Talent Development Lead - Cascade Energy : Job Details

Posted Friday, August 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM | Expires Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM

About This Opportunity

We are seeking a Talent Development Lead. In this role, you will support the People team by coordinating leadership and executing employee development programs that equip our team to grow, lead, and deliver on Cascade's mission. As a key contributor to our People team, this role coordinates and enhances development initiatives that build skills, strengthen leadership pipelines, and foster a culture of continuous learning.

This individual contributor role blends learning strategy and tactical execution, supporting core programs such as performance management, onboarding, leadership development, and skills-based learning. The Talent Development Lead gathers feedback and data to continuously improve our programs, aligning employee growth with Cascade's long- and short-term organizational goals.

What You Will Be Doing

• Support implementation of leadership and employee development programs, including curriculum design, enrollment, and facilitation
• Lead onboarding and orientation strategy and manage the 30-60-90-day experience in partnership with hiring managers
• Primary support for Cascade's Leadership Development program, including curriculum development, enrollments, and new manager training
• Support and maintain leadership competency frameworks emphasizing critical soft skills such as emotional intelligence, coaching, and agility

Performance and Talent Operations

• Support logistics for Performance Dialogue process, including effective goal setting, feedback, and talent development
• Conduct skills gap analyses and assess program impact by using learning KPI's
• Prepare reports on participation, effectiveness, and organizational readiness

Learning Experience Design

• Facilitate engaging and inclusive learning content
• Stay current with learning trends and technologies

Talent Pipeline & Internal Mobility

• Collaborate with recruiters to embed assessment tools into hiring
• Support succession planning and leadership pipeline tracking
• Contribute to cross-functional strategies that enhance career visibility and internal mobility

Team Enablement & Culture

• Prepare content for monthly manager meetings to drive capability and cohesion
• Promote a culture of informal coaching, peer learning, and psychological safety in partnership with leaders
• Support certification and tools such as DiSC, StrengthsFinder, and Predictive Index
• Champion inclusive learning practices that promote equity and diversity

This is a full-time, exempt position located in thePortland, OR area. Travel is minimal for this role with occasional travel to Cascade office locations or external recruiting events < 10%.

At Cascade, we succeed by:

• Learning Constantly – about our business, our customers, and ourselves
• Seeking Shared Success – we win together, never at someone's expense
• Putting Others First – we serve candidates, hiring managers, and our teammates
• Being Industrious – smart, scrappy, and deeply committed to great execution
• Doing The Right Thing – even when it's harder or slower

Qualifications

Applicants for this role are required to have:

• Bachelors degree in Education, Organizational Development, HR, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent of education and experience
• 3-5 years of experience in employee learning, talent development, or HR programs
• Demonstrated strong facilitation and instructional design skills
• Experience with performance management systems and adult learning principles
• Experience with learning technologies such as Dayforce, LinkedIn Learning, or other LMS platforms
• High proficiency in communication, project coordination, and feedback synthesis

A successful candidate should also demonstrate these preferred characteristics and/or skills:

• Experience with learning technologies such as Dayforce, LinkedIn Learning, or other LMS platforms

For candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with all these preferred skills but can see themselves adding value in this role, we encourage you to still apply. Cascade is dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace and places strong import on learning and development. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our total rewards include competitive pay and excellent benefits. These include health, vision, FSA or HSA options with an employer contribution, life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, 401k retirement plan with a guaranteed 3% contribution, Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), annual cash performance bonus, paid vacation, sick time, and an inclusive, flexible paid holiday policy, wellbeing contribution of $500 for HSA, FSA, or LSA (Lifestyle Spending Account).

The hiring pay target for this position in Portland, Oregon is $73,920 - $92,400/year. However, the final salary offered may vary depending on non-discriminatory factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experiences, internal pay equity, and geographical location if different than the above.

Application Process

We would appreciate a current resume with your application. We would also appreciate a letter of interest describing why our team or the position resonates with you, and how your experience makes you a great choice for the role.

• Please, no phone calls.
• Please, no outside recruiters or agencies.
• Cascade Energy is not able to provide sponsorship for work authorization in the U.S., which includes OPT.

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About Us

Cascade Energy is a leading provider of energy efficiency, energy management, decarbonization, and sustainability solutions for the industrial, commercial, and public sectors across North America. We have a 30-year history of delivering high-value services through electric and gas utility-offered programs and directly to industrial and commercial enterprises.

Our reputation for stellar, high-quality work has expanded our reach throughout North America to serve clients ranging in size from small to Fortune 500 companies in their pursuit of wide-ranging decarbonization and energy savings objectives. Cascade Energy has 14 offices throughout the US and employees in 30 states.

Why Work at Cascade?

As a100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP), Cascadians foster and value a culture of equals, initiative, and ownership. Our teams reflect our core company values: Do the Right Thing; Put Others First; Seek Shared Success; Learn Constantly; and Be Industrious. Our customers are vitally important to us, and we pride ourselves on stellar customer service. Our team members are a dedicated and diverse group of ambassadors, representing Cascade Energy, striving to embody our values, ensure we are responsive, and consistently delighting our customers.

In alignment with our values and doing better, Cascade Energy celebrates and values diversity as vital for increased creativity and innovation and faster problem solving, and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination and harassment. Learn more about what we do to create a welcoming environment at Cascade by visiting Culture and Belonging | Cascade Energy .

Cascade promotes a healthy work-life balance and appreciates employee contribution in all areas. We walk the talk about our commitment to learning constantly, with a focus on the ongoing development of every team member. Cascade is a strong supporter of flexible working arrangements, and offers role-dependent options for remote, hybrid, and in-office work.

AI Usage During our Recruitment Process

We value doing the right thing and authenticity in our hiring process. All application materials, including resumes, cover letters, and assessments, must reflect your own original work. The use of AI tools including Gemini, Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, other large language models or generative AI, Grammarly, and resume builders to assist is acceptable only when your personal experiences, voice, and descriptions of your knowledge, skills, abilities, and other qualifications are accurately and meaningfully represented. Submission of work that is not your own or the use of AI impersonation or deepfake simulators during screening calls and videos will disqualify you from consideration.

AAP/EEO Statement

Cascade is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion and religious practices, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or family, marital, or veteran status. To request a reasonable accommodation during the application and interviewing process, please contact the Cascade recruiter. Cascade Energy uses the federal E-Verify system to determine eligibility for work in the United States and conducts post-job offer, pre-employment drug screening.