Job Description
Act as a talent strategist, trusted advisor and leadership coach to senior executive leaders
- Own and drive the function’s talent strategy in alignment with the business strategy
- Diagnose workforce needs and gaps with a data-driven approach to inform priorities related to workforce planning, organization design, culture, succession planning and leader development.
- Operationalize the talent strategy with an enterprise mindset, strong execution rigor, effective change management and high degree of collaboration across the ecosystem
- Build deep relationships with senior leaders, coaching and influencing them along our transformation journey focused on driving automation, Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies and related large-scale upskilling
- Deliver the strategic workforce planning agenda with focus on skill development and building a pipeline of diverse talent at all levels of the organization, particularly university hires
- Maintain a pulse on the employee experience through action planning with leaders on engagement data, regular formal and informal listening sessions and monitoring attrition data
Influence design and drive adoption of enterprise-wide strategic talent programs
- Drive the enterprise-wide integrated talent management programs including goal-setting, performance feedback, development conversations and rewards within the aligned functions
- Participate in cross-functional working teams on talent programs, serving as the voice of the business and bringing insights from external industry trends into the discussions
- Amplify and embed a focus on inclusion across lifecycle of talent programs
- Operate with a solution-oriented and enterprise mindset, collaborating with various Centers of Excellence to optimize the business value of the People Solutions (HR) function
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree with relevant certification
- 12+ years of experience in Human Resources (or 8+ years with Master’s degree)
- 4+ years prior experience as an HR Business Partner (large enterprise experience preferred, but not required) or experience in HR/Organization Development consulting
- Deep understanding of how to design and deliver talent strategy at scale
- Experience with coaching and influencing senior leaders with global scope (including C-Suite)
- Data fluency to deliver compelling insights, partnering with analytics team in the process
- Collaboration skills, experience working with global teams preferred
- Systems thinking with the ability to identify connections and interdependencies for effective prioritization
- Excellent communication, executive presentation and group facilitation skills
- Continuous learner, role modeling agility and resilience to lead through ambiguity and change.
- Results-oriented operating with a high degree of resourcefulness and accountability
- Strong proficiency in applications and systems including Excel and PowerPoint