Are you ready to soar in your career? Join Doncasters and take your career to new heights!

Here at Doncasters we specialise in turning metals into motion, working with household names such as Rolls Royce and Airbus, we are looking for a Talent Development Manager to help us continue our journey!

This opportunity is based from our site in Oxford, Alabama. The role is hybrid with occasional travel to our other sites across the country.

Why join us?

Doncasters, an international precision castings business, operating at the cutting edge of superalloy production and manufacture servicing aerospace, IGT, and mobility markets. We are forging new paths in innovation and excellence whilst delivering our high-performing, super strong, heat-resilient and safety-critical products to global blue-chip companies. We aren’t just breaking the mould, we’re melting it down, turning metals into motion, and launching them into orbit.

We’re on the hunt for a high-flying Talent Development Manager to pilot our Learning and Development programme across North America.

What We can offer you:

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and great range of flexible benefits.
• Opportunities for domestic travel.
• A dynamic and supportive work environment.
• The chance to make a global impact.

The Role:

As our coaching and influencing ace, you’ll work closely with senior leaders across the business to define and execute a talent development strategy that aligns with Doncasters' strategic flight plan.

Your mission: Discover and tackle talent risks early to ensure smooth sailing, while driving effective succession planning that sets the stage for long-term success. Boost the skills of both current and future leaders to keep the momentum going strong, and build a solid talent pipeline that’s ready for whatever comes next. Along the way, keep employee engagement high and create an environment where everyone thrives!

Key Responsibilities:

As the go-to expert for talent development, you’ll provide valuable guidance and advice while partnering in the talent review process to ensure a clear understanding of internal talent, succession planning, and risk management. You'll design and lead impactful workshops and development programs to foster growth and support career progression. Working closely with local leaders and HR, you'll identify and address key development needs, using measurement tools to track ROI, effectiveness, and success. You'll promote a culture of continuous learning and development, driving commitment to policies and frameworks, while building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal stakeholders and external providers.

If you have any of these skills, we would love to hear from you;

Competencies and Behaviours

Key qualities for success include resilience, the ability to develop oneself and others, drive, determination, strategic thinking, teamwork, integrity, commitment, and a focus on excellence.

Qualifications

• HR/Training qualification (degree, master's, SHRM, or CIPD)
• Strong Microsoft skills (PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, Word)
• Desirable:
• Psychometric Personality & Ability qualifications

Experience

• Adaptable and resilient, able to manage high workloads and navigate change
• Independent thinker with strong time management and initiative
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills across various audiences
• Proven experience designing and delivering development programs both virtually and in-person
• Familiarity with leadership development, employee engagement, and people management
• Desirable:
• Experience with leadership coaching, team integration, and team assessments
• Knowledge of psychometric tools, 360 assessments, video creation, and eLearning tools
• Experience with talent systems like LMS or Performance Management

Doncasters Values:

We foster a winning mindset that enables everyone to be both safe and able to fulfil their potential. We strive for excellence, commitment, integrity and teamwork in the pursuit of our goals.

To Apply

Ready to bring your communications skills to Doncasters? Apply now, online, and be part of our journey to excellence.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, gender, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, or religious belief. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or assistance to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process; we want to ensure that your beautiful mind makes industrious motion, please contact [email protected].