Director -Talent Development

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking a Director of Talent Development who directs the design, planning, and implementation of enterprise-wide talent development and HR capability-building programs. This leader drives organizational effectiveness initiatives that strengthen workforce capability, enable change, support employee engagement, facilitate team development, and improve operational performance.
The Director partners with HR and business leaders to identify skill gaps, ensure regulatory and policy compliance through effective training solutions, and align individual development strategies with organizational priorities. They design and deliver enterprise-wide performance management solutions while developing and managing budgets, and establishing policies, procedures, and quality standards to support sustainable workforce development. This role also selects, orients, trains, and assigns Talent Development staff.

• Define and oversee the strategic planning and operational management activities, including budget and resource management for own area;
  Leverage metrics and analyses to influence HR practices and to validate and revise strategies within own area.
• Develop, recommend, and interpret organization-wide HR program goals and objectives, policies and procedures, and courses of action.
• Successfully lead multiple large/critical complex projects/ program(s) from end to end for own area/department;
  Drive project execution through teams to ensure timely and cost effective delivery at high quality.
• Be a trusted advisor in HR practices and collaborate with business leaders on critical elements of investigation outcomes.
• Promote utilization of the HR offerings within one's own area and work with employees and managers to facilitate programs.
• Strategically engage with key stakeholders (e.g., cross-functional leaders) to share expert advice and influence decision-making.
• Support the people aspects of organizational change and people processes;
  Drive and implement change initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in people management.
• Evaluate the performance of all direct reports, providing constructive criticism, feedback, and opportunities for professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's degree preferred.

• Minimum Requirement:
  Bachelor's degree with 10 + years of experience managing one of more areas within the HR function (e.g. Employee Relations, Compensation, HRBP, Talent Management, HRIS), preferably in a healthcare environment.
• Experience working in one or more areas of HR (e.g. Employee Relations, Compensation, HRBP, Talent Management, HRIS etc.) through the design and implementation of organization-wide HR programs.
• Strong experience managing teams.
• Demonstrated track record of high credibility as a trusted advisor. directing HR objectives, policies, and procedures for own area, within the organization.
• Demonstrated experience working in a multi-functional environment, influencing critical cross-functional stakeholders to drive processes/systems and outcomes.
• Strong experience with operational management, budget planning, & stakeholder and resource management.
• Expertise with HR principles and practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, & local laws and regulations.
• Proven performance in earlier role.

• Drives and monitors clear goal setting, accountability, and feedback for the department (and matrixed teams). Manages ER issues as they arise.
• Guides the performance of direct reports (or indirect if managing people indirectly) through coaching and development.
• Consistently evaluates and addresses the team’s overarching development, inclusion & belonging needs in line with the talent strategy.
• Proactively builds and maintains key relationships within and outside the organization.
• Guides structured evaluation of priorities with stakeholders for critical decision-making with a long-term focus.
• Facilitates communication and solutioning between stakeholders to address needs and perspectives.
• Strong breadth of expertise across multiple sub-functional areas within HR, and some across functional areas at St Jude.
• Deep knowledge of how to optimally use HR practices, technologies, and processes to drive initiatives.
• Drives a culture of continuous process improvement…