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Clifford Chance · 1 day ago

Talent and Development Strategic Projects Lead - 18 Months Fixed Term Contract

Washington, DC

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms in the world, striving to provide high-quality legal insight and advice. The role involves leading strategic projects to transform and implement the firm's talent and performance strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering a high-performance culture.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver global talent & development strategic projects, ensuring initiatives are scalable and support business priorities

Oversee full programme lifecycles - from initial scoping and stakeholder engagement through to implementation and impact evaluation

Project manage functional Workday deployment related activities for the optimisation of performance and talent processes

Deliver initiatives that support the drive to foster a culture of continuous feedback

Manage the end-to-end delivery of performance-related training and enablement projects, collaborating with HR team members and business leaders to ensure solutions drive performance outcomes and support strategic goals

Monitor and report on project outcomes and performance metrics, using data and insights to inform continuous improvement and strategic decision-making

Supporting and working closely with reward teams, HR business partners (HRBPs) and other HR teams to ensure we can achieve a high-performance culture, linking performance to compensation decisions, promotions and development

Leverage talent analytics to inform programme design and assess effectiveness, including metrics such as retention and pipeline health

Qualification

Talent transformation projectsWorkday optimizationPerformance frameworks designStakeholder managementChange managementData-driven insightsCross-functional partnershipsData privacyCollaboration skills

Required

Ability to lead global talent related transformation projects that deliver measurable impact across multiple regions

Ability to set, monitor, and deliver against strict timelines and milestones

Ability to drive optimisations to Workday functionality across performance, talent, skills and feedback, while managing functional requirements of system changes

Ability to design and embed modern performance frameworks, including agile goal setting and continuous feedback models

Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build, influence, and maintain strong relationships across global and regional teams, senior leadership, and cross-functional partners

Strong change management skills to drive adoption of modern performance models in traditional cultures

Ability to use metrics, dashboards, and data-driven insights to inform strategic decision making

Relevant experience in talent and development within HR, ideally gained in a law firm, consultancy, or financial/professional services setting

Proven experience in optimising Workday modules related to performance, talent, and skills, including managing system enhancements and toolkits

Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stream talent & development projects with global stakeholders, including planning, execution, and delivery oversight

Collaboration and cross functional and regional partnerships – track record in understanding nuances in a global context

A deep understanding of Workday functionality and HRIS optimisation

Knowledge of data privacy regulations and compliance in a global context

Benefits

Broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits.