Gusto
Talent Development Leader, Foundational Talent Products
$117K–$175K
Denver, CO - Hybrid +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO - Hybrid
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
Denver, CO - Hybrid - Experience
- Typically 8+ years of progressive experience in Talent Development, Learning Architecture, Technical Instructional Design, or Organizational Design; track record of building foundational programs from scratch.
About the job
Leads the design and product lifecycle of Gusto’s enterprise capability framework and scalable learning products, embedding development into HR platforms and daily workflows.
What you'll do
- Own the capability framework roadmap, taxonomy, and modular content architecture for individual contributor and leadership tracks.
- Partner with designers and People Technology teams to build, ship, integrate, and improve blended learning experiences and enablement.
- Work with HR and executive leaders to validate capability needs, prioritize learning investments, and measure learning effectiveness.
What they ask for
- Expertise in technical instructional design and modular content architecture, including structuring and tagging content.
- Strategic judgment and experience partnering with HR business partners and executive leaders to translate organizational data into capability priorities.
- Experience designing and integrating learning content across platforms and tracking learning outcomes to optimize content.
- Experience with generative AI or automation in content production, plus A/B testing and rapid prototyping.
Pay
$117,020/yr to $144,325/yr (base salary; Denver & most major metro locations); $141,700/yr to $174,763/yr (base salary; San Francisco)
Tools
LMS/LXP systems, internal wikis
AI focus
Embed AI-native competencies in capability frameworks and use generative AI or automation to accelerate learning content prototyping, drafting, and adaptive pathing.
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