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The Director will play a critical role in shaping the next generation of WME agents by aligning development initiatives with broader business, talent, and operational priorities.\nWorking cross-functionally with HR, Business Operations, Recruitment, Inclusion, and senior leadership, this role will help define and implement a best-in-class agent development infrastructure that supports both individual growth and long-term business success.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nAgent Development Strategy & Program Leadership\nLead the design and execution of a comprehensive agent development strategy across all business areas, including Music.\n\nOversee and evolve core development programs, including:\nAssistant onboarding and training\n\nFarmhouse and Trainee program integration\n\nEarly-career agent development initiatives\n\nEnsure programming aligns with agency priorities, performance expectations, and long-term talent strategy.\n\nIdentify gaps in development offerings and implement scalable, high-impact solutions.\n\nPerformance Management Design & Execution\nLead the build-out, standardization, and execution of performance management frameworks in partnership with HR and Business Operations.\n\nDefine and operationalize:\nClear performance expectations and success metrics\n\nFeedback cadence and evaluation processes\n\nDocumentation and escalation pathways (e.g., coaching plans, performance improvement processes)\n\nEnsure alignment across departments on performance standards, accountability, and evaluation consistency.\n\nPartner with HRBPs and leadership to support managers in delivering effective, actionable feedback.\n\nIntegrate performance management into broader development programming to ensure a clear link between performance, progression, and promotion readiness.\n\nBuild out and utilize the Workday platform to administer performance management processes, including goal setting, review cycles, and performance documentation, ensuring consistency and data integrity across the organization.\n\nCross-Functional Sprints Leadership & Execution\nServe as a key leader within the HR / Inclusion / Operations Sprints initiative, partnering across HRBPs, Business Operations, Recruitment, Inclusion, and development teams.\n\nDrive progress across critical workstreams, including:\nPerformance management frameworks for early-career agents\n\nStandardized training curriculum (assistant through agent levels)\n\nCareer progression pathways and promotion criteria\n\nOnboarding and orientation optimization\n\nTranslate sprint outputs into practical, scalable tools and programming implemented across the agency.\n\nEnsure alignment across stakeholders and maintain momentum on cross-functional initiatives.\n\nOnboarding & Orientation Strategy\nOversee the agency-wide onboarding and orientation experience for assistants and agents.\n\nPartner closely with HR and on-the-ground team members to ensure:\nConsistency across departments\n\nStrong in-person and virtual delivery\n\nAlignment with WME culture and expectations\n\nContinuously refine onboarding experiences using feedback, data, and evolving business needs.\n\nProgram Integration & Pipeline Alignment\nEnsure alignment across all early-career programs, including:\nAssistant training\n\nTrainee Program\n\nFarmhouse\n\nAdditional development initiatives\n\nCreate a connected and clearly defined development journey from entry-level roles through early agent years.\n\nPartner with leadership to ensure programs are integrated into broader talent and business strategies.\n\nStakeholder Management & Agency Collaboration\nAct as a central point of coordination across:\nHuman Resources\n\nBusiness Operations\n\nRecruitment\n\nInclusion\n\nDepartment and office leadership\n\nBuild strong relationships across all offices (Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London) to ensure consistency and adoption of programming.\n\nPresent updates, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.\n\nACCOUNTABILITY & EXPECTATIONS:\n· Demonstrate ownership over agency-wide agent development initiatives and outcomes.\n· Drive alignment across multiple stakeholders and departments.\n· Deliver high-quality programming that supports both employee development and business performance.\n· Maintain consistency, scalability, and operational excellence across all programs.\n· Serve as a trusted partner to HR and senior leadership in shaping talent strategy.\n\nESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, & CHARACTERISTICS:\nProfessional Knowledge & Experience\n5-7+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, or related fields.\n\nMust have previous experience using Workday as an HRIS\n\nExperience building out and utilizing the Workday platform to support performance management processes.\n\nExperience designing and leading scalable development programs in a complex, fast-paced organization.\n\nStrong understanding of early-career pipelines, performance management, and career progression frameworks.\n\nExperience working cross-functionally with HR, Operations, and business leadership.\n\nEntertainment, media, or agency experience is strongly preferred.\n\nSkills & Capabilities\nStrategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into execution.\n\nExceptional stakeholder management and influence skills.\n\nStrong program design, facilitation, and curriculum development capabilities.\n\nAbility to operate both strategically and tactically.\n\nExcellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.\n\nData-informed mindset with strong analytical capabilities.\n\nPersonal Characteristics\nCollaborative and highly relationship-oriented.\n\nProactive, solutions-driven, and adaptable.\n\nHigh level of professionalism, discretion, and accountability.\n\nPassionate about developing talent and building high-performing teams.\n\nComfortable navigating ambiguity and driving change across a complex organization.\n\nPer local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.\nHiring Rate Minimum:\n$105,000 annually (minimum will not fall below the applicable state/local minimum salary thresholds)Hiring Rate Maximum:\n$140,000 annuallyWME is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7230,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Corporate Training","Media & Entertainment","Content Creation","Digital Media"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T22:39:24Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":31,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.711,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":64,"expected_fill_days":44,"reasons":["conf:10","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":105000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wme-director-talent-development-strategy","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wme-director-talent-development-strategy.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T19:43:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":30203,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1780327},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1780327"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwme-director-talent-development-strategy"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwme-director-talent-development-strategy"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwme-director-talent-development-strategy"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wme-director-talent-development-strategy\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwme-director-talent-development-strategy"}]}