Talent development roles come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The set of TD roles, their duties, and scope of responsibility can vary from organization to organization depending on which functions the TD team performs. Explore the various roles here and view common job titles you may see in postings. Search for roles that match your interests and skills sets. Dive in deeper to specific roles to see typical responsibilities and necessary skills. See how well aligned your current skill proficiency is to role that interest you.
Explore Roles in TD
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Instructional design department leads oversee all aspects of the instructional design process for an organization. They may oversee all L&D operations and they engage external partners and internal stakeholders to ensure their team's work is aligned to business objectives.
- Director of Instructional Design
- Vice President of Instructional Design
- Head of Instructional Design
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Department leads help coordinate and manage the work of a discreet function within the broader TD team. They may or may not be people managers but they are responsible for influencing outcomes within their department.
- Director of Training & Development
- Vice President of Learning & Development
- Director of Corporate Training
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Professionals who serve as department leads in learning tech have oversight for the people and projects associated with the implementation, integration, and operations of all learning technology platforms.
- Director of Learning Technology
- VP of Learning Technology
- Head of Digital Learning and Transformation
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Those who serve as department leads for learning strategy teams have broad responsibility for everything associated with an organization's learning strategy. These leaders can influence innovation in operational strategy by leveraging TD initiatives.
- Director of Learning Strategy
- Vice President of Learning Strategy
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Those who oversee career and leadership development departments are responsible for designing the career and leadership development strategy for an organization, aligning those efforts with business goals and strategies.
- Director of Career and Leadership Development
- Head of Leadership Development
- Director of Leadership Development
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Those who lead OD departments are responsible for organization development and change management strategies. They focus on systems thinking to understand and align their efforts to meet business goals.
- Director of Organization and Employee Development
- Director of Talent Management and Organization Development
- Head of Talent and Organization Development
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TD executives oversee and direct all aspects of an organization's talent development work. These professionals have a dual focus: what the organization needs now and what it needs for the future.
- Chief Learning Officer
- Chief Talent Development Officer
- Head of Learning and Development
- Chief Knowledge/Education Officer
- Talent Development Executive
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Individual contributors working in training coordination/administration help manage all logistics associated with learning experiences. These individuals should be detail-oriented and excel at project and time management.
- Training Coordinator
- Learning Administrator
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Instructional designers who are individual contributors may work solo or on a team and are responsible for designing and creating learning materials that align with adult learning theory.
- Instructional Designer
- Learning Experience Designer
- Instructional Specialist
- E-Learning Developer/Designer
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Individual contributors in training delivery/facilitation are responsible for conducting learning experiences in a classroom setting. The courses they facilitate can be in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
- Corporate Trainer
- L&D Specialist
- L&D Facilitator
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Individual contributors in the learning technology field are often providing tech support and stakeholder enablement. They are the go-to professionals for an organization's learning technology platforms including the LMS and other digital tools.
- LMS Administrator
- Learning Technology Specialist
- Learning Technologist
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Individual contributors tasked with learning strategy responsibilities help enable an organization's learning initiatives through research, analysis, and collaboration.
- Learning Strategist
- Learning Analyst
- L&D Consultant
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Individual contributors in the career and leadership development area have a broad scope of responsibilities since they are responsible for the professional development of all employees, which could include hourly frontline workers through senior leadership.
- Leadership Development Specialist
- Career Development Specialist
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Individual contributors who support organization development efforts balance a portfolio of responsibilities that can go from data analytics to designing and facilitating workshops. They support change and performance improvement initiatives.
- Organization Development Specialist
- Organization Effectiveness Specialist
- Oorganization Development Coordinator
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People leaders on instructional design teams are responsible for leading the team members and managing their work. These leaders understand the organizational learning strategies and ensure their team's work supports them. They often have budget responsibilities.
- Instructional Design and Development Manager
- Senior Manager of Instructional Design
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People leaders in training delivery/facilitation manage those who facilitate learning experiences in an organization. In some instances, they may be learning facilitators themselves, often focusing on leadership development or executive education programs.
- Learning and Development Manager
- Training Manger
- Facilitation Manager
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People leaders in learning tech oversee the work of a learning tech team and its projects. People leaders often work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders within the TD function and other business units to ensure all tech platforms that support learning and performance improvement efforts are serving the needs of the business.
- Learning Technology Manager
- LMS Manger
- Learning Technology Operations Manager
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People leaders overseeing a learning strategy team have responsibility for the development of their team members and the broader learning and development strategies for the organization. These are highly collaborative leaders who work cross-functionally to ensure learning strategy syncs with business objectives.
- Manager of Learning Strategy
- Learning Strategy and Development Manager
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Those who lead individuals working in career and leadership development have responsibility for guiding their team members in their own development while also making sure their work aligns with business strategies. They oversee development programs and allocate necessary resources to support the team's work.
- Manager of Leadership and Career Development
- Senior Manager of Executive Development
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People leaders for OD teams will manage the individuals responsible for designing and executing organization development initiatives. They will oversee the execution of the OD programs and may report to senior leaders on their efficacy.
- Senior Manager of Organization Development
- Organization Development and Change Manager
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Training Coordinators or Administrators have the responsibility for ensuring that all aspects of any learning initiative are planned and executed. An individual in this role is highly organized, has exceptional time and project management skills, communicates effectively, and understands that the details make or break any experience. Those with a program leadership role in training coordination/administration may be directly responsible for the execution of learning experiences or they may oversee individuals who take care of coordination tasks.
- Training Operations Coordinator
- Training Logistics Manager
- Learning Administration Manager
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Program or project leads within instructional design work as curriculum designers and have additional responsibilities for program development and management. They may have responsibilities for building relationships with stakeholders and assessing learning analytics.
- Senior Instructional Designer
- Instructional Design Manager
- Instructional Design Program Manager
- Instructional Design Project Manager
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Project/program leads in training delivery/facilitation often have additional management responsibilities along with their learning facilitation work. They may oversee a suite of programs, including coordination, logistics, and quality management.
- Training Program Manager
- Training Operations Manager
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Learning tech program or project leads will be hands-on practitioners supporting and overseeing learning tech projects. They manage projects and milestones, and support implementation and integration efforts.
- Learning Technology Project Manager
- LMS Project Manager
- Technology Program Coordinator
- Senior Learning Technologist
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Program or project leads that support learning strategy efforts oversee the people and projects associated with developing the initiatives that fuel an organization's leaning strategy.
- Learning Strategy Project Manager
- Strategy Implementation Manager
- Senior Learning Strategist
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Program or project leads in the career and leadership development area can have oversight for several development programs that may be happening simultaneously. They coordinate with stakeholders to identify individuals and departments that will benefit from career or leadership development initiatives.
- Leadership Development Program Manger
- Career and Leadership Development Manager
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Program or project leads who support organization development efforts oversee the OD program portfolio and distinct projects in that portfolio. They may manage budgets and the allocation of resources associated with OD programs.
- Senior Learning and Organizational Development Specialist
- Organization Development Project Manager
- Organization Change Program Manager
- Learning and Development Program Manager
