Director of Talent Development

This Director, Talent Development leads the enterprise-wide strategy and execution of learning, leadership development, and career growth initiatives that build a high-performing, future-ready workforce. This role partners across the People Organization and with business leaders to design and deliver innovative, data-driven development experiences that align to enterprise strategy, accelerate talent readiness, and strengthen culture.

This leader oversees enterprise learning technologies, vendor partnerships, budget oversight, and end-to-end learning ecosystem, ensuring scalability, inclusivity, and measurable business impact. The Director of Talent Development drives a culture of continuous learning, leveraging insights, technology, and modern methodologies to enable employees to grow and thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
 

• Enterprise Learning Strategy: Develops and executes a holistic learning and talent development strategy aligned with business priorities, enterprise culture, and future capability needs.
• Leadership and Career Development: Leads the design and implementation of programs that build leadership capability, career pipelines, strengthen management effectiveness, and enable talent growth at all levels.
• Learning Experience and Technology: Oversees the enterprise learning ecosystem (LMS, LXP, content partners) to ensure seamless, user-centric experiences that drive engagement and measurable learning outcomes.
• Capability Building: Partners with senior leaders and the People Org to identify and close skill gaps, align learning to workforce planning, and embed learning in the flow of work.
• Data and Measurement: Leverage a close partnership with the Talent Operations team to gain analytics and performance insights to measure program effectiveness, learning adoption, and impact on business and talent outcomes—using data to inform continuous improvement.
• Vendor and Budget Oversight: Manages strategic vendor relationships, technology investments, and budgets to maximize value, scalability, and innovation.
• Team Leadership: Leads, coaches, and develops a high-performing team of learning professionals, fostering creativity, collaboration, and accountability.
• Culture of Learning: Champions learning as a strategic differentiator and cultivates a growth mindset across the organization through storytelling, communication, and leader engagement.
   

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Development, with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred in Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness, HR, or related field).
• Experience in leading enterprise learning functions in complex, matrixed organizations (mid sized with at least 3,500 employees).
• Deep expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, leadership development, and modern learning technologies.
• Proven ability to design and scale learning ecosystems using digital platforms (LMS, LXP, AI-enabled learning tools).
• Strong analytical and data storytelling skills; able to translate learning outcomes into business impact.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and driving talent strategies aligned with enterprise goals.
• Agile mindset with the ability to adapt strategies and innovate in response to changing business needs.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong project management, budgeting, and vendor management capabilities.

  Licenses
  • Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) Preferred
  • Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM) Preferred
  
  Base Pay Information
  
  The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity. 
  Pay Grade 25: $140,700 - $305,000 national range.