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Nintendo of America

About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System more than 30 years ago, Nintendo's mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to bring Nintendo's iconic and cherished franchises including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Animal Crossing, Pikmin and Splatoon across the Americas through our video games, hardware systems, and collaborations with partners on a range of other entertainment initiatives like feature films and theme parks.

We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our products, and the diverse consumers and communities we call home. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company's website at https://www.nintendo.com/. 

MANAGER-TALENT DEVELOPMENT ROLE 

Are you a talent development leader who enjoys building great content, facilitating meaningful learning experiences that drive impact, and helping others do the same? 

In this role, you'll lead a team responsible for creating and delivering talent development solutions that help employees and leaders grow. You'll work closely with business leaders, HR partners, and your team to ensure programs, workshops, resources, and tools are practical, engaging, and aligned to business needs. 

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll spend time coaching and developing your team while also creating content, facilitating learning experiences, consulting with stakeholders, and shaping the strategy behind enterprise talent development programs. Success in this role requires strong judgment, learning expertise, and a commitment to high-quality work that is clear, actionable, and ready for employees and leaders to use. 

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Develops and owns the strategy and resource planning for enterprise talent development programs based on a strong understanding of the business, employee needs, leadership priorities, and industry practices.
• Leads a team in the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of talent development solutions, ensuring programs align with business, HR, and Talent priorities and providing practical value to employees and leaders.
• Establishes and upholds standards for content quality, facilitation effectiveness, and participant experience; provides coaching and direction to ensure team delivery of high-quality execution and successful outcomes.
• Oversees and refines the team's development content, including presentations, workshops, facilitator guides, toolkits, frameworks, communications, and supporting resources.
• Creates and facilitates high-impact development experiences, including workshops, leader learning, onboarding, career development, and other talent development programs and resources.
• Develops high-quality content, tools, communications, frameworks, and resources that simplify complex concepts, provide clear and actionable guidance, and resonate with the needs of employees, leaders, and the business.
• Serves as a consultative partner to business leaders and HR stakeholders, translating complex talent development needs into actionable recommendations and supporting successful implementation and adoption.
• Collects and synthesizes employee feedback, leadership input, HR data, program outcomes, and external trends to inform strategy and continuously improve talent development solutions.
• Leads stakeholder communication and change management efforts to support awareness, adoption, and effective use of talent development programs.
• Manages program plans, timelines, budgets, vendors, risks, and resources to ensure successful execution and a positive client experience.
• Represents the team in cross-functional initiatives, special projects, and leader discussions; contributes to broader Talent Management and HR priorities.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

• At least eight (8) years of progressive experience driving business outcomes through the strategy, design, facilitation, and delivery of talent development, learning, organization development, or related HR programs and resources.
• At least three (3) years of people leadership experience, including setting direction, assigning work, developing employees, providing coaching and feedback, driving accountability, and ensuring high-quality execution through others.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing teams responsible for the design and delivery of learning, talent development, or organizational development solutions in a corporate environment.
• Excellent understanding of talent development practices and strategy in a corporate setting, adult learning principles, learning design, facilitation, and talent program delivery.
• Experience and proven effectiveness designing, developing, and facilitating high-quality learning experiences, content, and resources that translate complex business, leadership, and organizational topics into clear, practical, and actionable guidance.
• Experience and proven effectiveness reviewing, coaching, and elevating the work of others, ensuring content, facilitation, and program delivery consistently meet high standards of quality, professionalism, and business relevance.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, with a proven ability to engage diverse audiences, establish credibility, and connect learning content to meaningful business outcomes.
• Experience designing development solutions that balance participant engagement with measurable business impact, ensuring learning experiences are relevant, practical, and aligned to organizational priorities.
• Experience serving as a trusted consultative partner to business and HR leaders, assessing needs and translating them into effective development solutions.
• Experience leading enterprise or company-wide programs with notable complexity, including strategy development, execution planning, stakeholder management, and change adoption.
• Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous and complex problems using sound judgment, data, feedback, and business context to develop practical recommendations and solutions.
• Undergraduate degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Master's degree preferred.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.