Senior Talent Management Partner

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

The Senior Talent Management Partner is a highly visible and strategic role leading enterprise talent processes such as performance management strategic workforce planning, executive level talent reviews, talent and succession planning. The role requires strong understanding of methods for leveraging technology to ensure maximum value of talent management processes to the business. The role also requires exceptional collaboration, creative problem solving, agility, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to explore and deploy new solutions while simultaneously delivering and continuously improving existing solutions with operational excellence.

• Enable employees to deliver highest and best performance by leading and continuously improving Enterprise-wide talent processes: seeking internal feedback and external best practices, ensuring the HR community is well aware of the why, when and how of each step etc.
• Ensure strong executive talent pipeline, in partnership with the business, by using strong attention to detail and exceptionally high standards of excellence to prepare materials throughout the year, in support of executive talent discussions and reviews.
• Ensure robust talent pipelines, in partnership with the business, for key talent segments by leveraging a variety of talent management techniques designed to more deeply understand talent implications of business needs and better understand individual skills, performance and aspirations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support wide variety of high-priority talent management solutions and initiatives including but not limited to performance management, employee feedback/listening, job architecture, career planning and development
• Serve as a thought leader and strategic talent advisor to the business; providing insights and creative solutions to a variety of complex talent challenges based on industry best practices that align with the Enterprise strategy
• Maximize value of talent management processes/solutions to the business by facilitating best-in-class change management techniques

• Deep experience in a variety of talent management processes including talent and succession planning, performance management and career planning and development. Demonstrated successful experience in leading talent management efforts in a global organization.
• Education:
  
  A degree or equivalent is strongly desired.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
  Quickly and accurately analyzes situations and reaches productive decisions based on informed judgment. Considers short-term and long-term value as well as potential unintended consequences. Seeks additional perspective, in a timely manner, to ensure they fully understand the picture
• Influencing:
  Listens and asks questions to ensure understanding of all critical perspectives and concerns before jumping to solutions or working to influence. Clearly demonstrates understanding of concerns from other perspectives, identifies and articulates best fit solutions for all parties. Uses change management successfully as the key method for influencing others.
• Lead and Deliver Multiple Priorities: ability to lead and deliver multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or…