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Talent Development Senior Consultant

CNA

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • 17 days ago

    Highlights

    The Talent Development Senior Consultant partners with Talent Development leaders, HR business partners, and business stakeholders to design and deliver modern talent and learning solutions that build capability, support strategic priorities, and improve business outcomes. Successful candidates will bring learning design expertise, business acumen, project leadership, and a curiosity for emerging technologies, including AI, to create engaging learning experiences that grow the capacity and capability of talent.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois
    IndustryOther/Not Classified
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1940
    Websitehttps://www.cna.org/

    Description

    You have a clear vision of where your career can go. And we have the leadership to help you get there. At CNA, we strive to create a culture in which people know they matter and are part of something important, ensuring the abilities of all employees are used to their fullest potential. 

    The Talent Development Senior Consultant partners with Talent Development leaders, HR business partners, and business stakeholders to design and deliver modern talent and learning solutions that build capability, support strategic priorities, and improve business outcomes. Successful candidates will bring learning design expertise, business acumen, project leadership, and a curiosity for emerging technologies, including AI, to create engaging learning experiences that grow the capacity and capability of talent.

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Collaborates with Talent Development leaders and HR business partners to design and curate creative learning programs and pathways to support strategic business priorities. 

    • Designs learning journeys that include sustainment, manager reinforcement, peer learning, nudges, and practical application to increase behavior change and long-term impact.

    • Delivers and facilitates high-quality learning experiences that foster engagement, collaboration, and meaningful learning outcomes.

    • Researches and applies modern learning tools, technologies, and AI-enabled solutions to improve learner experiences, accelerate content development, and advance Talent Development priorities.

    • Leads project planning and execution for complex, multi-workstream initiatives; manages timelines, risks, stakeholder updates, vendor deliverables, and approved budget parameters.

    • Researches and establishes relationships with relevant external vendors, partnering to customize content.

    • Designs and implements proactive communication and change management plans to ensure initiatives are well executed.

    • Defines success measures at the outset of learning initiatives, analyzes learner, manager, stakeholder, and business outcome data, and uses insights to improve solutions and tell a clear impact story.

    • Proactively engages in external research and knowledge sharing to stay current on talent and leadership development trends and best practices and acts as an instructional design expert to key stakeholders.

    Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

    • Strong knowledge of learner experience design, instructional design methods, adult learning and modern blended learning theory and strategies.  Expertise and knowledge in contemporary leadership development trends is a plus.

    • Strong knowledge of learning technologies, content creation and curation tools and learning modalities.  This includes Microsoft Office Suite as well as learning technologies such as Articulate 360, Rise and Vyond.

    • Solid business acumen, knowledge of business and client groups, and ability to effectively conduct needs analysis and implement talent and learning strategies to support business goals.

    • Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.  Ability to facilitate large groups through the use of group dynamics while encouraging creativity and innovation and achievement of learning outcomes.

    • Excellent project management, organizing and planning skills and ability to manage multiple and shifting priorities in a fast paced and challenging environment.

    • Highly collaborative and comfortable navigating organizational dynamics. 

    • Ability to exercise independent judgement and make critical business decisions effectively, at times with ambiguous or incomplete information.

    Reporting Relationship

    AVP, Talent Development

    Education and Experience

    • Bachelor's Degree in related field, or equivalent.

    • Typically a minimum of five years of strategic talent development experience.

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    In certain jurisdictions, CNA is legally required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. In District of Columbia,California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois,Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Washington,the national base pay range for this job level is $72,000 to $141,000 annually. Salary determinations are based on various factors, including but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. CNA offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.  For a detailed look at CNA’s benefits, please visit cnabenefits.com.


    CNA utilizes AI-enabled technology during the recruiting process. For more information, please visit our careers page.


    CNA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact 

    leaveadministration@cna.com

    About Company

    CNA's approach to research is a modern iteration of the Newtonian principle that complex, dynamic processes are best understood through direct observation of events and people. That was the methodology CNA analysts first applied in the 1940s when they pioneered the field of operations research by helping the Navy address the German U-boat threat. Not content to study the problem from afar, this small group of MIT scientists insisted on deploying with Navy forces in order to observe operations and collect the data needed for meaningful analyses. Their groundbreaking work, and the anti-submarine warfare equations it produced, set a standard for operations research methods that CNA has maintained for 75 years. Today, with more than 500 professionals at our headquarters and 50 researchers in the field, CNA still takes a multi-disciplinary, real-world approach to our work. On-site analysts carefully observe all aspects of a process—people, decisions, actions, consequences—and then collaborate with a headquarters-based research team to assess data and arrive at findings. CNA's objective, empirical research and analysis helps decision makers develop sound policies, make better-informed decisions, and manage programs more effectively. Our work, which in its early decades focused solely on defense-related matters, has grown to include investigation and analysis of a broad range of national security, defense, and public interest issues including education, homeland security and air traffic management. Through our Center for Naval Analyses and Institute for Public Research, we provide public-sector organizations with the tools they need to tackle the complex challenges of making government more efficient and keeping our country safe and strong.

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