Director, Talent Development
Alumni Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides accredited individual investors and institutions with access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios. It offers funds, syndicates, investing clubs, investor education, and strategic support for portfolio founders.
About Alumni Ventures
Founded in 2014, Alumni Ventures democratizes access to venture capital by sourcing and rigorously vetting startup investments, then offering diversified funds and deal-by-deal syndicates to accredited investors and institutions. Its platform spans multiple sectors, stages, geographies, and investment themes, including AI, healthcare, deep tech, fintech, blockchain, and digital assets. AV also operates investing clubs and AV Academy, and supports portfolio companies through co-investment, founder networking, recruiting, customer introductions, events, and other platform services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
This hands-on individual contributor role partners with managers to build Individual Development Plans, strengthen coaching and leadership capability, design enterprise learning programs, and support AI-enabled ways of working. The role operates in a 5-day-a-week, in-office culture and requires periodic travel to Alumni Ventures offices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of progressive experience in talent development, learning and development, leadership development, coaching, or organizational development
- Experience building Individual Development Plans and coaching managers on employee development
- Experience designing and facilitating manager and leadership development programs
- Strong instructional design and curriculum development experience
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and coaching skills
- Strong business judgment and ability to translate priorities into development solutions
- Strong consulting and relationship-building skills
- Demonstrated project management and program execution skills
- Ability and willingness to travel periodically to Alumni Ventures offices
Responsibilities
- Partner with managers to build Individual Development Plans for employees.
- Coach managers on capability gaps, development priorities, and learning experiences.
- Support employees with development planning and remove barriers to performance.
- Develop practical development-planning tools, templates, and resources.
- Design and facilitate manager development focused on coaching, feedback, delegation, communication, accountability, and performance management.
- Develop leadership programs for emerging and mid-level leaders.
- Design and deliver learning programs aligned with business priorities.
- Create learning pathways for investment and corporate professionals.
- Identify capability gaps and recommend practical interventions.
- Experiment with new learning methods, technologies, and AI-enabled approaches.
- Help employees integrate AI through practical use cases, prompting techniques, and responsible adoption.
- Create AI playbooks, resources, and workshops.
- Evaluate emerging AI capabilities and translate them into practical business applications.
- Create workshops, videos, facilitator guides, and digital learning resources.
- Facilitate onboarding, leadership development, enterprise learning events, and team workshops.
- Measure learning effectiveness and refine programs.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage with employer-funded deductible support and HSA contributions
- Dental and vision plans
- HSA, FSA, and commuter benefits with employer contribution
- 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- EAP, health advocacy, and wellness resources
- Flexible, unlimited PTO
- Generous paid parental leave
- 11 company holidays
