PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Talent & Development Specialist is responsible for supporting the Talent Director with the organization's learning and development strategy across GDELS. The role is primarily focused on the coordination, administration, and continuous improvement of training and development programs, learning initiatives, and digital learning platforms, while delivering selected talent acquisition activities.

The specialist partners directly with the Director of Talent and works closely with European HR teams, GDELS leaders, and external providers to ensure the successful delivery of learning and development solutions that support organizational capability building and employees development.

Key Responsabilities

Coordinate and deploy training and development programs, projects, and development initiatives across Headquarters and other GDELS sites, including knowledge and skills training and development projects involving employees from different GDELS locations.
Manage compliance-related learning activities,



including the administration and monitoring of online courses through digital platforms and Learning Management Systems (LMS), ensuring data accuracy, compliance, tracking, and reporting, while maintaining regular interaction and service with Site HR teams.
Coordinate learner communications, registrations, logistics, reporting, and training records.
Monitor training completion rates, participation metrics, learning effectiveness, and KPIs, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Curate external learning resources and manage relationships with training providers and vendors, following up on alignment with approved budgets and appropriate vendor invoicing.
Support the Director Talent in the coordination of the annual performance process.
Manage recruitment processes for specialist, technical, and selected professional positions, coordinating interviews and maintaining regular communication with candidates and hiring managers.
Conduct CV screening,

📌 TALENT & DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST (Madrid)
🏢 General Dynamics European Land Systems
📍 Madrid