Talent Development

Note: This position could be based outside of Pittsburgh.

Summary:   This position will be responsible for the execution and alignment of our corporate talent development strategy aligned with our business strategy and objectives. Exceptional presentation and facilitation skills are required, as well as excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Strong analytical capabilities are needed with a high level of creativity, innovation and self-motivation a must.

Incumbent must assure that the EDMC philosophy: quality services to clients; development, growth, involvement, and recognition of employees; sound economic principles; and environment which is conducive to innovation, positive thinking and expansion - is considered in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this position.

Key Job Elements:

  1. Delivers training to all employees through a variety of media. Topics may include but are not limited to all facets of new hire training, systems, procedures, policies, industry regulations, legal, compliance, leadership and interpersonal skills.
  2. Provides expertise in the areas of learning needs assessment, learning/competency alignment, design, delivery and evaluation to achieve desired business outcomes.
  3. Compiles data and analyzing past and current year training requirements and compliance to help with budget preparation and training priorities.
  4. Assesses and monitoring the effectiveness of all learning and development initiatives against predefined metrics.
  5. Partners with business or functional leads to determine job specific training needs.
  6. Acts as Lead Consultant to execute Succession Planning, Performance Management, Workforce Planning and other initiatives.
  7. Assists in providing templates, standards, models and custom materials to ensure business unit and or functional training needs are met and are aligned to overall strategic direction of company.
  8. Champions key training initiatives with introduction of new systems and processes, act as the change management lead.
  9. Interprets and applies various assessment instruments, such as multi-rater surveys and personality inventories.
  10. Analyzes key metrics to determine progress and appropriate actions, and ensure compliance; provides reports to key stakeholders.

Reports To:  VP of Talent Management

Interacts With:  Central Services, Senior Leaders, Human Resources, Functional Leaders, employees at various levels

Job Requirements:

  1. Knowledge:
    a) Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Training and Development, Organizational Development or a related field
    b) Five to seven years of work experience
    c) Knowledge of standard curriculum development tools, including, but not limited to: MS Office, SharePoint, Macromedia Captivate, Articulate, and Flash experience a plus
  2. Skills:
    a) Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
    b) Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
    c) Strong interpersonal skills.
    d) Superior organization, prioritization, and self-motivation skills.
  3. Abilities:
    a) Ability to interact effectively as either a leader or as a member of a team and work collaboratively with other departments.
    b) Ability to influence senior leaders.
    c) Ability to listen to customers (e.g. staff, etc.) and to understand and respond positively to their requests/feedback.
    d) Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
    e) Ability to work independently.
    f) Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The term "qualified individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office or school, handle various types of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.

Notice
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Education Management Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.