Director of Talent Development

About the Role :

We are seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Director of Talent Development to lead the design, implementation and evaluation of Baird's firmwide learning and development initiatives that enhance employee performance, leadership capability and organizational effectiveness.

This position requires working from our Milwaukee office, where the entire team is based, 2-3 days per week. Additional days may be required based on client needs. In this role, you will drive the development and delivery of customized talent solutions that support our organization. This role requires deep expertise in adult learning frameworks and instructional design principles to ensure learning solutions are impactful, inclusive, and aligned with business goals.

See Baird's Global CHRO, Rodney Jones-Tyson talk about the TD Director Opportunity.

What We Are Looking For :

• Proven leader of a high-performing talent development or training and development team.
• Demonstrated success in building relationships and collaborating with leaders at a variety of leadership levels, to develop and deliver custom talent solutions.
• Expertise in learning and development trends, instructional design, and the ability to integrate adult learning principles into program design to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
• Experience in design, delivery and optimizing internal and external digital learning.
• Tech-savvy with the ability to harness data and analytics to measure impactful learning and drive decisions.
• Ability to translate business strategy into learning solutions that drive performance.

The Impact You'll Make :

What You'll Bring to Baird :

Compensation and Benefits :

#LI-SB1

Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.