Specialist, Talent Development

Einstein Bros Bagels • Denver, CO

2d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Talent Development Specialist supports the execution and continuous improvement of Bagel Brands’ talent management, learning, and development programs. The role helps deliver initiatives that build capability, strengthen performance, develop leaders, and improve the team member experience across the organization.

Working closely with the Director, Talent Management, the Specialist coordinates and administers established programs, including timelines, participant communications, learning resources, systems, data, and reporting. The role also helps implement new programs, owns delivery of assigned established programs, evaluates effectiveness, and identifies and implements improvements. The position is based at Bagel Brands’ Denver Support Center HQ and primarily operates in an office environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in Human Resources, Learning & Development, program coordination, or a related field.
• Strong program management and organizational skills, including the ability to independently manage initiatives, evaluate priorities, make decisions, and deliver accurate results with follow-through.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with team members and leaders across the organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams, and ability to learn and navigate HR and learning technology.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, analyze information, recommend solutions, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining confidentiality and professional discretion.
• Ability to communicate clearly and thoughtfully, take ownership and follow through, adapt to changing priorities, collaborate to support others’ development, seek feedback and use data to improve, and demonstrate openness to learning.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting talent management, learning and development, training, or employee engagement programs.
• Experience with Workday or a similar HRIS, learning management systems such as Wisetail, and employee listening platforms such as Gallup Access.
• Experience developing or maintaining training materials, presentations, job aids, or other learning resources.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of talent and development programs, including leadership development, individual development planning, performance management, talent assessment, and other enterprise initiatives.
• Manage program timelines, communications, enrollment, materials, assignments, completion tracking, and follow-up.
• Partner with the Director, Talent Management to operationalize new programs and initiatives and develop processes, tools, and resources for implementation and scale.
• Maintain documentation and resources for assigned programs, evaluate their effectiveness, and implement enhancements.
• Coordinate training and development experiences, including scheduling, enrollment, learner communications, materials, attendance, assignments, and completion tracking.
• Support learning-platform administration and maintain accurate learner, course, and completion records.
• Develop, evaluate, and enhance training materials, presentations, job aids, facilitator resources, and digital learning content with the Director, Talent Management and subject matter experts.
• Facilitate assigned training programs and adapt delivery to participant needs, feedback, and program objectives.
• Coordinate Bagels Listens and other employee listening initiatives, including surveys, communications, participation tracking, reporting, and action-planning support.
• Analyze talent, learning, and program data; identify trends; evaluate effectiveness; provide insights and recommendations; and maintain reporting and dashboards.
• Prepare materials, reports, and data for talent reviews, calibration, development planning, and other talent discussions.
• Review participant and leader feedback, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend or implement program enhancements.
• Manage multiple concurrent programs and priorities while maintaining organization, attention to detail, and timelines.
• Partner with People Team members, business leaders, subject matter experts, and external vendors to support program execution.
• Evaluate and improve processes, tools, communications, and resources to strengthen effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability.
• Anticipate program needs, assess challenges, prioritize solutions, and make recommendations aligned with program objectives and business priorities.

What This Job Offers

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