Senior Leadership and Talent Development Advisor (Hybrid)

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Advisor of Leadership & Talent Development will help advance Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward vision and People Strategy by building future-ready leaders and modernizing enterprise learning. The role leads the assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-wide leadership and talent development strategies, programs, and learning experiences.

A central focus is enterprise learning strategy. The Senior Advisor serves as a lead architect and thought partner for scalable, high-impact learning solutions that strengthen leadership capability and respond to evolving organizational needs. This includes advancing curriculum and learning-experience design, AI-enabled learning and content development, personalized and skills-based learning pathways, facilitation, and leadership development programs, while preserving meaningful human connection.

The position also contributes to complex enterprise and shield-advancing initiatives. In partnership with HR colleagues, the advisor works with leaders and stakeholders to develop mission-related strategy and influence change across a broad range of needs. The role consults with senior leaders and HR colleagues and presents recommendations to executive leadership groups and C-suite audiences. It manages cross-functional, matrixed, and site relationships with an enterprise perspective, leads programs or projects, and provides direction to less experienced team members. The advisor monitors external trends, research, and best practices and translates them into practical innovations, serving as a subject matter expert, thought leader, and spokesperson for Leadership & Talent Development.

The successful candidate must be authorized to work and remain in the United States without requiring Mayo Clinic sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 8 years of professional experience in leadership development, learning, talent development, coaching, or human resources.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, enterprise-wide learning or leadership development strategies and initiatives.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong conceptual, analytical, consulting, facilitation, and learning-experience design skills.
• Ability to build partnerships within teams and across departments.
• Knowledge of talent development and adult learning principles.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and leading in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to apply emerging technologies, including AI-enabled approaches, responsibly to learning and content development.
• Authorization to work and remain in the United States without Mayo Clinic sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a related field.
• Relevant HR, learning, talent development, facilitation, or assessment certifications.
• Healthcare experience.
• Experience in internal or external consulting roles.
• Experience with enterprise learning strategy, curriculum architecture, learning-experience design, skills-based development, digital learning, or AI-enabled content development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of enterprise-wide leadership and talent development strategies, programs, and learning experiences.
• Serve as a lead architect and thought partner for scalable, high-impact enterprise learning solutions.
• Advance curriculum and learning-experience design, AI-enabled learning and content development, personalized and skills-based learning pathways, facilitation, and leadership development programs.
• Engage in complex enterprise and shield-advancing initiatives and partner with HR colleagues to develop mission-related strategy and influence organizational change.
• Consult with senior leaders and HR colleagues, including presenting recommendations to executive leadership groups and C-suite audiences.
• Manage and influence cross-functional, matrixed, and site relationships while maintaining a systemic, enterprise viewpoint.
• Serve as a program or project leader, directing project activities and implementation led by less experienced team members.
• Monitor external trends, research, and best practices and translate them into practical innovations for Mayo Clinic.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, thought leader, and spokesperson for Leadership & Talent Development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior