Interim Talent Development Consultant

If building learning programs, career pathways, and meaningful development experiences is where you thrive, this interim opportunity offers a chance to make a lasting impact. This Talent Development Consultant role partners directly with HR leadership to design and launch enterprise learning and compliance strategies during an exciting period of growth. It’s an ideal assignment for a strategic yet hands?on practitioner who enjoys shaping systems, frameworks, and programs that help people grow.

Code: 47953

Posted: 2026-05-12

Category: Human Resources

The Interim Talent Development Consultant will partner closely with the HR Director to design, implement, and execute enterprise wide learning, career architecture, and compliance training initiatives. This role will own the learning management system, support career pathway development, and ensure mandatory training requirements are met and audit ready. The consultant will play a key role in strengthening workforce capability, leadership development, and internal mobility during this part-time engagement.

Worksite Location: Hybrid – Eden Prairie, MN

Salary Range: Hourly rate between $45-$60, DOE

Benefits: Versique benefits include medical, dental, vision, accident/critical illness insurance, MN ESST, MN PFML, and a 401(k) with company match.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Design and implement enterprise learning, career architecture, and compliance training strategies
Partner with HR leadership and people leaders to align career paths with business strategy
Develop job families, career levels, and progression frameworks to support internal mobility and succession planning
Create tools and resources to support employee and manager understanding of career pathways
Serve as system owner and administrator for the Learning Management System (LMS), including configuration, content structure, and reporting
Manage LMS integrations with HRIS and related talent systems
Curate, deploy, and maintain learning content, including role based learning paths and certifications
Design and deliver leadership and manager development programs
Support performance management and Individual Development Plans (IDPs) with development focused tools
Design, administer, and track compliance and mandatory training programs (e.g., harassment prevention, safety, ethics)
Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Leadership to ensure training is audit ready and up to date
Track learning KPIs and use data to improve program effectiveness and system utilization

Required Skills & Experience:

5+ years of experience in talent development, learning & development, and/or organizational development
Demonstrated success owning and administering a learning management program and associated system
Experience designing or managing compliance and mandatory training programs
Strong cross functional partnership and stakeholder management skills
Solid foundation in adult learning theory and its practical application
Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a consultant capacity

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience designing career architecture or job leveling frameworks
Familiarity with Paycom or similar LMS platforms
Professional certifications (e.g., SHRM?SCP, ATD, CPLP)
Change management experience or certification
Experience aligning development programs with talent acquisition and organizational design initiatives

About Versique:
Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions.

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Let’s find your people, together.

Versique is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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