Talent Experience Specialist - The Toro Company

The Toro Company is a Minnesota-based organization that has been providing world-class equipment since 1914, with a focus on community engagement. The Talent Experience Specialist will lead internship and mentorship programs, enhance the early employee experience, and contribute to talent management strategies, ensuring effective talent development across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Own the full intern experience from day one – designing and managing a high-quality, consistent program that reflects TTC’s talent brand, supports criteria-based placements tied to pipeline needs, equips managers to be effective hosts, and creates a clear path for strong interns pursuing full-time roles at TTC
• Extend and operate TTC’s enterprise mentorship program – leveraging the current experience and expanding it so that employees at every career stage have access to the right mentors and the right level of guidance, reinforcing that growth happens multiple ways
• Partner with our Learning, Development and Engagement team to shape the early experience for all new employees – ensuring that from day one, people feel the intentionality of how The Toro Company invests in its people
• Be an active voice to TMO team strategy – contributing perspective from early career and broader talent lens, staying connected to the full scope of what TMO owns, and helping to ensure the work is always tied to the bigger picture
• Serve as TMO’s primary builder of operational enablement resources – creating and continuously improving the guides, resources, toolkits, and templates that help managers, employees, and HR business partners execute talent processes with confidence across a complex, global organization
• Own program analytics for the internship and mentorship programs, tracking outcomes and surfacing insights that connect program health to TTC’s broader talent pipeline

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field
• 1-2 years (Specialist I) or 3-4+ years (Specialist II) of direct or indirect experience in talent management, HR program management, early talent programs, or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated experience managing or coordinating talent programs or HR initiatives end-to-end
• Experience running internships, mentorship, rotational, onboarding, or early career programs in a corporate environment
• Familiarity with talent pipeline, succession, or talent review concepts and how early talent programs connect to them
• Background in a global organization across multiple business units or geographies
• Proficiency with Workday; comfort with AI-enabled productivity tools
• Certification in talent management, HR, or program management (e.g., ATD, SHRM, AIHR, PMP)

Benefits

• An affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan
• 401k
• Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment.
• Location - Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters!
• Food - Take advantage of our onsite caf