Leadership Talent Strategist

Company Overview

Performance Contracting Group is a national employee-owned specialty contractor that offers quality services and products to the commercial, industrial, and non-residential construction markets. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and advancing employees from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences, as well as supporting a culture of safety and inclusiveness that allows you to contribute to your fullest potential. We place high value on training and professional development, encouraging you to broaden and strengthen your unique skill sets so you can fully realize your potential.

Job Summary

The Leadership Talent Strategist is a senior, enterprise-facing advisor responsible for stewarding PCG’s leadership assessment, executive coaching, and succession readiness practices. This role operates in confidential, high-impact spaces—partnering closely with senior leaders to assess talent, guide development, and strengthen leadership depth aligned to business strategy.

Serving as both strategist and practitioner, this role leads the organization’s leadership assessment approach, provides direct coaching to select leaders, advises on succession and readiness decisions, and partners with Talent Enablement to translate insights into scalable development actions across the enterprise.

Core Responsibilities

Leadership Assessment & Readiness

• Own PCG’s leadership assessment strategy, including the selection, application, and governance of tools used to evaluate readiness, succession potential, and development needs.
• Assess leaders against PCG’s leadership competencies to identify strengths, gaps, and future potential.
• Synthesize assessment insights into clear recommendations for development, readiness planning, and succession decisions.
• Ensure assessment practices remain rigorous, consistent, and aligned to business and cultural priorities.

Executive Coaching & Advisory

• Provide direct coaching to select leaders and high-potential successors.
• Oversee executive coaching engagements, ensuring coaching objectives align with enterprise priorities.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational dynamics, and talent decisions.
• Operate with discretion and sound judgment in sensitive, high-stakes leadership situations.

Succession Planning & Talent Advisory

• Lead and evolve PCG’s succession planning and leadership readiness approach in partnership with senior leaders and People stakeholders.
• Advise on leadership continuity, backup planning, and future talent needs for critical roles.
• Contribute assessment-based insights to talent review and calibration processes.
• Over time, assume full stewardship of succession strategy and governance for senior leadership roles.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in I/O Psychology, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, or a related field.
• Significant experience in leadership assessment, executive coaching, organizational development, or succession planning.
• Demonstrated effectiveness partnering with senior and executive leaders.
• Strong advisory, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and ethical judgment.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience applying competency-based leadership models and assessments.
• Formal training or certification in assessment and/or coaching methodologies.
• Familiarity with executive-level succession planning or readiness evaluation.
• Experience partnering across talent functions (e.g., development, architecture, HRBPs).

Benefits

At Performance Contracting, our employees are our greatest asset. We put our people first and are proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the needs of our employees at every stage of life.

In our commitment to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive personally and professionally, we offer:

• Competitive pay
• Incentive bonus plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance plans with flexible spending account option
• Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Flexible paid time off policy and paid holidays

PCG provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
PCG is a background screening, drug-free workplace. In accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.), Title 50, Chapter 9, PCG’s Drug-Free Workplace Program includes drug and alcohol testing as part of the hiring process and throughout employment, as applicable.
Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

NOTICE TO STAFFING FIRMS, AGENCIES AND EMPLOYMENT VENDORS:
Performance Contracting Group and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters without a signed Fee Agreement in place AND a candidate has been submitted into our applicant tracking system (Dayforce). Vendor solicitation should be directed to the Corporate Recruitment Department directly; as such, firms that circumvent the required compliant process will be barred from submitting candidates. In the absence of a signed fee agreement AND proper resume submission, PCG does not recognize any claim on a candidate by a third party, will consider unsolicited resumes the property of the company and reserves the right to engage and hire those candidates without any financial responsibility to the third-party vendor.

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