Senior Talent Development Manager

Adaptive Biotechnologies•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Senior Talent Development Manager will own and manage Adaptive’s talent management and talent development initiatives, including leadership development programs, performance management practices, and organizational health and engagement diagnostics. The role requires advanced expertise in end-to-end talent management programs and close partnership with business leaders from frontline teams through the C-suite. The ideal candidate is a respected thought partner who understands end users, makes data-driven decisions, and keeps the people behind the data in view. This is a strategic and tactical role reporting to the Director, Talent Acquisition and Development. The manager will develop and lead talent development strategy; design and sustain enterprise-wide leadership development programming; evolve talent management, career pathing, employee engagement diagnostics, and agile performance management; and use evaluation data, industry trends, and benchmarks to improve outcomes. The role also includes serving as a subject matter expert, managing complex interdependent programs, and applying change management practices to support successful adoption.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher.
12+ years of progressive experience in talent development, training/learning, human resources, or a similar field.
Experience creating, implementing, and evolving talent development programs for teams at all levels, including career pathing, talent reviews, and performance management.
Experience managing multiple interdependent projects of high complexity and broad scope.
Experience iterating and evolving programming using data.
Ability to translate business needs and strategies into relevant, timely Talent Development initiatives.
Experience translating data and analytics into insights, narratives, and decisions.
Experience using change management practices at the enterprise level.
Ability to achieve results with a high degree of autonomy.
Ability to move quickly and demonstrate a bias for action.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including boundary-spanning capabilities.
Advanced process and program design skills.
Ability to negotiate difficult situations with deep sensitivity.
Experience serving as a cultural ambassador and role model for company values and principles.
Experience managing third-party vendor relationships and deliverables.
Excellent written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in business administration, adult learning, psychology, or a related field.
Ability to be a hands-on leader who can move between long-term strategy and day-to-day tactical operations.
Experience with large-scale talent development programming.
Proven track record of facilitating company-level initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
Demonstrated track record of building programs that advance corporate culture and lead change management initiatives.
Track record of successfully partnering with C-suite executives.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead Adaptive’s talent development strategy in partnership with business leaders and PaCT, addressing organizational needs and delivering high-impact, scalable programs.
Design, create, deliver, and sustain enterprise-wide leadership development programming.
Evolve and execute talent management and talent development initiatives in partnership with People Partners (HRBPs).
Use evaluation data, industry data, trends, and external benchmarks to improve programming, performance and engagement metrics, and bottom-line results.
Identify insights about skills and talent opportunities to inform future actions and decision-making.
Inform and evolve employee engagement diagnostics in partnership with business leaders and PaCT.
Maintain and improve the enterprise-wide career pathing framework.
Monitor and evolve agile performance management processes, including goal setting, check-ins, coaching, and feedback, and partner with People Partners to deliver program outcomes.
Serve as a Talent Development subject matter expert and thought partner.
Manage day-to-day tasks across multiple interdependent, high-complexity programs and projects with broad scope.
Use change management best practices to support successful adoption of programs and initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.