Talent Experience Specialist - The Toro Company

The Toro Company•Bloomington, MN

3d•$60,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Talent Experience Specialist is a core member of the Talent Management and Optimization (TMO) team, leading two of our most visible programs – the enterprise internship program and the mentorship program – and serving as an engine for the tools, guides, and resources that bring TMO's talent strategies to life across the enterprise. All have a strong foundation. Your job is to take them to the next level – elevating the experience, deepening the connection to TTC’s talent pipeline, and ensuring that growth happens in more ways than one. This role is a strategic contributor to TMO – your perspective on what you see, what is working, and what needs to evolve directly shapes how we think and what we build next. It is for someone energized by building programs with purpose, passionate about the craft of creating things people use and genuinely motivated by the belief that the early and ongoing experience someone has at TTC matters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field
1-2 years (Specialist I) or 3-4+ years (Specialist II) of direct or indirect experience in talent management, HR program management, early talent programs, or a closely related discipline
Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating talent programs or HR initiatives end-to-end

Nice To Haves

Experience running internships, mentorship, rotational, onboarding, or early career programs in a corporate environment
Familiarity with talent pipeline, succession, or talent review concepts and how early talent programs connect to them
Background in a global organization across multiple business units or geographies
Proficiency with Workday; comfort with AI-enabled productivity tools
Certification in talent management, HR, or program management (e.g., ATD, SHRM, AIHR, PMP)

Responsibilities

Own the full intern experience from day one – designing and managing a high-quality, consistent program that reflects TTC’s talent brand, supports criteria-based placements tied to pipeline needs, equips managers to be effective hosts, and creates a clear path for strong interns pursuing full-time roles at TTC
Extend and operate TTC’s enterprise mentorship program – leveraging the current experience and expanding it so that employees at every career stage have access to the right mentors and the right level of guidance, reinforcing that growth happens multiple ways
Partner with our Learning, Development and Engagement team to shape the early experience for all new employees – ensuring that from day one, people feel the intentionality of how The Toro Company invests in its people
Be an active voice to TMO team strategy – contributing perspective from early career and broader talent lens, staying connected to the full scope of what TMO owns, and helping to ensure the work is always tied to the bigger picture
Serve as TMO’s primary builder of operational enablement resources – creating and continuously improving the guides, resources, toolkits, and templates that help managers, employees, and HR business partners execute talent processes with confidence across a complex, global organization
Own program analytics for the internship and mentorship programs, tracking outcomes and surfacing insights that connect program health to TTC’s broader talent pipeline