Lead Performance & Talent Management Specialist (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

At AMA, our mission to improve the health of the nation starts with our people. We foster an inclusive, people-first culture where every employee is empowered to perform at their best. Together, we advance meaningful change in health care and the communities we serve. We encourage and support professional development for our employees and are dedicated to social responsibility.

This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

About the role

This role leads the enterprise performance and talent management operating model, ensuring consistent execution, governance, and integration across the organization. Translates organizational strategy into scalable performance and talent processes that enable alignment, accountability, and leadership pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Performance Management Enablement & Consulting
  • Lead the enterprise performance management cycle (design, timelines, governance, tools).
  • Partner with HRBPs to enable consistent application of performance practices across BUs, including goal setting, development planning, guided distribution, calibration, and performance consulting.
  • Embed manager expectations and accountability in performance processes, tools, and workflows.
  • Monitor effectiveness and continuously improve performance processes using feedback and insights.
• Talent Processes
  • Integrate performance management with talent processes (e.g., talent reviews, succession planning).
  • Align performance and talent practices with the enterprise Job Framework, ensuring consistent application of roles, level definitions, and expectations in talent processes, in partnership with Compensation (job architecture and leveling) and HRBPs (business execution and adoption).
  • Partner with HR and business leaders to align talent decisions and workforce planning needs, ensuring alignment between performance outcomes and talent decisions across the enterprise.
• Program Management
  • Own enterprise processes, tools, reporting, and governance to support consistent enterprise talent management and performance decisions.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives related to performance and talent processes.
  • Ensure consistency, clarity, and usability of performance and talent frameworks.
  • Partner with HRBPs, business leaders, and managers to support understanding and adoption of performance and talent practices within business units.
  • Communicate key timelines, expectations, and updates across the organization.
• May include other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Human Resources, Organizational Development (OD), Business, Psychology, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive experience in performance management, talent management, OD, or related HR disciplines required.
• Experience owning and operating enterprise-wide processes (e.g., performance management and/or talent management) in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into operational plans, including building processes, tools, and governance to drive consistency.
• Strong program and project management skills, with experience leading cross-functional initiatives from design through implementation.
• Experience partnering with HR and senior leaders to align processes with business priorities and drive adoption.
• Ability to use data and insights to inform decisions, monitor effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and execution skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results.
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Pay

This role is an exempt position, and the salary range for this position is $104,872 - $138,737. This is the lowest to highest salary we believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to business consideration and geographical location, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan.

Benefits

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