Talent & Leadership Development Manager

AffirmedRx is on a mission to improve healthcare outcomes by bringing integrity, clarity, and trust to pharmacy benefit management. We are committed to making pharmacy benefits easy to understand, straightforward to access and always in the best interest of employers and the lives they impact. We accomplish this by bringing total clarity to business practices, leading with clinical approaches, and utilizing state-of-the-art technology. Join us in improving healthcare outcomes for all! We promise to do what's right, always. Position Summary: The Talent & Leadership Development Manager is responsible for shaping how AffirmedRx develops, retains, and elevates its talent. This role is accountable for performance management, key talent identification, and succession planning, while designing and delivering leadership development strategies that strengthen capability across all levels of the organization. This role ensures that AffirmedRx has the processes, insights, and programs in place to drive high performance, build a strong leadership bench, and scale talent practices in alignment with organizational growth. Through a combination of strategic design and hands-on execution, this role equips leaders to make consistent, high-quality talent decisions and fosters a culture of accountability, development, and continuous improvement. What you will do: Talent Management: Own and continuously evolve performance management practices, including annual and mid-year reviews, to deliver a high-quality leader experience while driving clarity, consistency, and accountabilityContinuously refine frameworks, tools, and guidance to elevate the quality of performance and feedback conversations and outcomesLead talent calibration sessions to align leaders across the organization on performance standardsPartner with department leaders to design and build career pathways for new and evolving roles, including creating foundational frameworks, tools, and progression criteria, and overseeing ongoing management and sustainability of these pathways over time Talent Strategy & Succession Planning: Design and maintain succession planning frameworks for key and leadership rolesPartner with leaders to assess bench strength, identify gaps, and develop targeted strategiesDrive identification of high-performing talent and accelerate their readiness for future rolesTranslate talent insights into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders Talent Insights & Reporting: Develop and deliver talent reporting and insights to leadership, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunitiesMeasure effectiveness of talent programs and recommend improvements based on data and feedback Leadership Development Strategy: Partner with HR leadership and business leaders to define and execute a comprehensive leadership development strategy across all leadership levelsBuild structured learning journeys aligned to leadership levels, and continuously assess development needs and adjust programming to reflect organizational prioritiesDefine, operationalize, and evolve AffirmedRx's leadership competency framework to reflect Company culture, strategy, and expectationsIntegrate leadership expectations into performance, development, and talent decisions across the organizationProvide targeted coaching and advisory support to leaders, strengthening leadership effectiveness, decision-making, and team performance, particularly during periods of growth, transition, or increased scope Content Design & Program Delivery: Create engaging, practical leadership and general development content (workshops, toolkits, and resources) that improves leadership and company effectivenessFacilitate leadership and general development training sessions, workshops, and offsites across all levels of leadershipDevelop scalable learning solutions that can be delivered across a distributed workforce Strategic Initiatives: Lead and execute key development projects and initiatives aligned with organizational prioritiesManage special projects that enhance organizational effectiveness What you need: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational/Leadership Development, Business Administration, or a related field8+ years of progressive experience in leadership development, talent strategy, or organizational effectivenessExperience designing performance management practices and facilitating talent calibrationAbility to operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking broad direction and intent, translating it into actionable plans and outcomes, and proactively driving work forward while providing regular updates and alignment checkpointsProven ability to coach and influence leadersExpertise in building leadership frameworks, development programs, and scalable learning experiencesExceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder alignment skillsExperience developing external partnerships or talent pipeline programs preferredDemonstrated ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced, high-growth environmentWillingness to travel as needed (approximately 20%) What you get: To impact industry change in the pharmacy benefits management space, while delivering the highest quality patient outcomesTo work in a culture where people thrive because when OUR team thrives, OUR business thrivesCompetitive compensation, including health, dental, vision and other benefits Note: AffirmedRx is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Remote employees are expected to maintain a professional work environment free of distractions to ensure optimal performance and collaboration.