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Director of Talent Development

Baird
Milwaukee, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 11/7/2025 CLOSED ON 12/24/2025

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About The Role

We are seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Director of Talent Development to lead the design, implementation and evaluation of Baird’s firmwide learning and development initiatives that enhance employee performance, leadership capability and organizational effectiveness.

This position requires working from our Milwaukee office, where the entire team is based, 2-3 days per week. Additional days may be required based on client needs. In this role, you will drive the development and delivery of customized talent solutions that support our organization. This role requires deep expertise in adult learning frameworks and instructional design principles to ensure learning solutions are impactful, inclusive, and aligned with business goals.

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What We Are Looking For

  • Proven leader of a high-performing talent development or training and development team.
  • Demonstrated success in building relationships and collaborating with leaders at a variety of leadership levels, to develop and deliver custom talent solutions.
  • Expertise in learning and development trends, instructional design, and the ability to integrate adult learning principles into program design to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
  • Experience in design, delivery and optimizing internal and external digital learning.
  • Tech-savvy with the ability to harness data and analytics to measure impactful learning and drive decisions.
  • Ability to translate business strategy into learning solutions that drive performance.

The Impact You’ll Make

  • Serve as a strategic leader on the HR Senior Leadership Team, helping define and execute the firm’s HR strategy.
  • Lead the Talent Development team, including managers and individual contributors, to deliver superior client service and a positive associate experience.
  • Advance and champion the organization’s priorities for learning, leadership and engagement.

What You’ll Bring To Baird

  • 10 years of progressive experience in Talent Development, or Training and Development, including a minimum of 7 years designing programs for large- and small-scale initiatives.
  • 5 years of direct management experience, including leading manager-level associates.
  • Experience in coaching for improved performance, engagement or improved team dynamics.
  • Certification in instructional design or learning technologies (e.g., ATD, CPLP, SHRM-SCP).

Compensation And Benefits

  • $140,000 - $200,000 base salary plus bonus
  • Compensation and bonus are commensurate with location, experience, performance and/or firm profitability
  • Check out our comprehensive benefits designed for your life, career and future.

Salary : $140,000 - $200,000

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