fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.
To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.
job purpose:
We’re seeking a dynamic Talent Development Manager to support our enterprise-wide Talent Management and Learning & Development strategy. This role is pivotal in shaping a high-performing, future-ready workforce by designing and executing programs that build capability, accelerate leadership growth, and align talent with business priorities.
responsibilities:
Strategic Ownership
- Develop and execute a cohesive Talent Management and L&D roadmap aligned with organizational goals
- Partner with senior leaders and HRBPs to assess capability gaps and build targeted development solutions
- Own the talent review cycle, succession planning, and leadership pipeline strategy
Talent Management
- Lead performance management processes, including goal setting, reviews, feedback, and development planning
- Facilitate talent reviews and calibrations to identify high-potential talent and readiness
- Build frameworks for career pathing, internal mobility, and skills development
Pipeline Development Programs
- Develop and program manage pipeline development programs to support bench development across the organization including early graduate and internal development programs
Learning & Development
- Design scalable learning strategy primarily focused on critical senior leadership tiers and business capability and skill development
- Partner with 3rd parties to identify and develop senior leader development offerings
- Measure impact of learning initiatives through KPIs, feedback loops, and business outcomes
Additional Responsibilities:
- Lead talent analytics development and monitoring to ensure program effectiveness
- Facilitate the change management of processes and train team on new processes
- Partner with Coca-Cola on best practices sharing, talent sharing, and other routines
- Other duties as assigned
skills/qualifications required:
- 5+ years in Talent Development, L&D, or Organizational Development
- Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide development programs
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Familiarity with learning technologies, talent analytics, and performance enablement tools
- Strategic mindset with a bias for action and innovation
- Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Proficiency in English: Comfortable with both written and verbal communication, including reading and writing.
position location: Chicago, IL
reports to: Sr. Director, Talent Management
travel requirements: up to 20%
exempt/nonexempt: exempt
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*Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].
For Recruitment Agencies
At fairlife, we manage the majority of our hiring internally through our dedicated Talent Acquisition team, which is actively engaged in direct candidate sourcing. Most of our roles are filled through applications submitted via our careers site or through direct outreach by our team.
As our recruitment is primarily handled in-house, we work only occasionally with external agencies, and only those on our existing, pre-approved vendor list. At this time, we are not reviewing or expanding that list.
Unsolicited resumes or submissions from external agencies not authorized by our Talent Acquisition team will be considered direct candidate applications. As such, fairlife will not assume responsibility for any placement fees associated with these submissions.
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fairlife, LLC Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
1001 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL, United States, 60607
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