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Job Description Summary

The Senior Talent Development Consultant serve as an embedded internal consultant who partners with leaders and HR Business Partners to diagnose organizational and team effectiveness needs and design targeted interventions that strengthen leadership capability, accelerate change adoption, and improve team performance across a large, distributed workforce.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and Human Resources Business Partners to conduct intake, clarify desired outcomes, define success measures, and establish scope, roles, and decision points.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews and listening sessions to diagnose root causes and synthesize insights into clear problem statements.
• Design and facilitate high-impact leader and team effectiveness sessions that surface issues, drive commitments, and establish durable working agreements.
• Assess change environments to identify impacts, risks, stakeholder needs, and readiness.
• Recommend and design interventions beyond training when appropriate to support adoption, reinforce leader effectiveness, and sustain change.
• Coach and equip leaders and managers to strengthen leadership capabilities through practical tools and performance support used in the flow of work.
• Create leader-ready recommendations grounded in data, including tradeoffs, risks, target audiences, success measures, and implementation approaches.
• Define outcome measures and checkpoints; track adoption and impact using qualitative and quantitative data.
• Adjust interventions based on feedback and results to sustain behavior change and performance improvement.
• Embed approved artificial intelligence tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, responsibly within learning and development delivery to accelerate research, synthesis, and scalable performance support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• Five years of experience in talent development, organizational development, internal consulting, or related roles
• Experience leading team effectiveness engagements and facilitating senior leader teams
• Experience in change leadership and change enablement, including readiness, stakeholder management, communication, and reinforcement
• Strong consulting skills including discovery, diagnosis, facilitation, synthesis, and recommendation design
• Executive presence with the ability to build credibility and influence across all organizational levels
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and prioritize across competing needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, organizational development, human resources, or related field
• Experience supporting large, matrixed organizations or financial services environments
• Formal training or certification in team effectiveness, change management, or facilitation
• Certification and experience using Hogan Assessments and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to generate actionable insights
• Experience designing performance support tools and leader toolkits to drive adoption and sustained behavior change

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Office Environment
• Fast-paced environment.
• Occasional travel for leader and team effectiveness sessions(10 to 25%)

Compensation

The Salary for this position generally ranges between$85,000 - $115,000 annually.Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors includingqualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.

Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (list locations that are applicable). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

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• We will never request personal information such as ID or payment for equipment upfront.
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This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

• Competitive Pay

• Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

• Pension Plan

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars

• Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We're thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women.

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all.

Giving Back

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work.

Transamerica's Parent Company

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has grown into an international company serving more than 23.9 million people across the globe.* It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.

* As of December 31, 2023