Talent Development Leader

Who We Are Royal is a diverse manufacturer of injection molding, urethane foam and assemblies. We serve the automotive, furniture, and consumer products industries. People who succeed at Royal are those who share the values of our company: Integrity. Stewardship. Teamwork. Hard work. Excellence.

We're committed to being the employer of choice. Our goal is to build a culture of commitment where everyone is respected and valued. Where everyone participates. Where everyone matters. We give our employees the responsibility -- and the authority -- to make decisions. We try to provide the best possible work environment. We encourage creativity. We applaud ingenuity. We reward problem solving. What You’ll Do

Royal Technologies is seeking a Talent Development Leader who is passionate about enabling organizational success through talent development strategies. This is both a strategic and hand-on role where you’ll lead our ongoing talent capability to advance our business in alignment with workforce development needs. This person will have a heightened focus on enabling our manufacturing teams job success, technical talent development and pipeline sustainability.

As an employee owned company, we believe people are at the heart of our success so if you can operationalize talent practices that support growth in a continuous improvement and practical way this could be your next best career move. Join Royal and be part of a great team! Based out of our corporate facility, reporting directly to the VP of Human Resources. Responsibilities: Lead Talent Capability Framework
Lead Royal’s talent capability development framework practices for the business - serving as process owner and project manager for our learning & development programs, talent reviews, performance management and succession planning programs for the business.

• Learning & Development
  • Manage central development resources and programs with heavy emphasis on Leadership Development and universal career readiness & growth solutions
  • Support leaders in building out sustainable functional specific learning & development solutions inclusive of serving as the focal for Operations On-the-Job-Training (OJT) and our “Royal University” technical talent development pipeline success.
  • Regularly evaluate the talent management strategies and solutions for effective impact while also continuously evolving practices with the needs of the business.
  • Complete organizational needs assessment, collaboratively prioritizing specific development solutions and leading through design, development, implementation - this could include program facilitation, train-the-trainer or partner selection.
• Talent Review
  • Continuously build upon our Talent Review practices to support the business, our leaders and people to ensure impactful action, risk management and workforce capability development.
• Performance Management
  • Ensure performance management processes and tools serve to support high performance with clarity of goals/expectations/accountability, engagement, ongoing dialogue, and employee development growth. Work with leaders to implement performance improvement strategies and where themes exist, identify root causes, and support solutions to help enabling improvements
• Succession Planning
  • Partner with leaders to evolve our Succession Planning capability supporting prioritized actions that improve talent readiness

Technology

• Ensure we effectively consider and leverage appropriate learning technology to enhance impact and employee experience. Current technology solutions include Google Classroom and UKG.
  • Note: We are a G-Suite company!

Culture Keeper & Developer

• Serve as a culture keeper; preserving our strong people focus culture weaving who we are and how we work into all aspects of our process, systems and content.

Other Duties as assigned

• Working collaboratively across the HR function leading within the talent development space but also shifting to support other HR work as demands require. This could include taking a leadership role in assessing a situation / need, developing and managing full scope solution implementation on a project or taking the lead on a recruitment initiative.

What You’ll Bring Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, Learning & Development, Organizational Management or extensive direct experience within Talent Management.
• At least 5 years of success in roles with related responsibilities tied to L&D, Talent Review, Performance Management and Succession Planning. Examples of work include:
  • Talent Management Framework
  • Utilization of Succession Planning tools and assessments,
  • Training & Delivery opportunities
• Proven work history showing an established love for working in manufacturing with growth of internal technical talent pipeline development.
• Exceptional leadership, coaching and train the trainer skills to bring out the best in others.
• Project Management - lead/influence/collaborate cross functionally to develop an aligned plan, manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously - strong organizational skills, high personal accountability, process orientated with attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, establishing priorities, manage deadlines, exercise a high degree of professionalism, strong communication skills (verbal and written) at all levels of internal and external engagement
• Ability to adapt and change with the needs of the organization.
• Manages confidentiality without exception; demonstrates outstanding judgment.
• Ability to travel domestically approximately 4-8 times a year.

What You’ll Get

• Work for an organization that "walks the talk" about caring for people
• Quarterly bonuses based on profitability - we win together!
• Ownership in the company through our ESOP plan (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Outstanding medical and dental insurance
• Onsite fitness center

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