Senior Director – HR COEs, Global Talent Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ireland, +9 more countries.

📋 Description

• Cultivate and integrate a high-performance culture on a global scale.

• Drive the adoption of talent strategies across the entire organization.

• Lead the strategy, design, and ongoing enhancement of global talent and performance management.

• Provide actionable insights to guide decision-making and generate measurable business results.

• Manage the comprehensive development of talent solutions from research and design to implementation and optimization.

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and business leaders to translate the enterprise strategy into scalable, data-driven talent practices.

• Work closely with People Solutions, HR Technology, and analytics teams.

• Establish the enterprise talent philosophy, standards, expectations, and priorities.

• Offer guidance to HRBPs, Talent Partners, and management on talent, performance, organizational health, and talent initiatives.

• Drive the advancement of a digitally enabled, analytics-driven talent ecosystem, utilizing platforms like Workday.

• Manage performance management processes, goal setting, talent reviews and calibration, succession and talent pool identification, career progression frameworks, as well as reskilling and upskilling practices.

• Ensure talent programs align with the experience of constituents.

• Utilize talent analytics to enhance talent outcomes.

• Collaborate with HRBPs to elevate team and organizational performance and effectiveness.

• Assess organizational needs and implement tailored solutions.

• Facilitate the strategic talent focuses of HR Business Partners.

• Define and oversee a global development strategy aimed at building talent pipelines at all levels.

• Align talent development initiatives with future capability requirements and enterprise priorities.

• Ensure assessment, calibration, and succession processes are in place for critical roles.

• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development to synchronize skills and capabilities forecasting with talent management and workforce planning.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required.

• An advanced degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field is preferred.

• HR Certification is preferred.

• Demonstrated progressive HR leadership experience.

• Extensive expertise in talent management, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development within large, global, and matrixed organizations.

• Proven experience operating at the Senior Director level and collaborating with colleagues across various functions and talent levels.

• Successful track record as an HRBP is essential; experience in Centers of Excellence is preferred.

• Proven success in leading the design and optimization of scalable talent and organizational effectiveness solutions across different geographies and functions.

• Strong systems-thinking abilities, proficiency in HR technology, and analytical skills.

• Capability to translate data and insights into practical, business-aligned solutions.

• Established change leadership skills and the ability to influence without authority and drive adoption in complex, agile business environments.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly regulated global industries is strongly preferred.

• Experience from other multinational sectors is valued.

• Familiarity with leading talent management in contemporary, HR technology-enabled environments is preferred.

• Workday experience is ideal.

• The role offers remote flexibility, with a preference for candidates located on the US East Coast or in Europe.

• May require travel to various sites, including international locations, up to approximately 25% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Excellent opportunities for career progression.

• Initiatives that promote work-life balance.

• An inclusive and diverse workplace environment.

• Flexibility for remote work.

• Opportunities for global travel as necessitated by the role.