Director, Talent Development

WinCo Foods•Boise, ID

About The Position

Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer - we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. Currently, WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. With more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support set us apart. In your role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day. Overview Job Summary The Director, Talent Development provides strategic and operational leadership for the Learning and Development Team including overseeing leadership development, operational and HR training, succession, and performance management programs. This role serves as member of the Human Resources leadership team reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Communication. This position requires strong leadership, problem solving, strategic thinking, team building, influencing skills, project management and thought leadership in talent development.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Experience: At least seven (7) years in professional, progressively responsible Talent Development roles
Proven track record of success in the design and execution of Talent Development, Performance Management, and Succession Planning programs
Demonstrated ability to work with executive stakeholders and take a proactive approach to business challenges
A very open and transparent communication style, along with the ability to constructively give and receive feedback while maintaining positive relationships and maintaining the self-esteem of others. Should be open to dialogue and receptive to other ideas while still able to communicate your own point of view and push back as necessary to lead to effective outcomes.
Strong analytical skills, financial aptitude, and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time and to work effectively with other functions to ensure deadlines are met.
Comfortable challenging organizational norms and accepted thinking to improve effectiveness.
Active learner; enhances personal, professional, and business growth through new knowledge and experiences; pushes the organization to learn from other industries' standards and practices.

Nice To Haves

Retail industry experience
Master’s degree related field

Responsibilities

Lead the Talent Development function and effectively build, oversee, and deliver learning and development programs and initiatives
Manage, coach, and develop the Talent Development team maintaining a culture of collaboration and growth
Manage and determine training needs for programs that may vary in scale. Analyze the impact of training programs, and make recommendations for changes, as needed.
Forecast annual programs to meet organizational growth and to develop training roadmaps and curriculums
Proactively keep abreast of training, performance management, and talent development innovations and trends. Incorporate best practices and learning theory into overall learning strategies and program offerings.
Create and implement tools and programs to enable effective development across areas such as: career development, functional development, performance management and coaching.
Manage selection and strategic relationships with external vendors and resources where needed
Stay abreast of emerging talent development technology, and make recommendations for changes and enhancements
Receive, manage, and satisfactorily resolve escalations and apply lessons learned across organization
Partner closely with human resource peer leaders, field HR, and retail operations leadership to consistently improve and enhance systems and process
Analyze function-level metrics to communicate progress toward goals, identify problem areas, and develop action plans
Ensure compliance with the company’s policies and processes, and evaluate potential risks and liabilities
Continually evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of WinCo’s talent development programs, procedures, and initiatives to ensure they support the Company’s strategic business objectives and serve our diverse employee owner population across the organization
Produce training events at annual leadership conference
Perform other duties as assigned or needed