Talent & Performance Senior Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to translate organizational priorities into targeted talent development strategies
• Ensure development initiatives directly support operational performance, growth, and transformation objectives
• Conduct needs assessments to identify skill gaps needed for organization success and develop targeted competency building solutions
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to align rewards and retention programs with organizational objectives
• Develop and maintain corporate-wide goal-setting frameworks and KPI standards, including quantification expectations, appropriate number of KPIs, and role clarity
• Coach and support managers and leaders in establishing SMART, measurable goals that align enterprise, functional, team, and individual business outcomes
• Establish end-to-end governance for the goal-setting process, including timeline management, key deliverables, accountability, and enterprise-wide consistency
• Validate cascade integrity from business plan to business unit, function, team, and individual goals to ensure strategic alignment and numerical roll-up consistency
• Strengthen the linkage between goal achievement, performance evaluation, and compensation outcomes to reinforce accountability and business performance
• Lead enterprise processes including leadership development, performance management, succession planning, and talent reviews
• Embed quantifiable success measures (e.g., readiness, retention, engagement, capability growth) into HR driven programs
• Build organization wide competency model to support organizations continuous improvement goals
• Monitor target vs. actual performance metrics to assess effectiveness of talent initiatives
• Provide functional leaders with data-driven insights and recommendations to improve organizational capability and performance
• Serve as a strategic advisor to leaders on workforce capability gaps and development priorities
• Partner across HR to deliver integrated, business-focused talent solutions
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, growth, and employee engagement across the organization

Required Skills

• 5-7+ years of experience in talent development, organizational development, transformation or related HR discipline
• Demonstrated success in designing and executing data-driven development strategies
• Strong analytical, consulting, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Prominent ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence stakeholders
• Excellent communication and change management skills

Education, Certifications & Licenses

• BS/BA degree in Business, Human Resources Management or Industrial Psychology, or related field
• PHR or SPHR preferred