Talent Development Business Partner

We are hiring a Talent Development Business Partner to join our People & Culture team!
 

DISCOVER

At Watkins Wellness, we believe in helping people feel good and live well. Our teams create exceptional products and experiences that improve lives, and we know that our people are at the heart of everything we do.

As our Talent Development Business Partner, you will support, strengthen, and elevate the growth of our workforce. You’ll collaborate closely with leaders across the organization to shape modern development practices, steward our talent systems, and support the evolution of our leadership programs.

This role blends hands-on program coordination with strategic partnership. You’ll manage day-to-day talent development operations while also contributing to higher-level initiatives that advance our talent ecosystem. From building development pathways and onboarding experiences, to supporting enterprise programs and ensuring our learning platforms operate smoothly, you’ll help us grow stronger leaders, more capable teams, and a more engaged workforce.

This is a hybrid role based in Vista, CA, offering defined flexibility while maintaining strong onsite presence for key programs, connections, and facilitation needs.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECT

• Are you energized by developing people and strengthening organizations? Partner with leaders to implement development strategies that identify top talent, strengthen leadership capabilities, and support internal mobility.
• Do you enjoy balancing creativity with operational excellence? Blend strategic input with detail-oriented execution across leadership programs, onboarding, learning systems, and development communications.
• Do you thrive as the “go-to” person who keeps talent systems running smoothly? Serve as the primary administrator and gatekeeper for Workday talent modules, learning platforms, and the new talent review tool launching in alignment with Workday.
• Are you passionate about building experiences that help employees grow? Lead New Hire Orientation on a rotation with the team, manage internship program components, and support leadership program design that reflects what is uniquely Watkins.
• Do you spot blind spots and anticipate needs before they become gaps? Bring a forward-looking lens to talent trends, workforce data, and development priorities while helping leaders adopt best practices.
• Do you enjoy creating clarity and connection across the organization? Develop content for leadership newsletters and SharePoint sites, ensuring information is accurate, global when needed, and accessible.
• Are you a natural collaborator? Partner closely with People and Culture colleagues, including HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition, to support performance management, succession planning, and organizational development efforts.
• Do you value continuous improvement? Prepare for annual performance and talent review cycles, support roundtables and HR facilitator guidance, and help modernize how we deliver learning and development.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, or related field preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in HR or talent development with a generalist lens
• Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite, Workday, and learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning and Catalyst
• Experience coordinating or administering Learning Management Systems or talent systems
• Ability to create training materials, deliver presentations, and facilitate group learning
• Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to respond with sound judgment in real-time situations
• Professional presence and the ability to meet the moment in senior-level conversations
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to balance multiple priorities
• SHRM or related certification preferred

WHAT YOU’LL GET

At Watkins Wellness, we believe that everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well’. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hiring Range: $62,600 - $98,340

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Wellness

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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