Enterprise Skills-Based Talent Development Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and uphold Northrop Grumman’s governance model for skills-based talent development, encompassing standards, processes, and decision-making rights.

• Create and manage enterprise and functional skills taxonomies, proficiency levels, and role profiles that align with the business strategy.

• Collaborate with HR technology teams to incorporate skills structures into Workday, Eightfold, and other talent systems.

• Establish the skills-based governance framework and lead the operations of working teams and committees.

• Supervise the skills review, approval, calibration, and profile management activities of job family and segment representatives.

• Convert business and workforce strategies into actionable skills-based talent development roadmaps and prioritized initiatives.

• Identify essential roles and skills, and propose development, acquisition, and mobility strategies.

• Drive the transition from role-based to skills-based staffing, development, internal mobility, and career pathways.

• Engage with HR partners, business leaders, and Centers of Excellence to cultivate sponsorship and alignment.

• Design and implement communication and change management strategies.

• Lead workshops and working sessions aimed at refining skills frameworks and talent pathways.

• Define and monitor metrics related to workforce transformation and skills-based talent development.

• Utilize data, feedback, and committee insights to enhance governance models, processes, and programs.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in HR, talent management, learning & development, workforce planning, or organizational development, OR a Master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant experience in these fields.

• Proven experience leading large-scale talent or workforce transformation initiatives within a complex, matrixed environment.

• Demonstrated capability to design and implement governance structures or standards across various stakeholder groups.

• Strong skills in stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation.

• Experience in skills-based talent management, including skills taxonomies, role/skills architectures, and proficiency models.

• Practical experience with HR and skills platforms such as Eightfold and/or Talent Design.

• Proficient in HR systems and data literacy.

• Experience in leveraging people analytics or workforce data to inform talent decisions and assess impact.

• Willingness to travel 25% of the time.

• U.S. citizenship is required for positions necessitating a government clearance and certain other restricted roles.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for discretionary bonuses.

• Health insurance coverage.

• Life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• Savings plan.

• Company-paid holidays.

• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal matters.

• Virtual remote work options available.