# Director, Talent Development

**Company:** [Steno](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/steno)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $165k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Talent Development, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Onboarding, Succession Planning, Career Pathing, Manager Enablement, Employee Engagement, Budget Management, Vendor Management, Google Workspace, HRIS, Learning Management Systems
**Posted:** 2026-06-26

> Lead talent development strategy and programs including onboarding, performance management, and manager enablement. Partner with leadership to align talent initiatives with business goals at a high-growth company.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the Talent Development team, providing direction, coaching, and support.
- Design, own, and continuously improve core talent management programs including performance management, engagement, succession planning, and career pathing.
- Build and manage Steno's learning programs, focusing on non-function-specific opportunities, identifying gaps and creating scalable solutions.
- Define boundaries between TD and functional training and socialize best practices for Learning & Development across the organization.
- Own the design of the full onboarding experience, ensuring new hires ramp effectively.
- Partner with People Business Partners, functional leaders, and senior leadership to align talent strategy with business priorities.
- Build and maintain a talent management calendar and multi-year roadmap, using data and feedback to assess program effectiveness.
- Manage the TD budget, external vendors, and the tools and technology that power the function.

## Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in talent development, learning & development, or a related HR discipline.
- Experience building or significantly evolving core talent programs (onboarding, performance management, manager enablement) at a high-growth company.
- Comfortable being both the strategist and the builder; experience getting in the weeds.
- Experience using feedback and business connectivity to evaluate program effectiveness.
- Experience managing budgets and external vendor relationships.
- Strong communicator and collaborator who can influence without authority and build trust across all levels.
- Experience navigating ambiguity and change with composure.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Familiarity with Google Workspace, HRIS platforms, and experience with learning management systems, including migration between systems.

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