Manager, Talent Technology

This role reports to the Director, Talent Development, and supports the strategy, design, project management and implementation of enterprise talent management activities. Additionally, the Manager of Talent Technology will manage and optimize the Talent Management System to ensure that functionality supports performance reviews and succession activities. The position partners directly with key stakeholders to implement training programs, leadership development programs, talent reviews and succession planning from implementation to ongoing maintenance. They have a customer service mindset, systems and project management expertise, and an understanding of key talent management principles and approaches.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Talent technology systems design, configuration and implementation in collaboration with HR leadership, HRIS, IT and other key stakeholders. This includes:
• Workday Talent Management System
• Systems selected as part of the Company’s assessment, development and culture strategies
• Lead Performance Appraisal process system design and project management for the full enterprise, including scheduling key tasks, aggregating performance data and providing data-driven insights to shape organizational development initiatives.
• Consult and provide system and technology guidance for Talent Development and Training initiatives throughout the company
• Partner with the Learning Design and Development Team to resolve complex Learning Management System Issues
• Guide, teach, and train team members to ask the right questions, collect and interpret data, and translate data into recommendations and action which helps to drive root cause analysis and problem solving
• Manage system configuration, settings / modifications, and maintenance according to change management decisions.
• Serves as a support resource for users, providing hands-on direct troubleshooting expertise and guidance.
• Work with HRIS, vendors and IT to design and maintain vendor and internal interfaces and resolve any systems related issues.
• Manage vendor relationships and sourcing process for new technology
• Manage process documentation, audits of systems and identify areas for process improvement relating to the entry and maintenance of HR Data.
• Proactively identify opportunities for system enhancements, manage changes through the full development lifecycle and prepare organizational communications as needed.
• Closely collaborate with HR, business partners, and vendors in examining solution options and in planning and managing multiple systems development, maintenance and enhancement projects.
• Establish an ongoing measurement and continual improvement process to produce, analyze, and report metrics on Talent activities and training completion to the business.

Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, HR, OD, or similar field.
• Minimum of 6 years’ professional experience

Critical Knowledge/Skills

• Workday Talent Management experience required
• Skilled with MS Office
• 6 years of experience in Human Resources and/or Talent Management.
• Vendor relationship and system implementation experience
• Prior experience in managing systems and customer service support to deliver on Talent Management strategies (i.e., talent reviews, succession planning, high potential development, etc.)
• Project management skills / detail orientation
• Communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong customer service mindset and orientation

Additional Knowledge/Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to accurately distill complex information and communicate the information in a concise and understandable manner
• Change Management experience
• Experienced at handling sensitive / confidential information and providing measurements of business outcomes
• Workday Learning Management and HRIS system experience preferred