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Generac · 3 days ago

Talent Program Manager

Waukesha, WI

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Generac is seeking a Talent Program Manager who will lead the development and implementation of talent management programs. This role focuses on enhancing employee experience through talent development, performance management, and succession planning while partnering with business leaders and HR functions.

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Responsibilities

Provide leadership for and operationalize the performance management process from goal setting, progress updates, talent profile and career discussions, performance review, and calibration

Partner with HRIS and IT to define, develop, test, document, train and implement key Talent Processes via Workday

Partner with the HR Business Partner team to execute talent processes; gather data and feedback to form the process and to make enhancements as needed

Act as the system Subject Matter Expert (SME) to develop and deliver training materials, training sessions and documentation to employees, managers, and HR Business Partners

Drive execution of internal talent management programs from project planning to rollout to adoption and review / sustainment. Provide ongoing reporting & metrics to monitor the progress of talent programs and processes

Work with members of the Talent Management team and Employee Communications team to identify and draft communications to support key Talent processes and timelines

Research, identify and incorporate external leading best practices, innovations and trends into design of talent management and organizational effectiveness solutions where appropriate

Recommend strategies to address gaps, using organization development tools to support employee engagement goals

Direct oversight and management responsibility for one or more talent management programs. This role will focus on select talent development programs and will have specific assigned work streams as allocated across the Talent Management department

Research, identify and incorporate external leading best practices, innovations and trends into Talent programs where appropriate. Recommend solutions to address gaps, using organization development tools to support employee engagement goals

Partner with Employee Communications, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Engagement leads to ensure alignment and leveraging of best practices

Manage External Development Programs for Talent Pool populations. This includes but is not limited to: vendor management and contract maintenance; invoice management, communication with participants and their managers before, during and after program attendance, ongoing engagement and follow-up with past program participants

Assist with the needs analysis, vendor identification and selection of Talent Assessment partners

Act as project manager for this process to ensure that partners are identified, and proposal is developed ahead of budgeting for the next year

Develop solutions for people across the employee lifecycle. Examples include but are not limited to: onboarding, manager effectiveness, performance management, talent reviews / succession

Support HR Business Partners and leaders for Early Career and department talent reviews and act as a trusted advisor to provide expertise on how to identify and invest in critical talent, as well as influence key talent decisions to ensure that the right people are in critical roles

Develop and deliver robust content for early career / individual contributor talent discussions, including Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and manager discussion guides to support building careers at Generac

Provide ongoing reporting on metrics related to Early Career talent movement, and the organizational talent diversity objectives and measure progress toward these targets

Create a detailed annual Performance Management Calendar that includes key dates / activities for Employees, Managers, HR Business Partners and TM / HRIS System maintenance

Monitor progress toward this plan to ensure all processes remain on-schedule, and work with the Director Global Talent Management & Organizational Development to identify risks and potential solutions to adjust schedule as-needed

Work closely with the Talent Management & Organizational Development team to ensure all programs are inclusive and aligned with Our People strategies

Cross-train on and serve as a Talent Review process SME / Backup facilitator

Support other Talent Management, People & Culture or Engagement projects, where needed

Perform other duties as assigned to support efficient operation of the department and company

Qualification

Talent ManagementProgram ManagementData AnalyticsWorkdayHR ProcessesBusiness AcumenMicrosoft Office SuiteCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Management, Human Resources or related field or equivalent

5 years of business experience in Talent Management, Human Resources, or Learning & Development in a corporate environment

3 years demonstrated program management skills related to HR / Talent cycle

Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and influencing skills

Strong collaboration skills

Sense of urgency and ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-energy environment

Ability to develop and maintain strong, effective internal customer/business partner relationships to achieve Talent Management objectives

Ability to understand complex global organization & interdependencies; using knowledge to influence & make talent program decisions

Ability to demonstrate strong business acumen in strategy, industry trends and best practices in the areas of Talent Management or Learning & Development

Innovative and proactive problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise integrity and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations

Strength in reporting metrics/data analytics

Experience with HR processes and systems (such as Ceridian, Workday, Avature, etc.) and SAP or equivalent ERP

Proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint)