Financial Services, Quantitative Trading, Fintech

Talent Development Specialist

New York, NYOnsiteFull TimePosted 29 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

project management
stakeholder management
talent development
early career programs
learning and development
program strategy
evaluation data
participation feedback
employee queries
company-wide projects

Nice to have

financial industry experience

Role summary

The Talent Development Specialist will organize and manage global early career programs for new hires and support educational offerings for full-time employees. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders in Trading, HR, and other departments to plan and execute training programs, from strategy to daily tasks. Responsibilities include managing program logistics, analyzing feedback and data to identify improvements, and serving as an on-site point of contact. The ideal candidate has 4-6 years of experience in HR or talent development, strong project and stakeholder management skills, and data analysis capabilities.

About the position

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills to join our Talent Development team. Our Talent Development Specialists help organize and run a variety of internal programs, such as our Strategy & Product rotational program. You may also support additional internal education offerings for full-time employees across different departments.

You will work closely with key program stakeholders across the firm and within HR to plan and execute daily tasks involved with preparing for our high-priority programs, providing on-site support during programs, and tracking feedback and historical data.

Additional responsibilities of the role will include:

Coordinating all aspects of learning and development programs, including scheduling events, managing rosters, creating materials, and overseeing logistics

Preparing and analyzing evaluation data and participation feedback with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy; identifying and proposing areas for improvement

Responding to employee queries and fielding to other team members as appropriate

Being the on-site point of contact available to support participants and programs as they’re running

Assisting with talent development and other company-wide projects and initiatives

About You

Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant practical experience, and 1-3 years of experience in program/project management or a related field

Proactive and self-motivated with strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Interested in understanding and improving processes

Able to handle competing priorities in a challenging, fast-paced environment

Strong analytical thinker and problem-solver; comfortable organizing, preparing, and interpreting data

Approachable and humble about what you do and don’t know; not afraid to ask for help

Excellent stakeholder manager and written and verbal communicator

Able to think strategically about the big picture while getting the details right, and to evolve programs based on user feedback

Have a positive, professional attitude and presence

No financial industry experience is required

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