The Corporate team brings together functions including Design, Marketing, Finance, People & Culture, Corporate Communications, Legal, Compliance, Strategic Planning, and Technology. Together, these teams support Morningstar's growth by enabling our people, strengthening our culture, and driving strategic initiatives across the organization.
Within People & Culture, the Talent Management team creates and delivers development experiences that help employees grow, build leadership capability, and reach their full potential.
The Opportunity
At Morningstar, we believe our people are our greatest asset. As Talent Management Lead, you will play a key role in shaping talent development across EMEA, helping employees build the skills, experiences, and leadership capabilities needed to succeed and grow their careers.
Reporting to the Head of EMEA Talent Management, you will lead the design, delivery, and evolution of high-impact talent and learning initiatives, including the Manager Academy, while partnering closely with the global Early Careers team to ensure a consistent and engaging development experience across the region.
This role offers the opportunity to influence talent development at scale. Combining strong program management, instructional design, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, you will create learning experiences that build capability, strengthen leadership pipelines, and support Morningstar's long-term success. You will also leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance learning design, improve program effectiveness, and elevate the employee experience.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of talent development programs across EMEA, including the Manager Academy.
- Partner with the Head of EMEA Talent Management to deliver strategic talent initiatives and priorities.
- Design engaging, learner-centered experiences using modern instructional design practices, adult learning principles, and AI-enabled tools.
- Create high-quality learning materials, facilitator guides, participant resources, communications, surveys, and evaluation tools.
- Facilitate New Manager Training and selected Early Careers development programs.
- Partner with the global Early Careers team to deliver a consistent and impactful development experience across EMEA within a matrixed environment.
- Build strong partnerships with HR Business Partners, business leaders, facilitators, and key stakeholders to drive successful program outcomes.
- Manage multiple talent initiatives simultaneously, including project planning, communications, budgets, vendors, logistics, and stakeholder engagement.
- Measure program effectiveness using participant feedback, business insights, and analytics, applying data-driven recommendations to continuously improve outcomes.
- Leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance learning design, streamline delivery, improve participant experiences, and increase the impact and scalability of talent programs.
Who You Are
You are passionate about developing people and creating exceptional learning experiences. You bring structure to complex projects, build strong relationships across the business, and thrive on turning ideas into impactful programs.
You are an experienced project and program manager with strong instructional design expertise and the confidence to facilitate engaging learning experiences. Curious and innovative by nature, you embrace new technologies and see AI as an important tool for improving learning, increasing efficiency, and delivering measurable business impact.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Program Management, Human Resources.
- Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional programs and initiatives.
- Strong instructional design expertise and a passion for creating engaging, learner-centered experiences.
- Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across a global organization.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience using data and participant feedback to improve programs.
- Experience leveraging AI and digital technologies to enhance learning, improve productivity, and drive innovation.
- Growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a genuine passion for developing people.
Bonus Target:
12.5% AnnualWe expect the compensation and target bonus for this role to fall within the stated range. The specific compensation offered will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and other job-related factors.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
301_MstarEurLtd Morningstar Europe Ltd (UK) Legal EntitySkills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Talent Management, Learning and Development, Program Management, or Human Resources
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional programs and initiatives
- Strong instructional design expertise and experience creating learner-centered experiences
- Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence and collaborate across a global organization
- Strong analytical skills, including use of data and participant feedback to improve programs
- Experience leveraging AI and digital technologies to enhance learning, productivity, and innovation
- Growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and passion for developing people
What the Team is Saying
Morningstar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies include flexible PTO and a paid sabbatical every four years, often highlighted as a standout perk. Feedback suggests this structure supports strong work–life balance and meaningful breaks.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies advertise a global minimum of 16 weeks for primary caregivers, up to 8 weeks for secondary caregivers, and at least six weeks of paid caregiving leave. These offerings signal above-average support for family and caregiving needs.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs feature employer 401(k) contributions/matching, with some postings citing a 75% match on up to 7% of pay. Feedback suggests these offerings are a strong pillar of the package.
Morningstar Insights
What We Do
We are a global investment research and financial data company with 40-plus offices across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Our products and services are used daily by individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers, and institutional investors. We provide data, research, and analysis across managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. The financial system can have real barriers—hidden information, friction that can slow decisions, and forces that can limit transparency and access. We work to remove them, bringing independent research, connected data, and investor-first tools to a system that needs more clarity. The people doing this work span research, technology, design, product, sales, and functional areas. We build many of our products in-house, so the work can connect directly to the tools investors use to make real financial decisions.
Why Work With Us
Morningstar’s missing is to empower investor success. We can only do that if our people feel empowered. That means finding people who think independently, bring a wide range of backgrounds with analytical rigor and genuine intellectual curiosity to the work.
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