About the Role
We are seeking a Contract Talent Development Specialist to translate leadership insights into robust, actionable development programming. Using gathered data, notes, and feedback, you'll design tailored learning initiatives that give employees the exact skills, experiences, and coaching they need to grow in their current roles and prepare for what comes next.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze data to identify specific skill gaps, themes, and development needs across the organization.
- Map existing learning resources or recommend targeted external solutions to identified needs, focusing on core competencies, critical experiences, and skill gaps.
- Create simple, structured guides or enablement tools for managers to effectively support and track their team members' development goals.
Requirements
- 5+ years in Learning & Development, Talent Management, or Coaching, with a focus on creating development programs.
- Proven experience translating leader input and assessment data into specific, measurable, realistic individual development goals.
- Ability to interpret qualitative data from leaders, spot overarching development trends across a group, and build programming to address them.
- Comfortable working from existing documentation with minimal hand-holding.
- Passionate about turning high-level talent insights into practical, everyday growth actions.
- Must be able to work onsite 3 days per week at our Corp HQ office (Purchase, NY) from August 10, 2026 through the end of the year.
Skills
- Learning & Development
- Talent Management
- Coaching
- Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- Data Analysis
- Strategic Thinking
- Independent Execution
Location
- Purchase, NY
Work Type
- Onsite (3 days per week)
- Contract
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $100.00 - $150.00 per hour
About the Company
- The USTA (United States Tennis Association) is the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth on every level in the United States, from local communities to the crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open.
- We are a passionate team of staff and volunteers focused on growing the sport of tennis and making it accessible to all.
- We are committed to removing barriers and creating opportunities for ALL to participate.
Equal Opportunity
- USTA is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals, regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, family status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
