Director of Talent Management

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Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day;

they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time ng part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #Quality Driven and #People Powered!

The Director of Talent Management should have a people focused mentality with strong organizational skills and a positive outlook. This role will serve as a strategic leader in all aspects of talent management, including the acquisition, development, and internal mobility of employees. They will drive initiatives related to recruiting, onboarding, performance management, and promotion strategies that align with organizational goals. In addition, this role will oversee the administration and optimization of the HRIS system, ensuring data integrity, user experience, and the effective use of HR technology in decision-making.

The perfect candidate will bring passion and positivity with a solution focused mindset. This person will thrive in a fast paced rapidly growing environment with a strong ability to work independently on a broad variety of projects.

• Direct the employee acquisition process to assure that Challenges seeks out and acquires the best candidates with the most efficient process in the fastest possible way. This would include managing the application, interviewing and new hire onboarding processes.
• Direct and monitor the HRIS system to ensure that all data is correct, and we are benchmarking and monitoring all appropriate data, including HR metrics, organizational charts, onboarding of employees, turnover, and other key data points.
• This person will coordinate with HR Leaders to make sure that all benefits and payroll data points are accurate, and the appropriate processes are in place to ensure that our employees have the best possible experiences with all matters related to Human Resources.
• Plan, implement and monitor all annual employee evaluation processes. This would include interacting with the appropriate HR disciplines to make sure that our employees are developed and directed towards their personal goals that improve their career as well as the company.
• Craft policies that support internal promotion as well as monitor those policies.
• Develop an organizational development plan for the company, which would include skills gap analysis, organizational development and any DEI goals and plans.
• Manage a core competencies framework to ensure employee skills align with organizational goals. This includes partnering with departments to define and assess role-specific competencies.
• Lead workforce planning by forecasting future staffing needs and aligning hiring and development strategies to meet business goals.
• Oversee succession planning to ensure strong internal pipelines for key roles and support long-term leadership development across teams.
• Implement engagement feedback processes such as surveys, stay and exit interviews, and 30/60/90-day check-ins to improve retention and employee experience.
• Design and manage a mentorship program to support employee development and career growth through structured guidance and support.
• Use HR data and reporting to identify trends, reduce costs, and improve…