Vice President, Talent Development & Engagement

Heritage Grocers Group•Ontario, CA

3d•$180,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President, Talent Development & Engagement sets the enterprise strategy for training, leadership and talent development, employee engagement, and culture. As a senior Human Resources leader, this role partners with the executive team and business leaders to build a high-performing, inclusive workforce; strengthen the employee experience; accelerate leadership readiness; and translate business priorities into measurable people strategies. The Vice President leads the teams, programs, platforms, insights, and governance required to deliver scalable development and engagement outcomes across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Education, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
12+ years of progressive experience in talent development, learning and development, organizational development, employee engagement, or a related field, including significant enterprise leadership experience.
Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise talent, leadership, learning, culture, and engagement strategies that produced measurable business outcomes.
Experience advising executives and leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives across complex, multi-site organizations.
Experience with employee listening, engagement surveys, talent analytics, action planning, and executive-level reporting.
Experience leading talent and learning technologies, including LMS platforms, survey or listening tools, reporting, and content management processes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence executives, facilitate alignment, and build strong partnerships across the organization.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish preferred unless otherwise required by business need.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the enterprise talent development and employee engagement strategy in alignment with business priorities, culture, and workforce needs.
Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive team and senior leaders on training, organizational effectiveness, culture, and engagement.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team responsible for leadership development, learning, onboarding, engagement, organizational development, program operations, and content governance.
Build and oversee enterprise leadership and talent development frameworks, including executive and manager development, succession enablement, career growth, onboarding, and critical capability-building initiatives.
Own the employee listening and engagement strategy, including surveys, lifecycle feedback, action planning, leader accountability, and enterprise reporting.
Partner with HR and business leaders to translate workforce insights, business strategy, and capability gaps into practical, measurable solutions that improve performance and retention.
Shape culture and employee experience initiatives that strengthen connection, inclusion, recognition, and organizational effectiveness across diverse employee populations.
Oversee talent and learning technologies, analytics, content ecosystems, and governance to improve access, adoption, compliance, and user experience.
Establish success measures and use engagement, talent, learning, and business data to evaluate impact, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement.
Lead enterprise change and transformation initiatives through stakeholder alignment, communication, capability building, and adoption strategies.
Manage the function's budget, external partners, and resource allocation, ensuring disciplined investment and measurable return.
Provide the executive team and other key stakeholders with clear updates on strategy, progress, outcomes, risks, and recommendations.
Perform other duties as assigned.