Hexion

Talent & Capability Development Lead

Hexion • $110K — $130K *
Columbus, OH 43230In-Person
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5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in talent development, including program design and talent processes.
  • Hands-on experience with instructional design and eLearning using tools like Articulate and Storyline.
  • Familiar with talent-management processes and ideal in a global organization.
  • Experience facilitating leadership development for diverse audiences.
  • Change management expertise in enterprise HR or learning rollouts.
  • Proven track record in designing inclusive and accessible development programs.

Responsibilities

  • Design and facilitate wide-ranging enterprise learning experiences.
  • Build scalable learning journeys and development resources using adult-learning principles.
  • Consult on instructional design and content development across functions.
  • Assess capability needs and run programs to address skill gaps.
  • Lead AI-fluency initiatives and embed AI capabilities in the workforce.
  • Drive adoption for learning ecosystem investments and continuously improve programs.
  • Support talent processes, including reviews, succession planning, and IDPs.

Benefits

  • Access to ongoing professional development and training resources.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and mobility within the company.
  • Strong emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion in program design.
  • Flexible work environment to accommodate various roles and employee needs.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge tools and technologies in talent development.
Full Job Description
Role Mission:

Design and execute enterprise talent- and capability-development strategies that build future-ready leaders, accelerate critical and AI-era skills, and strengthen Hexion's internal talent pipelines. Partner with HR Business Partners and functional leaders to translate business priorities into engaging learning, career-development, and high-potential programs that grow organizational capability and readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Learning & Talent Development Design & Facilitation
  • Design and facilitate enterprise learning experiences, including manager/leader development, monthly employee development sessions,career workshops, orientation, and capability cohorts.
  • Build scalable blended learning journeys, pathways, toolkits, facilitator guides, and reinforcement resources using instructional designand adult-learning principles.
  • Provide instructional-design consultation and content development across corporate functions.
  • Design inclusive, accessible learning formats that reach both desk-based and frontline populations.


Capability Building & Future Skills
  • Assess enterprise capability needs in partnership with functional leaders and run cohort-based programs that close critical skill gaps.
  • Lead AI-fluency and future-skills enablement, embedding AI capability across the workforce.


Program Activation & Adoption
  • Own activation plans and drive adoption for learning ecosystem investments, including FranklinCovey Impact Platform, career ownership resources, program graduate recognition, AI learning and manager development resources.
  • Create feedback loops and continuously improve programs based on participation, utilization, learner feedback, and business priorities.


Talent & Career Development Processes
  • Support talent reviews, succession, and high-potential identification and development.
  • Own career development (Career Compass), internal mobility, and individual development plans (IDPs).
  • Support high-potential and early-talent programs.


Partnership, Program Management & Measurement
  • Partner with HRBPs and business leaders on capability planning and workforce readiness.
  • Define learning-effectiveness and talent metrics; manage delivery and report on impact.
  • Lead change enablement, communications, and adoption planning for new learning, career, and AI programs; track participation equity in reporting.
  • Manage LMS/SuccessFactors operations, intake, issue logs, standard reports, badge administration, and dashboard follow-up.


Success Measures (First 12-18 Months)

  • FranklinCovey/manager-development activation system live: new-manager licensing, monthly promotion, curated paths, post-workshop reinforcement, and quarterly utilization reporting in place.
  • Career Compass and IDP adoption activated: enterprise campaign, workshops, manager toolkits, and adoption reporting launched; 75% of eligible employees reached
  • AI learning pathways launched for priority audiences; 70% completion and 50% reporting active workplace use at 90 days.
  • Talent pipeline follow-through cadence established: STM/succession/HiPo actions tracked with HRBPs, quarterly dashboard reviews, and documented development actions for priority talent pools.
  • Learning operations dashboard live: SuccessFactors standard reports, badge administration, intake/issue log, participation, utilization, completion, and impact reporting available to L&D/HR leaders.
  • Scalable development experiences in place for monthly employee sessions, new manager journey, orientation follow-up, competencies/performance enablement, and career workshops with 64.3/5 satisfaction.


Minimum Qualifications

Experience:
  • 7+ years in talent development / learning & development, spanning program design, facilitation, and talent processes.
  • Hands-on instructional design and eLearning development with digital authoring tools (e.g., Articulate, Storyline, Rise).
  • Experience with talent-management processes - succession, high-potential, career development, and performance - ideally in a matrixed, global organization.
  • Proven facilitation of leadership and manager-development programs for diverse audiences.
  • Change management and adoption experience on enterprise HR or learning rollouts, including stakeholder communications.
  • Track record designing development that is inclusive and equitably accessible across varied roles, sites, and geographies.


Attributes:
  • Strong designer-facilitator who turns business needs into engaging, scalable learning.
  • Consultative partner who builds trust and credibility with HRBPs and senior leaders.
  • Comfortable building programs from the ground up in a dynamic environment.
  • Curious and current on AI, future skills, and modern learning technology.
  • Change agent and inclusion champion who drives adoption and equitable access to opportunity.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience partnering with HR Business Partners and leaders on capability planning.
  • Certifications in instructional design, adult learning, coaching, or talent (e.g., ATD APTD/CPTD, DDI, Korn Ferry).
  • Familiarity with LMS platforms, learning analytics, and AI-enabled learning tools, and talent assessments (ex: CliftonStrengths, Predictive Index)
  • Change-management certification (e.g., Prosci / ADKAR) and experience with DEI or inclusive-leadership program design.


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About Hexion

Hexion is a global specialty chemicals company that produces a range of resins, adhesives, and other chemical products. The company's products are used in a variety of industries, including automotive, construction, and electronics. Hexion was formed in 2005 through the merger of two chemical companies, Borden Chemical and Resolution Performance Products. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Size
4,300 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1857
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