Talent Planning and Leadership Development Director

Job Summary

The Director Talent Planning and Leadership Development drives the execution of the organizations core talent systems including performance management individual development planning succession planning leadership development and enterprise talent reporting. The role ensures these processes are delivered with clarity consistency and discipline while equipping senior leaders with meaningful insights through strong analysis and high-quality communication. The position requires sound judgment strong partnership across functions and the ability to turn insights into outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise performance management cycles ensuring clear expectations quality feedback and consistent execution across all business units.
• Oversee the creation accuracy and effectiveness of Individual Development Plans to support growth and long-term capability-building.
• Deliver a disciplined succession planning process that identifies high-potential talent accelerates readiness and mitigates leadership risk in critical roles.
• Design and execute scalable leadership development programs that build capability at all levels and strengthen the pipeline for future leadership roles.
• Partner with senior leaders and HRBPs to calibrate talent assess leadership capability and implement targeted development strategies that support enterprise priorities.
• Analyze talent data in partnership with analytics teams to identify trends across performance development planning succession and leadership programs.
• Present clear and concise KPI updates insights and talent outcomes to senior leadership reinforcing accountability and enabling informed decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders offering structured insight and practical guidance on leadership readiness team health and development priorities.
• Manage vendor partnerships budgets and program logistics to ensure consistent high-quality delivery of talent and leadership initiatives.
• Stay current on emerging practices in talent planning leadership development and talent analytics to ensure solutions remain modern relevant and effective.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Human Resources Organizational Development or related field (Masters degree strongly preferred).
• 7 years of progressive experience in performance management leadership development talent planning and succession planning in large complex organizations.
• Strong ability to interpret talent data and translate insights into clear actionable recommendations.
• Highly effective communicator with strong influence skills and the ability to partner across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise talent processes with consistency and a high standard of execution.
• Demonstrates balanced judgment strong follow-through and discipline while navigating competing priorities.
• Commitment to continuous learning and elevating leadership capability across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience presenting talent insights and KPIs to senior or executive leaders in a clear and actionable manner.
• Prior involvement in enhancing or modernizing enterprise performance management leadership development and succession planning processes.
• Proven success delivering large-scale company-wide talent or leadership initiatives with consistency and high-quality execution.
• Strong capability managing validating and organizing talent data to ensure accuracy and reliability of reports and leadership presentations.

Physical Demands / Working Environment

• Work performed in a typical office environment.
• Ability to travel as needed up to 15%.

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