Head of Talent Management

Job Description

The Head of Talent Management will partner with HR and the business community to develop talent and organizational development strategies and execute talent initiatives to address organizational needs for BlueTriton. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role will oversee talent management processes and initiatives including the performance management, organizational review, succession planning, leadership development, mentoring, career pathing and internal talent mobility. Additionally, this role will focus on organizational effectiveness and change management as well as supporting varied strategic HR initiatives.

Essential Functions
•    Partners with HR and business leaders to evolve the talent strategy, in alignment with the BlueTriton business strategy.
•    Collaborates with HR Business Partners to ensure that talent and performance management processes and programs including goal setting, performance management, development plans, succession planning, and organizational review are well executed to maximize impact to organizational effectiveness, talent development and critical organizational capabilities.
•    Develops talent strategies and innovative targeted initiatives to proactively develop key talent and emerging leaders.
•    Responsible for strategy and oversight of the Talent Review process to identify key talent and ensure focus on development actions to accelerate development and succession readiness.
•    Partners with HR and business leaders to identify critical organization capabilities and develop solutions and programs through the 70/20/10 learning approach.
•    Ensures that the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are prioritized and woven into talent strategies, programs and initiatives with a focus on driving a culture of equality where all employees can bring their true authentic self to work and develop to be at their best.
•    Utilizes data, metrics and insights to assess the health of the talent pipeline and determine effectiveness of talent management initiatives and programming.
•    Improves organizational effectiveness through the development and effective execution of solutions to improve leadership capabilities, create a culture of high performance, engagement and development.
•    Leads employee engagement initiatives utilizing employee feedback and data to focus efforts to support employee engagement and drive retention across the organization.
•    Partners with HR and Total Rewards to effectively link performance & rewards processes to reinforce a culture of performance and development.
•    Lead HR strategic initiatives for the organization as assigned, to include providing support for change management.

Qualifications

Skills and Related Experience
•    10+ years of HR, Organizational Development or Learning & Development experience, to include:
•    Training development and implementation with experience with e-learning management (development and implementation), ADDIE model use and the 70/20/10 learning model.
•    Performance management communication, implementation, and leadership
•    Talent review process execution and coaching
•    Talent acquisition/recruitment/sourcing processes and employment branding
•    Organization design and change management
•    Culture and engagement, to include a focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
•    Ability to effectively interact and consult with business partners at all levels in the organization.
•    Demonstrated use of Learning Needs Assessments linked to driving value in an organization.
•    Ability to effectively assess talent, coach, mentor, consult, provide constructive development feedback, and influence others throughout the organization without direct authority.
•    Understanding of adult learning theories and ability to identify innovative approaches to deliver training & development solutions to the employee base including corporate and field (manufacturing and distribution) teams.
•    Demonstrated experience leading strategic HR and/or people initiatives across a matrixed organization.
•    High energy, tenacity to get results, does what it takes to win.
•    Leadership development and training approaches including e-learning, micro learning and innovative approaches for efficient & effective onboarding, leadership, and core product training. 
•    Excellent communicator including facilitation, verbal, and written skills.
•    Extensive experience in collaborating with leaders, teams and providing coaching.
•    Strong influence without authority capability.
•    Strong business acumen.
•    Best-practice and continuous process improvement oriented with a focus on design that is practical and effective for the identified need.
•    Strong knowledge in MS office suite including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Outlook, and training systems.
•    Prior experience with SuccessFactors, preferred.
•    CPG experience, preferred.
•    Advanced degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business or related field, preferred.

Other Role Requirements
•    Stamford, CT based
•    Travel ~ 20%