Talent Development Manager

Talent Development Manager at Constellation Brands summary:

The Talent Development Manager designs, implements, and measures learning and development programs for a business unit, partnering with leaders, HRBPs, and talent partners to close skill gaps and drive business outcomes. Responsibilities include training needs analysis, instructional design across multiple modalities, facilitation, LMS management (Workday experience required), and evaluating program effectiveness using data. The role requires 5–10 years in L&D or instructional design, strong project and stakeholder management, and a global mindset;

occasional travel and hybrid corporate office work are expected.

Job Description

Company Summary

Constellation Brands is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. We offer a wide range of exciting career opportunities in sales, marketing, operations, production, finance, and administration. As a part of the Constellation team, employees are encouraged to improve their skills and performance throughout their careers through various professional and educational development programs.

Constellation provides a robust onboarding program and ongoing training initiatives to help employees integrate into the organization quickly and maximize their growth potential.

Position Summary

The Talent Development Manager, is responsible for identifying, designing, and implementing learning and development solutions tailored to the needs of a functional or divisional business unit. This role will serve as a strategic learning partner to business leaders, HRBPs, and talent partners, conducting thorough training needs assessments, addressing upskilling requirements, and closing skill gaps through innovative and effective learning programs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced expertise in instructional design, program delivery, and the measurement of learning outcomes.

They must be a champion for learning at Constellation, share a deep passion for developing employees for what’s next, and advocate for building a high-performing workforce.

Responsibilities

• Create a culture of learning by delivering world-class development solutions using tools, methods, and processes aimed at driving business outcomes.

• Collaborate closely with business unit leadership team, HRBP team, and Talent Partner to understand strategic objectives, operational challenges, and emerging skills needs

• Lead with internal and external subject matter experts to design, deliver, and follow-up on learning programs

• Conduct comprehensive assessments (interviews, surveys, data analysis) to identify current and future learning needs within the business unit

• Design and implement targeted upskilling and reskilling initiatives to ensure teams have the capabilities to meet evolving business demands.

• Develop, curate, and deliver high-impact learning programs using a variety of modalities (instructor-led, virtual, blended, e-learning, microlearning, etc.).

• Apply proven instructional design methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s Taxonomy) to create engaging and effective learning experiences.

• Facilitate learning sessions and workshops; coordinate with subject matter experts and external vendors as needed.

• Drive accountability to learning results with business leaders through disciplined delivery and follow up of action plans and continuing education.

• Use established metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of learning interventions; analyze feedback and performance data to drive continuous improvement.

• Support the adoption of new skills and behaviors by partnering with Talent Partners, HRBPs, change management, and communications teams.

• Own and facilitate additional learning programs as needed, such as assessments, corporate compliance training, people manager training, and train-the-trainer programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Instructional Design, Organizational Development or a related field.

• 5-10 years of experience in learning and development, instructional design or talent management, with a focus on program management and learning…