Senior Talent Development Manager

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Senior Manager, Talent Development

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As the Senior Manager, Talent Development, you will lead the delivery of enterprise learning programs that build critical capabilities and support business performance across Smithfield Foods. You'll partner with HR and business leaders to turn priorities into practical, high-impact training solutions that are scalable and relevant.

In this role, you'll own end-to-end delivery, lead a high-performing team, and ensure programs are executed with quality and consistency. Success means going beyond delivery - driving measurable impact by helping leaders and teams apply skills that improve performance on the job.

What You'll Do:

• Lead enterprise-wide training delivery
• Align learning to business strategy
• Act as a strategic business partner
• Design and deploy impactful programs
• Provide consultative leadership
• Prioritize high-impact work
• Own and optimize delivery model
• Ensure quality and consistency at scale
• Scale leadership development
• Lead and develop a high-performing team
• Drive execution, governance, and impact

What We're Seeking:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in business, education, technology, or related field and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in team management/development or project leadership required.
• Expert knowledge of training and development principles, including learning principles, instructional design, performance management, and training evaluation.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic thinking and planning, problem solving, decision making, and complex project management.
• Demonstrated success in partnering with all levels of an organization, including skills in relationship building and gaining support for new initiatives.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and guide others toward goal accomplishment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills needed for influencing, persuading, and negotiating.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• This position may require up to 30-50% travel; the successful candidate will be willing and able to meet travel requirements.

Other Skills That Make You Stand Out:

• Experience with Workday Learning & Talent
• Expert experience in the creation of training materials for remote or classroom instruction.
• Expert user of content creation tools for interactive training materials, e.g., PowerPoint.

The expected pay range for this position is $115,000 - $150,000 annually. Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate's qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here.

Relocation Package Available

EEO Information

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.

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