Talent Development Specialist

Address 1595 Georgetown Rd, Hudson, OH 44236, USA

Job Description

At Leaf Home, we are powered by people on a single mission to make home ownership easy. We’ve crafted a team of the very best to ensure we make a difference by winning every day. In addition to serving our customers, Leaf Home strives to build a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work® as well as a multi-year recipient of Top Workplaces recognition.

From competitive medical benefits to people-focused committees like the Women’s Committee, Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and Vet Connect, we are dedicated to making Leaf Home a workplace where you can win every day. Come grow your career with us.

• We Win – Being driven every day to win is who we are
• People Powered – Recognized as a top Ohio and U.S. workplace by Great Place to Work®, Energage, and more
• Family Feel with Enterprise-Level Resources – You are important to us, and we’ve built a culture you’ll love
• Support – Inclusion, sustainability, and reliability surround everything we do
• Personal Growth – Dedicated to providing resources and encouragement for employee growth
• Mobility – Locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, with continued expansion

The Talent Development Specialist will design courses, processes, and resources to promote employee assessment, learning, and career development for audiences across Leaf Home’s functional areas. This role is responsible for facilitating a variety of leadership development courses, both internally developed and vendor‑created, and should manage all coordination before and following the sessions. The Talent Development Specialist will lead programs for leaders at various levels, requiring exemplary organizational skills, professionalism and public speaking skills, and self‑management to achieve long‑term program timelines.

Also, this role will assist in the design and implementation of talent processes, including goal setting for employees (Objectives Key Results or OKRs), annual performance evaluations, talent calibrations and succession planning, new manager assimilations, and 360‑degree feedback surveys. In this role, the Talent Development Specialist will become an administrator of the Learning Management System (LMS) and performance evaluation process. May assist with select talent processes in our HRIS platform, as needed (e.g., 360 surveys, talent calibration or succession).

• Conduct company‑wide leadership development and training, demonstrating skill in presenting, facilitating discussions, and training on key leadership topics.
• Oversee all coordination, administrative needs, and evaluation for leadership development or training courses they lead.
• Own and fully manage all components of the talent programs they lead.
• Assist in the design and implementation of processes and materials for talent processes, including employee OKRs, annual performance evaluations, talent calibrations and succession planning, new manager assimilations, 360 surveys.
• Collaborate with management to identify talent development needs of the Company.
• Serve as a super administrator for Leaf Home’s Learning Management System (LMS), train other departments on how to administer the system, and field questions from learners. Serve as an administrator for the annual performance evaluation process and partner with HRIS and HRBPs teams to field questions.
• Assist in the administration of 360 surveys and other talent processes within the HRIS (UKG) platform.
• Partner with the Director, Talent Development, L&D teams, and HR teams to maximize employee engagement and participation in talent programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in designing content and facilitating instructor‑led courses.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills. Conducts themselves in a professional and engaging manner with audiences of varying leadership levels.
• Outstanding organizational skills and the…