Director, Talent Learning and Development

HCC•Houston, TX

15h

About The Position

The Director, Talent Learning and Development develops and executes programs and policies that support organizational transformation, growth, and employees’ professional achievement. The role collaborates with administration, faculty, and staff to create career growth and professional development plans that encourage broad participation. As an executive-level system-wide leader, the Director supports Houston Community College’s one-college vision and strategic priorities, and is responsible for designing, executing, and evaluating internal controls that provide reasonable assurance of effective and efficient operations, safeguarded assets, and reliable, compliant financial information. The Director leads talent learning and organizational development initiatives, including performance management, needs assessments, talent reviews, succession and workforce planning, change management, employee engagement, training, mentoring, and career development. The position supervises Talent Learning & Development and Organizational Development staff and manages talent engagement activities for direct reports, including recruitment, selection, hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations. Houston Community College serves the diverse communities of the Greater Houston area through 14 Centers of Excellence and numerous satellite centers. It is a large, singly accredited, open-admission community college offering associate degrees, certificates, workforce training, and lifelong learning opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 6 years of experience developing and delivering training programs and organizational development for a large employee base.
At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
Valid Texas Driver License.
Skills in MS Office programs, information management systems, budget management, human resources policies and practices, training and mentorship, public speaking, data analysis and reporting, project management strategies and tools, and learning management systems.
Ability to perform job requirements with or without reasonable accommodations.
Ability to remain stationary during the shift, move items weighing up to 25 pounds, position oneself to operate job equipment, and apply established protocols in a timely manner.
Ability to access, input, and retrieve information using technology devices and communicate with others to accomplish job requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead coordination of performance management programs and related needs assessments, talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational development interventions.
Identify opportunities for improvement, develop a transition roadmap, and lead implementation of the organizational growth plan.
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to improve the employee experience through onboarding, training, education, and related programs aligned with organizational needs.
Design and implement processes that support employees’ long-term employment and career development, including training, mentoring, and career pathing.
Collaborate with Talent Relations to lead changes in organizational culture and supervisor and employee behaviors related to performance management.
Lead design and implementation of evaluation processes for growth initiatives and training programs intended to improve employees’ knowledge or skills.
Create and maintain analytics on initiatives, communicate development plans, and provide progress reports as needed or requested.
Coordinate performance management programs, needs assessments, succession planning, and organizational development interventions.
Design processes that make change a positive employee experience and implement engagement initiatives.
Implement strategies aligned with HCC’s mission, values, and goals.
Collaborate with Talent Engagement team members on change management strategies informed by the initiatives and groups affected.
Supervise Talent Learning & Development and Organizational Development staff.
Manage talent engagement activities for direct reports, including recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, development, mentoring, counseling, and performance evaluations.
Design, execute, and evaluate internal controls that provide reasonable assurance regarding operational effectiveness and efficiency, safeguarding of assets, and reliable, compliant financial information.