Talent Development Specialist (Kennesaw, GA)

Company Overview:

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons' most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Artivion has over 1,400 employees worldwide with sales representation in over 100 countries. The Company has manufacturing facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Hechingen, Germany. Additionally, it has sales and distribution offices in various countries throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, www.artivion.com.

Position Overview:

The Talent Development Specialist (TDS) will add energy, creativity and passion to the Employee Experience Team. This role will design, deliver and support our global programs around engagement, performance, wellbeing, leadership and manager training, onboarding and succession. The Employee Experience Team in HR is responsible for talent development programs that are important to the overall success and growth of our Artivion employees and plays a key role in creating a great place to work.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Use talent development experience and Artivion SMEs to help guide Artivion leaders by supporting them in coaching, providing feedback, and managing performance.
2. Assess training needs and effectiveness through surveys, interviews and focus groups.
3. Research and analyze data to identify skill gaps and create strategies to address them.
4. Coach internal SMEs on adult-learning techniques to empower department-led training.
5. Partner with other members of the global HR team to create and enhance employee experience programs
6. Assist in creating, organizing and conducting live / virtual training sessions as needed, particularly those focused on engagement, performance, wellbeing, leadership / manager training, onboarding, and succession.
7. Design and deliver key talent programs, including leadership and manager training & all levels of employees
8. Keep informed of new training and development methods and techniques.
9. Assist in maintaining Talent Development vendor relationships.
10. Develop impact analysis tools to evaluate Employee Experience programs
11. Support programs that promote recognition, development, and retention of key talent.
12. Assist employees in career-pathing initiatives.
13. May suggest training or development opportunities to assist the employee in meeting career objectives.
14. Gain exposure to some of the complex tasks within the Employee Experience function.
15. Manage projects according to the methodology, timeline and budget of the organization.
16. Assists in making sure Employee Experience projects are delivered within scope and budget.
17. Event coordination and support including organization, registration, logistics, and communications.
18. Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in business, organizational management, HR Management or related degree
• 2-5 years of related experience
• Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: performance management, talent management, global wellbeing, manager training, onboarding, succession planning, employee engagement
• Comfortable in front of groups, or willing to learn how to be
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing and multiple deadlines-driven environment.
• Ability to interact at all levels of the organization
• Solid experience in MS Office, Excel and HRIS system(s), UltiPro are a plus
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to collect and summarize data, analyze workforce and competency data, and provide recommendations and solution strategies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, using clear, crisp, accurate, and compelling language when conveying complex and core concepts
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Possess the highest level of confidentiality, integrity, fair-mindedness and ethical conduct
• Proven ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects
• Passionate about HR, employer branding, employee engagement and talent development
• Understanding of social media trends and corporate best practices
• Creative problem solver
• Organized and Self-motivated, able to motivate others
• Event planning experience is a plus.
• PMP certification a plus, but not required