VP Strategic Talent Leader Job Bloomington area,Minnesota USA,HR/Recruitment

Job Description

As aVP,Strategic Talent Leader aligned with the GTM (Go-To-Market) function at Renaissance Learning, you will architect and execute an AI-enabled talent strategy that drives business performance and organizational capability, working in conjunction with the Centers of Excellence (CoEs), HR Business Partners (HRBPs)/People Partners (PRMs), and People Operation steams to deliver strategic workforce solutions. This roleleveragesadvanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and predictive modeling to ensure Renaissance Learning's GTM organizationpossessesthe leadership bench strength, critical capabilities, and agile workforce needed to achieve ambitious growthobjectivesin the education technology sector.

In this role as a VP Strategic Talent Leader, you will:

Proactivelybuild relationships and credibility with business leaders toprovidethought leadership on organizational and people-related strategies and execution.
Understand the business strategy andidentifyopportunities to increase alignment with the strategy by helping business leadersrecognize,prioritize and build organizational capabilities,behaviors,structures and processes.
Identify and review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with business leaders.
Lead the talent management and development plans forGTM teamswith a focus on enhancing the quality of leaders and managers, building skills and capabilities of the workforce, and ensuringsuccessionbench strength.
Serve as an AI transformation consultant guiding leaders on the people-side of AI driven change.
Diagnose gaps between current and desired organization performance and deploy actions to resolve gaps, including organization redesign, process change,coaching and training,working in conjunction with the COEand People Operations.
Analyze workforce trends to model and forecast future labor requirements to support senior leaders in workforce planning and succession management.
Work in conjunctionwiththeL&D COE to create development programs for high-potentialleaders.(VP+) Assist business unit leaders to create development programs for high-potential employees.
Identify and drive the sharing of best practices across functions tofacilitatecontinuous improvement.
Collaborate betweenthebusiness leaders,Peopleoperations and COEs to ensure HRproducts and deliveryare aligned with business strategies and goals.
Align performance management and reward strategies to reinforce the GTM culture.
Coach senior leaders to improve leadership abilities, relationships among teams/individuals and interpersonal communications, as well as deliver effective performance feedback.

For this role as a VP Strategic Talent Leader, you should have:

Progressive HR experience withdemonstratedleadership in strategic talent management, workforce planning, and HR strategy
Provenexpertiseoperatingwithin an integrated

CoE, HRBP, and Service Delivery structure
Advancedproficiencyin people analytics, AI/ML applications in HR, and data-driven decision-making
Strong business acumen withtrack recordof linking talent strategies to measurable business outcomes and revenue impact
Deepexpertisein workforce planning, executive succession, leadership development, and performance management
Experience with AI-powered HR technologies including talent intelligence platforms, people analytics tools, and HR automation
Executive presence with ability to influence and partner with C-suite and VP+ leaders

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in private equity-backed mid-size organization navigating transformation
Background in education technology, SaaS, or subscription-based business models
Advanced degree in HR, Organizational Development, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Business, Data Science, or related field
Expertise in skills-based workforce strategies,internal talent marketplaces, and skills framework sand digital tools
Strategic thinking and enterprise mindset
Influencing and executive partnership
Change leadership and transformation
Systems thinking and operating model integration
Talent market and workforce trendsexpertise
Comfortoperatingwithout fixed alignment

Success Measures

Strength of leadership pipeline and…