Talent Development Specialist

Overview of Role

66degrees is seeking a Talent Development Specialist to drive high-impact professional growth initiatives within our Chicago office. This role is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of our corporate learning programs, with a strategic emphasis on Early Career and Campus-to-Consultancy pipelines. The ideal candidate will blend sophisticated instructional design with a deep understanding of the developmental needs of emerging professionals in the technology consulting sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end execution of the US Gradient program lifecycle, including hiring coordination, onboarding, training operations, capstone execution, and transition-to-delivery readiness.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition and business stakeholders to support campus hiring initiatives, early-career recruitment planning, interview coordination, and candidate engagement activities.
• Coordinate and manage technical and professional learning journeys for Gradients across Cloud, Data, AI/ML, App Dev, and consulting-focused tracks.
• Track learner progress, cohort readiness, certifications, assessments, attendance, and billability alignment throughout the program lifecycle.
• Facilitate cohort communication, mentor coordination, scheduling, escalation tracking, and overall program operations to ensure smooth execution.
• Support the delivery of professional development initiatives focused on consulting readiness, communication, stakeholder engagement, virtual presence, and ways of working.
• Work with practice leaders and technical mentors to align learning plans, capstones, shadowing opportunities, and deployment readiness expectations.
• Maintain learning documentation, LMS updates, reporting, and program tracking dashboards to provide visibility into learner progress and operational readiness.
• Assist in improving and scaling the overall Gradient experience, onboarding structure, and capability development framework based on evolving business and delivery needs.
• Contribute to broader learning operations and capability-building initiatives across the organization as needed.

Qualifications

• 35+ years of experience in Learning & Development, Campus Recruitment, Early Career Programs, Talent Development, or Learning Operations within a consulting or technology environment.
• Experience supporting or coordinating university hiring programs, graduate onboarding initiatives, or emerging talent development programs is strongly preferred.
• Strong program coordination and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple moving workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to support technical and professional learning initiatives for early-career technology talent.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and organizational skills with the ability to engage cross-functional stakeholders and learner cohorts effectively.
• Familiarity with LMS platforms, learning operations, reporting, and cohort tracking processes.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving consulting environment with changing business priorities and workforce needs.
• Exposure to cloud, AI, data, or technical learning environments is a plus.
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Education, Business, or a related field preferred.