Director, Executive Talent

Your Opportunity

Chewy is seeking an experienced and strategic Director, Executive Talent to lead the design, execution, and continuous evolution of programs supporting the full lifecycle of our executive population.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the end-to-end Executive Experience
• Assess the executive value stream, mapping the full executive lifecycle to identify opportunities for greater consistency, efficiency, and impact across all executive touchpoints.
• Identify pain points, process gaps, and moments that matter throughout the executive experience, leveraging data and executive feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Executive Recruiting, Executive Compensation, Executive Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to deliver a cohesive, integrated executive experience.
• Establish cross-functional governance and operating rhythms to align stakeholders, remove friction, and ensure exceptional execution across the executive talent lifecycle.
• Design and implement bespoke executive programs and experiences that reflect Chewy's leadership expectations and reinforce a best-in-class employee experience.
• Create standards, tools, and playbooks that enable a consistent, personalized experience while accommodating the unique needs of individual executives.
• Measure the effectiveness of executive talent experiences through defined success metrics, executive feedback, and business outcomes, using insights to continuously elevate the experience.
• Champion an executive-first mindset across partner teams, ensuring every interaction reinforces trust, engagement, and readiness for current and future leadership responsibilities.
• Work closely with Internal Communications to enhance strategies for bringing the executive population together for cross functional collaboration and strategic planning.

Executive Onboarding & Integration

• Design and oversee executive onboarding experiences that accelerate time-to-impact and successful integration into Chewy's culture and operating model.
• Partner with business leaders, HRBPs, and executive stakeholders to create tailored onboarding plans for newly hired and promoted executives.
• Monitor onboarding effectiveness and continuously improve executive assimilation practices.

Executive Development & Coaching

• Develop and implement executive development strategies aligned to Chewy's business priorities and leadership expectations.
• Oversee executive coaching programs, including coach selection, program design, measurement, and governance.
• Partner with executives to identify development priorities and create personalized growth plans.
• Design leadership experiences that strengthen executive capability, organizational effectiveness, and enterprise leadership.
• Create skills-based readiness paths to strengthen succession planning, building a ready now bench of talent.
• Develop frameworks and tools to assess leadership readiness, identify talent risks, and strengthen executive pipelines.

What You'll Need

• 10+ years of experience in Executive Talent or similar HR function, with 5+ leading others
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience leading, managing, and executing large-scale transformational projects
• Strong understanding of executive assessment, succession planning, leadership development, and executive coaching practices.
• Exceptional consulting, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution and program delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive populations in high-growth or large-scale organizations.
• Executive coaching certification or experience managing executive coaching programs.
• Experience building and deploying experiential learning programs.
• Familiarity with talent assessment methodologies and leadership effectiveness frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive enterprise-wide talent initiatives.