Talent & Development Specialist

**POSITION SUMMARY:** *Current Lightera employees are encouraged to apply through the internal careers portal at myADP.com.* The **Talent & Development Specialist** is responsible for co-designing, implementing, delivering, and sustaining talent and development strategies that strengthen workforce capability across a global, fast-paced manufacturing organization. This role partners closely with HR business partners, plant leadership, and business stakeholders to ensure people practices directly support operational execution, leadership readiness, and long‑term business performance. The **Talent & Development Specialist** will report to the corporate office in Norcross, GA. This role is a hybrid role required to be in the office at least two days each week, and additional days as required by the nature of the position. This role blends hands‑on facilitation, program management, and LMS system ownership, turning strategy into learning that leaders use. You will **co-design and facilitate leadership development experiences** for leaders at all levels, own the day‑to‑day management of the **ADP Learning Management System**, and serve as **Lightera’s subject matter expert for assessment tools**. You will ensure learning programs, data, and tools are well‑run, well‑integrated, and aligned to how work actually happens in a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate enjoys both creating strategy and building frameworks in partnership with leaders and is energized by turning concepts into programs that are used, measured, and continuously improved. Ultimately, this position plays a critical role in fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the organization. This role requires approximately up to 20% travel across the United States and select global locations, partnering with local plants and teams to deliver, scale, and embed learning where work happens. **Delivery, Facilitation & Enablement** - Co-design and facilitate leadership development courses for all leader levels, aligned to Lightera’s leadership framework and Talent Plan (in‑person, virtual, blended), to support leadership readiness, talent mobility, and long‑range business strategy - Partner with internal and external subject matter experts to ensure relevance, practicality, and credibility of leadership courses developed - Serve as the internal Leadership & Development subject-matter expert, creating, curating, and maintaining relevant tools, content, and learning materials that empower leaders and reinforce core capability expectations - Ensure facilitators (internal or external) are aligned to program intent and standards - Equip leaders with tools, job aids, and on‑the‑job resources to reinforce learning **Program Management & Execution** - End‑to‑end ownership of leadership development programs, ensuring strategy, design, execution, and governance are aligned and scalable across the organization end‑to‑end: calendars, cohorts, registrations, materials, evaluations, and follow‑through - Support the design, delivery, and ongoing management of enterprise leadership programs (e.g., New Leader Academy, LIFT, EDGE post-grad development program, mentor connections, support learning, and Lunch & Learns) - Adapt learning content for in‑person, virtual, and blended environments - Maintain structured learning pathways aligned to leadership levels and career stages - Ensure learning experiences are well‑organized, accessible, and timed to business realities - Track participation, completion, and engagement across all programs - Lead marketing and communication strategies to support program rollout, visibility, and engagement **LMS Ownership & Learning Operations** - Serve as the ADP Learning Management System (LMS) owner - Add, maintain, and organize courses, curricula, and learning paths - Ensure accurate learner assignments, completions, and records - Run routine and ad‑hoc reports to support Talent, HRBPs, and leaders - Maintain data int…