Talent Development Consultant

BECU•Lexington, KY

1d•$68,300 - $127,500•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Talent Development Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how BECU grows, learns, and leads. In this role, you will design and deliver meaningful learning experiences that empower people to thrive—professionally and as leaders. Your work will directly influence organizational capability, helping teams build the skills, confidence, and mindset needed to support BECU’s strategic vision. By partnering across the cooperative, your ideas, creativity, and expertise will turn development strategies into engaging, high-impact learning solutions that truly make a difference. To join our dynamic team in this role, we require candidates to be residents of WA state. This is a hybrid role with regular onsite needs at our Tukwila headquarters for instructor-led trainings. Remote or onsite, we are committed to ensuring you are fully engaged and included in our collaborative environment.

Requirements

B.A. or B.S. degree in business, training and development, organizational leadership or equivalent work or educational experience.
Requires a minimum of 5 years of combined work experience in Learning & Development, Corporate Facilitation, Coaching, Human Resources, and Talent Development.
Requires 2 years of combined adult learning design and facilitation.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Instructional Design.
Thorough knowledge of talent development methodologies and adult learning techniques.
Ability to connect development practices to business practices
Demonstrated ability to manage small to medium-scale projects, including creating project plans and communication plans.
Ability to sequence action steps and communication for effective and efficient execution.
Demonstrated ability to manage small to medium-scale programs / program components aligned with large-scale programs and strategies.
Ability to present ideas at both the “big picture” and detail level.
Thorough knowledge of facilitation best practices, techniques, and tools for onsite, virtual, and hybrid facilitation.
Ability to facilitate complex dialogue amongst diverse audiences.
Leverages multiple techniques to engage an audience, focused on social and experiential learning.
Thorough knowledge of instructional design best practices, standards, and methodologies.
Apply instructional design practices, up to and including designing workshops and learning experiences from scratch, that drive ability and reinforcement.
Awareness of DEI best practices, language, and methodologies as they relate to Talent Development, ensuring that learning experiences are designed and delivered with an inclusive lens that promotes belonging for all employees.

Responsibilities

Co-Create Growth Experiences: Partner with stakeholders across BECU to design, refine, and deliver professional and leadership development solutions that support the growth and potential of our people.
Design Tools That Enable Success: Create learning artifacts, frameworks, and resources that bring Talent Development strategies to life in practical, engaging ways.
Lead Engaging Learning Experiences: Facilitate organization-wide training—virtually, onsite, and in hybrid settings—while adapting content to meet the needs of diverse audiences.
Bring Programs to Life: Execute Talent Development programs and initiatives that build internal capability and strengthen organizational knowledge.
Collaborate for Impact: Work closely with internal partners and external vendors to identify, develop, and schedule meaningful learning opportunities.
Manage Projects with Purpose: Build and manage project plans, timelines, and deliverables to ensure programs are delivered on time and with high quality.
Use Insights to Drive Improvement: Partner with leaders to leverage dashboards and analytics, identifying learning gaps and opportunities across the organization.
Accelerate Learning Through Innovation: Leverage AI tools and emerging technologies to quickly create high-quality learning artifacts, resources, and facilitator guides that enhance engagement, consistency, and impact across learning experiences.
Innovate and Stay Curious: Take an agile, forward-thinking approach—continually improving learning solutions by exploring new tools, technologies, and methodologies.
Be a Trusted Expert: Serve as a subject matter expert in leadership and professional development practices, methodologies, and integration techniques.
Keep Knowledge Current: Ensure procedures, processes, training materials, and facilitator guides are documented, accurate, and up to date.
Pitch In When Needed: Perform additional duties as assigned, contributing wherever your skills can add value.