American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)

Learning and Development

• Partner with leaders to assess capability needs, identify skill gaps, and co-create initiatives that drive organizational success.
• Build programs to support succession planning, high-potential talent identification, and leadership pipeline development.
• Serve as a coach and facilitator to guide leaders, supporting their development and fostering effective leadership practices across the organization.
• Develop timelines, evaluation metrics, and reporting processes to assess executive talent, including development plans and succession planning, while measuring the effectiveness of talent programs and linking outcomes to strategic objectives.
• Oversee management of the Learning Management System (LMS), ensure effective utilization and alignment with compliance and training goals.
• Analyze learner feedback and business data to continuously improve development solutions, ensuring alignment with business demands and leveraging best practices, standards, and processes to deliver impactful and valuable learning outcomes.
• Facilitate leadership development and content with leaders and teams at all levels of the organization, including leveraging LMS content and development tools.
• Lead the broader L&D Team in the creation of scalable training programs focused on professional development, technical skills, and employee onboarding.
• Design and implement onboarding programs that promote employee success and integration into the organizational culture.

Director, Talent & Leadership Development

Human Resources

• HR Operations: Assisting with employee requests and questions
• Processing leave requests, ADA accommodation requests
• Collaborating with HR Business Partners and HR Teams
• Supporting performance management process
• Updating and maintaining HR Information System records
• Participating in developing and carrying out department goals and objectives
• Maintaining knowledge of legal requirements
• Performing other duties as assigned

HR Specialist

• Serve as the first point of contact for departments requesting training or development support by guiding stakeholders through intake and needs assessment.
• Lead stakeholders through project scoping by outlining training goals, required assets, SME coordination, timelines, and implementation pathways for content entering the LIFT LMS or broader learning ecosystem.
• Manage project timelines, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies using MS Planner, Lists, and Teams.
• Support execution of the Annual Performance Review process, including communication planning, timeline management, system reminders, and coordination across departments.
• Coordinate the Leadership Development Council, ensuring alignment across initiatives, timelines, and organizational priorities.
• Support program management for Talent Development offerings, including planning and coordinating virtual and in-person sessions, workshops, and events; preparing materials; managing registrations; scheduling; coordinating technology; and executing post-event communications and surveys.
• Draft, edit, and deliver Talent Development communications, including announcements, campaigns, and program updates, in partnership with the Talent team.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide HR communications, ensuring message alignment, appropriate timing, and effective multi-channel distribution.
• Administer and maintain Talent mailboxes and development-related HR ticketing assignments, ensuring timely and professional responses.
• Create visually appealing digital collateral using Canva or similar tools.
• Use MS Teams, Planner, Lists, Loop, and Power Automate to support workflow management, communications, and daily operations.
• Support updates to intranet content (Sitefinity) and Docebo LMS (LIFT) pages, as needed.

Talent Development Operations Specialist

Social Media Manager

• Own and evolve the enterprise organic social and social communities strategy
• Provide executive leadership for all brand social channels and communities
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multi-brand social communities team
• Establish and communicate strategic objectives and success frameworks for organic social
• Partner closely with Paid Media, Creative, Content, Enrollment, Faculty, and Institutional Leadership
• Serve as the executive authority on brand voice and community engagement
• Drive continuous innovation through testing, learning, and optimization
• Oversee social listening, sentiment analysis, and reputation management efforts
• Translate performance data, audience insights, and cultural trends into actionable recommendations

Director, Talent & Leadership Development

HR Specialist

Talent Development Operations Specialist

AVP, Social Media