Lead Strategic Learning and Talent Development Partner

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges.

Join us and create a higher standard for a better world.

The Lead Strategic Learning and Talent Development Partner drives the design, development, and execution of comprehensive talent development and learning strategies that align with organizational vision and goals. This role serves as a key collaborative partner across the enterprise to build unified approaches to workforce planning, skill development, succession planning, and talent management. By integrating these critical focus areas, this position directly strengthens the organization's leadership pipeline, enhances employee engagement, and enables a skilled, motivated workforce needed to achieve organizational strategic objectives.

Essential Functions

• Manage a holistic talent management strategy aligned with the organizational strategic plan, ensuring all talent initiatives support business priorities and long-term growth.

• Support strategic workforce planning initiatives by identifying future skill needs, analyzing workforce trends, and developing competency  strategies that position the organization for success.

• Create cohesive talent management processes and tools across the organization in close collaboration with HR functional leads and HR Business Partners, ensuring consistency and effectiveness at every level.

• Engage Senior Leadership in reviewing, approving, and championing talent management strategies and roadmaps, building shared ownership of talent priorities across the leadership team.

• Administer the Learning and Development budget, tracking vendor contracts, program costs, and return on investment to ensure responsible and effective use of resources.

• Enhance and refine succession planning processes to build and maintain a robust leadership pipeline, identifying high-potential talent and creating targeted development pathways.

• Develop innovative performance management approaches that drive employee engagement, promote continuous feedback, and connect individual contributions to organizational goals.

• Design and oversee the implementation of learning programs that address identified skill gaps, support compliance training requirements, and foster professional growth across all levels of the organization including leadership development programs.

• Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of learning and talent initiatives using data, metrics, and analytics to measure impact, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform strategic decisions.

• Collaborate with Recruitment, HR Operations, HRIS teams, HR Business Partners, and external partners to align talent acquisition strategies with the broader talent management approach, leverage technology solutions, and develop effective learning solutions that meet evolving organizational needs.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in talent management, Learning and Development, or a closely related HR discipline, with a proven track record of developing and implementing strategic talent initiatives.

• Strong understanding of talent management best practices, adult learning principles, and emerging trends in workforce development.

• Demonstrated project management and change management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver results on time.

• Proven ability to influence, advise, and collaborate effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Experience working within HRIS and talent management systems, learning management systems (LMS), and HR analytics tools to drive data-informed decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Excellent presentation abilities, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP, ATD CPTD, or similar credential is a plus.

• Experience designing and implementing competency frameworks and integrated talent management models across a multi-entity or matrixed organization is beneficial.

• Experience with Workday is a plus.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

This role operates primarily in a professional office-based environment, with standard on-site office hours and hybrid working flexibility available. The position follows a typical Monday through Friday schedule during standard business hours.

Travel requirements for this role are minimal, estimated at less than 25% of working time. Travel may include attendance at professional conferences, vendor meetings, or visits to other organizational locations as needed.

The physical requirements of this position include the ability to perform tasks in a stationary position for extended periods while working at a desk or computer, with or without reasonable accommodation. Regular use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse is required. The role requires manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive tasks such as typing and data entry, with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates who require adjustments to perform the essential functions of this position are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations during the application or onboarding process.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia® (SAE ITC) enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value.

Performance Review Institute® (PRI) is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values.

SAE International® (SAEI) is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking.

Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses.

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