What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Director, Head of Talent position at Franklin Electric?
Department: Human Resources
Location: US - Indiana - Fort Wayne
Join Franklin Electric on our mission to empower communities with sustainable water management solutions, where your expertise will play a vital role in shaping a better future for generations to come.
The Senior Director, Head of Talent serves as Franklin Electric’s enterprise architect for leadership and succession – designing the systems, insights, and experiences that build capability, continuity, and culture. Partnering with the CHRO, CEO, and senior leaders, this role shapes how Franklin identifies, develops, and advances talent to ensure leadership strength and cultural alignment directly drive business performance.
As a key leader within Franklin’s HR Operating System (HROS), this role brings to life the Five Levers – succession depth, leadership attraction, culture activation, LTI alignment, and enterprise storytelling – connecting leadership quality to business results and enterprise value.
Franklin Electric is a diverse team of innovators making a positive global impact since 1944. We offer innovative water solutions, ensuring access, treatment, and efficient management of this vital resource. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our innovative products, industry leading quality products, exceptional customer service, employee development, and passion for social responsibility.
Join us to create a better future while growing professionally in a supportive environment!
MOVE FORWARD WITH US
What you will be doing:
- Design and deploy an enterprise succession framework for critical leadership roles.
- Define and activate a modern leadership model integrating performance, potential, and culture.
- Partner with the CEO, CHRO, and ELT to drive talent reviews and succession aligned to strategy.
- Lead the Future-Focused Leadership portfolio, including mentoring and mobility programs.
- Introduce external talent intelligence to benchmark capability and inform development.
- Align incentives and recognition with leadership and culture impact.
- Maintain an enterprise talent dashboard tracking readiness, diversity, and leadership velocity.
- Partner with Business Talent Leaders to embed consistent talent practices across units.
- Strengthen Franklin’s leadership brand internally and externally.
If you are a self-motivated and collaborative individual who is passionate about making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
- Hard-working winners - Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
- Dedicated achievers - People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
- Effective communicators - People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Collaborative partner - People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
- Bachelors in HR, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- 15 years in talent management, leadership development, or org effectiveness.
- Experience designing enterprise talent systems and executive development programs.
- Strong business fluency, analytics, and executive presence.
Company Values & Benefits
FE provides many opportunities to learn and grow through development opportunities such as training, certifications, mentorship, leadership programs, tuition reimbursement, one-on-one coaching and more! We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and amenities such as:
- Hybrid remote work arrangements
- Generous paid time off & holidays
- Paid parental leave & on-site motherhood rooms
- On site café & complimentary beverage stations
- Indoor fitness facility & outdoor walking paths
- 401(k) with matching & service contributions
- Health, dental, vision, life insurance
- Short & long-term disability
- Fertility & adoption support
- Undergraduate & graduate tuition reimbursement
- Professional development assistance
- Health & wellness programs