Senior Talent Specialist

Performance Contracting Group • Lenexa, KS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Performance Contracting Group (PCG) is seeking a Senior Talent Specialist to join their Strategic Development team in Lenexa, KS. This role focuses on curriculum development, instructional design, and learning program support for PCG employees. The Senior Talent Specialist will contribute to a learning culture by researching, developing, and producing educational programs and learning experiences. This involves partnering with subject matter experts, business leaders, and stakeholders to identify learning needs, develop curriculum strategies, and create various learning solutions (instructor-led, virtual, digital, blended). The role requires creating clear, engaging, and practical learning resources such as workshops, facilitator guides, participant materials, job aids, and assessments. The ideal candidate is a strong instructional designer and curriculum developer capable of organizing complex information, managing projects, and creating impactful learning experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, instructional design, curriculum development, project management, organizational development, educational technology, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience editing, writing, designing, and developing instructional materials.
• At least 5 years of experience in courseware, curriculum, training, or technical documentation development and design.
• Experience managing course or curriculum development projects from end to end.
• Ability to manage the full learning lifecycle, including needs analysis, design, development, delivery support, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of instructional design, adult learning principles, and curriculum development practices.
• Ability to assess business needs and translate them into effective learning goals, objectives, strategies, and deliverables.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to plan, prioritize, schedule, and manage projects with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and consult effectively with senior leaders, business partners, internal customers, subject matter experts, and colleagues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to organize complex information into clear, concise, and engaging learning content.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent organizational abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Exhibits a high level of emotional intelligence, including the ability to give and receive specific, constructive feedback.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with learning development technologies such as Adobe, Articulate Storyline, Rise, Camtasia, Snagit, or similar tools.
• Technically inclined and able to adapt to new technologies with ease.
• Skilled in designing for a variety of formats and mediums, including instructor-led training, virtual learning, SCORM-compliant eLearning, video, web, and print-based materials.
• Willing to travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with the construction industry.
• Experience with Articulate 360 or equivalent authoring software.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign.
• Local to the Kansas City Metro Area.
• Bilingual Spanish fluency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with subject matter experts, business partners, and stakeholders to identify training needs, performance gaps, and learning solutions.
• Assess business situations and develop goals, learning objectives, and curriculum strategies to support improved business results and employee performance.
• Design and develop effective learning programs using instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Develop learning solutions for a variety of modalities, including instructor-led training, virtual learning, eLearning, blended learning, job aids, leader guides, session materials, reinforcements, and assessments.
• Create engaging content that clearly communicates concepts, processes, expectations, and skills in an impactful and memorable way.
• Logically organize and transform complex information into professionally designed, functional, and effective learning programs.
• Develop and maintain curriculum materials that align with educational goals, learning objectives, and organizational needs.
• Proofread, edit, and refine educational materials to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and coherence.
• Evaluate existing educational offerings and recommend improvements to strengthen learner experience, business alignment, and effectiveness.
• Partner with event owners and stakeholders to develop instructor-led, virtual, and other learning opportunities in the most effective modality for the audience and learning need.
• Support the full learning lifecycle, including needs analysis, design, development, delivery support, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate program effectiveness, engagement, and alignment through a variety of assessment methods, measurements, observations, and feedback channels.
• Educate and support staff, facilitators, or stakeholders on new curriculum developments, learning resources, and best practices.
• Ensure learning materials are designed to support consistency, scalability, and practical application across the organization.
• Recommend improvements to curriculum structure, learning flow, participant engagement, and post-training reinforcement.
• Oversee content development processes from inception to completion, demonstrating strong project management, organization, and follow-through.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and SMEs to ensure curriculum alignment and timely delivery.
• Collaborate with senior leaders, business partners, internal customers, and colleagues to ensure learning solutions meet business and learner needs.
• Manage multiple learning projects, timelines, priorities, and deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Work closely with the Strategic Development team to support a unified learning experience strategy.
• Support project management efforts using agile and iterative development approaches.
• Explore tools, technologies, and approaches that enhance learning design, delivery, engagement, and effectiveness.
• Use learning technologies and development tools to create, publish, maintain, and support learning content.
• Support learning content placement, updates, testing, and administration within the Learning Management System as needed.
• Apply basic LMS administration knowledge to ensure learning assets are organized, assigned, tracked, and delivered effectively.
• Maintain awareness of system delivery standards and technical requirements for digital learning, including SCORM-compliant eLearning when applicable.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Incentive bonus plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance plans with flexible spending account option
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Flexible paid time off policy and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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