Senior Director - Global Talent Development at Elanco in greenfield, Indiana

Job Description:

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Global Talent Development Leader

The Global Talent Development Leader will define, develop & implement Leadership Development & Learning strategies that are designed to support the overall corporate strategy. The role will have oversight for the Elanco Global Leadership Development & Learning Strategy and therefore will interact with a variety of global and regional key stakeholders across the entire business and HR. This role will collaborate with executive leaders, talent management, and HR partners to identify key leadership capabilities required for success, assess capability gaps and design programs and initiatives to close gaps. This role will lead a global team that will build and deliver professional development programs and tools for individual contributors, people managers, senior leaders, executive leaders and high potential talent at all levels in the organization. This role will also guide corporate-wide transformation projects, bringing elements of training and change readiness to secure the success of corporate wide transformations.

Your Responsibilities:

• Drive Corporate Strategy Success: Develop and implement learning strategies aligned with Elanco's corporate goals, impacting individual contributors, managers, and executive leaders.




• Targeted Development Programs: Create customized learning paths and solutions for each organizational level, focusing on skill growth and effective delivery across the company.




• High-Potential Development & Retention: Design and improve innovative learning solutions for high-potential employees to prepare them for leadership roles and increase engagement. Utilize development plans, assignments, and exposure opportunities.




• Enhance Leadership Tools and Resources: Offer and improve supplemental resources like executive coaching, 360-degree feedback, mentoring, sponsorship, and onboarding/exit surveys. Optimize the Learning Management System (LMS) for professional development.




• Data-Driven Impact Measurement: Track and analyze metrics to demonstrate the effectiveness of learning strategies and make data-driven adjustments to maximize impact.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience in lieu of degree




• 10+ years work experience with 3+ years experience in Talent Management, HR Business Partnership, Organizational Design/Effectiveness, Talent Acquisition, and/or Learning and Development

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Ability to partner strategically on business issues with senior management & other functional business heads; effective influencing and consulting skills; politically savvy




• Proven experience leading a global team within a matrix organization




• Proven experience in selecting and managing external strategic vendor partners




• Demonstrated independence, self-motivation, analytical, problem solving skills and initiative to achieve desired outcomes




• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills; ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels of the organization; ability to communicate effectively




• Strong facilitation skills with all levels of the organization including with the executive level

Additional Information:

• Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Greenfield, IN - Hybrid Work Environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages




• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)




• 8-week parental leave




• 9 Employee Resource Groups




• Annual bonus offering




• Flexible work arrangements




• Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status