Manager, Talent Management

About Nintendo of America

For over 30 years, Nintendo of America has been dedicated to creating unique entertainment experiences that bring joy to people, delivering beloved franchises like Mario™, Donkey Kong™, and The Legend of Zelda™ throughout the Americas. The company partners closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd. to provide video games, hardware, and other entertainment ventures including films and theme parks.

As an equal opportunity employer, Nintendo fosters an inclusive environment that values diversity among employees and customers alike. More about Nintendo can be found on their website.

Role Summary

This leadership role involves directing a team that develops and delivers talent growth initiatives aimed at facilitating employee and leader advancement. The manager collaborates extensively with business and HR leaders to ensure that talent development programs, workshops, and resources are engaging, relevant, and aligned with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and oversee strategies and resource allocation for company-wide talent development programs informed by business insights, leadership priorities, and industry standards.
• Guide a team to design, enhance, and execute talent development offerings ensuring alignment with business and HR priorities and delivering practical value to employees and leaders.
• Maintain high standards for content quality, facilitator effectiveness, and participant engagement; mentor team members for top performance and consistent successful results.
• Continuously manage and improve development materials including training presentations, workshops, guides, toolkits, and communication assets.
• Design and lead impactful experiences such as workshops, leadership learning, onboarding, and career development programs.
• Create clear, actionable content and frameworks that simplify complex concepts tailored to employees, leaders, and business needs.
• Act as a consultative partner to translate complex talent needs into pragmatic solutions supporting implementation and adoption.
• Gather and analyze feedback from employees, leaders, HR data, and external trends to inform continuous improvement.
• Drive stakeholder communications and change management strategies to increase program awareness and engagement.
• Manage program budgets, timelines, vendors, risks, and resources to ensure seamless delivery and positive client experiences.
• Represent the team in cross-functional projects and contribute to broader HR and talent management initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of experience demonstrating leadership in strategy, design, facilitation, and delivery of learning or organizational development programs that drive business results.
• At least three years managing teams with a focus on setting direction, coaching, accountability, and ensuring high-quality execution.
• Proven track record leading corporate teams focused on learning and talent development solutions.
• Strong expertise in corporate talent development practices, adult learning principles, content design, facilitation, and program implementation.
• Successfully designed and facilitated engaging learning experiences that clearly convey complex leadership and organizational topics.
• Experience mentoring and reviewing team outputs to maintain superior content quality, facilitation, and professional standards.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage diverse groups and connect learning to business impact.
• Developed development solutions balancing participant engagement with measurable organizational outcomes.
• Trusted consultant to business and HR leaders, skilled in needs assessment and solution translation.
• Led complex enterprise-wide programs involving strategic planning, stakeholder coordination, and change adoption.
• Proficient in solving ambiguous challenges using judgment, data, feedback, and context to generate actionable recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Organizational Development, Learning and Development or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.

Additional Information

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable. This role is based in Redmond, WA, operating on a hybrid schedule requiring regular onsite attendance in line with division policies. Remote-only candidates will not be considered currently.

Compensation includes a base salary ranging from $120,900 to $217,650 USD annually, eligibility for semi-annual discretionary bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off.