The Talent Enablement Manager will develop and execute a comprehensive learning strategy in line with organizational strategy. This includes collaborating with stakeholders to identify learning needs and crafting effective solutions. The role requires creating engaging learning materials, such as eLearning modules, videos, and instructor-led sessions, and conducting learning sessions for employees at all levels while assessing program effectiveness for continuous improvement. Keeping abreast of industry trends and integrating best practices and new technologies into our learning programs is essential. Additionally, the manager will evaluate and recommend the best systems and tools to support organizational objectives, manage the learning management system (LMS) to ensure current and accessible content, and coordinate with external vendors for specialized learning programs as required. Supporting onboarding with new hire orientation and training development, leveraging and coaching internal leaders, subject matter experts, and trainers to enhance their instructional skills will also be part of the responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive learning strategy in line with organizational strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify learning needs and craft effective solutions.
• Create engaging learning materials, such as eLearning modules, videos, and instructor-led sessions.
• Conduct learning sessions for employees at all levels and assess program effectiveness for continuous improvement.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and integrate best practices and new technologies into our learning programs.
• Evaluate and recommend the best systems and tools to support organizational objectives.
• Manage the learning management system (LMS) to ensure current and accessible content.
• Coordinate with external vendors for specialized learning programs as required.
• Support onboarding with new hire orientation and training development.
• Leverage and coach internal leaders, subject matter experts, and trainers to enhance their instructional skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, education, human resources, behavioral science or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in Learning and Development/Organization Development.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills to effectively engage learners.
• Proficiency with learning management systems and other learning technologies.
• Demonstrated use of evaluation methods to assess and improve learning solutions and demonstrate ROI to the business.
• Demonstrated project management abilities, including prioritization and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience in a global or multicultural environment is advantageous.