Talent Management Specialist

The Talent Management Specialist is the operational engine behind the enterprise leadership development portfolio. This role manages the detailed planning and execution required to deliver high-quality leadership experiences, beginning with the Elevate High Potential Leader Program launching in 2027 and expanding to programs for leaders at multiple levels. The Specialist combines strong program and project management with Workday Talent and Workday Learning expertise, stakeholder partnership, discretion, and calm execution under pressure.

The role ensures that every cohort, session, assessment, coaching engagement, communication, and follow-up action is organized, accurate, and delivered with an excellent participant and executive experience.

• Manage leadership programs from design handoff through launch, delivery, evaluation, and closeout, using disciplined project plans, milestone tracking, risk management, and decision logs.
• Serve as program manager for the Elevate High Potential Leader Program, coordinating participant selection workflows, onboarding, assessments, executive coaching, business-school style sessions, enterprise challenge work, executive and board-related experiences, capstone activities, and alumni follow-through.
• Run the behind-the-scenes operating rhythm for the full leadership portfolio, including new manager, experienced leader, high-potential, senior leader, and executive development offerings as assigned.
• Maintain program standards, calendars, templates, playbooks, rosters, dependencies, issue logs, and lessons learned to enable repeatable delivery.

• Build and maintain integrated project plans with clear owners, dates, dependencies, deliverables, risks, and status updates.
• Anticipate operational needs, identify gaps early, develop contingencies, and elevate decisions with recommended options.
• Coordinate multiple work streams simultaneously while adapting calmly to changing priorities, participant needs, and executive schedules.
• Ensure all materials, records, communications, contracts, invoices, and approvals are complete, accurate, current, and stored appropriately.

• Coordinate participant nominations, eligibility review, invitations, enrollment, onboarding, attendance, learning assignments, development plans, and completion requirements.
• Serve as the primary operational liaison for facilitators, executive sponsors, coaches, vendors, subject matter experts, HRBPs, and program participants.
• Prepare executive sponsors and faculty with concise briefs, run-of-show documents, participant context, roles, logistics and decisions needed.
• Create a polished, high-touch participant experience while maintaining confidentiality, fairness, and consistent program standards.

• Own end-to-end logistics for in-person, virtual, and blended sessions, including scheduling, rooms, technology, accessibility, catering, travel interfaces, materials, registration, and day-of execution.
• Develop detailed run-of-show plans, facilitator packets, participant guides, production checklists, backup plans, and post-session follow-up.
• Remain composed and solutions-oriented during live delivery; resolve issues quickly without disrupting the learner or executive experience.
• Support selected facilitation, orientation, office hours, or participant briefings when appropriate.

• Use Workday Talent to support participant data, talent review connections, development plans, skills, succession related information, and program reporting as appropriate.
• Administer leadership development offerings in Workday…