Talent Management Lead People Pittsburgh, PA, Mountain View, CA

Talent Management Lead

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will create a new era in mobility and logistics, one that will bring a safer, more efficient, and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora, you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate, intelligent individuals, growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. We're searching for a Talent Management Lead.

In this role, you will be a key driver in shaping our organizational capabilities and ensuring long-term success. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of:
Talent Management and Development and Performance. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with deep business acumen, data-driven decision-making, and best-practice HR methodologies.

Required Qualifications:

• Lead the design and administration of company-wide Talent Review and Succession Planning processes to identify, assess, and develop employees for critical roles.
• Develop and manage career pathing frameworks and competency models that support employee growth and organizational agility.
• Oversee the deployment of targeted development programs (e.g., leadership training, mentorship programs) to close identified skill gaps.
• Integrate diversity and inclusion principles into all talent management and succession processes.

Performance Programs:

• Own and refine the end-to-end Performance Review cycle (objective setting, check-ins, year-end reviews, calibration).
• Ensure the performance review system supports a high-performance culture by emphasizing clear expectations, continuous feedback, and fair, objective evaluation.
• Educate managers and employees on performance management best practices and effective coaching.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends, ensure consistency, and recommend enhancements to drive higher employee engagement and productivity.
• Collaborate with the People Technology team to design and implement system enhancements that streamline the performance review cycle and improve the user experience.

Skills:

• Business Athlete Mindset:
  You are deeply knowledgeable about the business and industry, comfortable navigating and leading others through ambiguity, pivoting quickly to address new challenges, and solving complex problems without a pre-existing playbook.
• Systems Thinker:
  You recognize the connections across the organization, and take a holistic approach to analyzing situations and developing solutions that are sustainable in the longer term and account for system interdependencies.
• Strategic Acumen:
  You have an ability to translate long-term business strategy into concrete talent and workforce initiatives.
• Data-Driven:
  You use data and insights to proactively diagnose issues, inform your recommendations, influence decisions, and measure the impact of your work.
• Execution Excellence:
  You deliver high quality results through leading projects and initiatives with milestones and delivery schedules in partnership with stakeholders, and develop clear action plans with results-oriented goals for measuring success.
• Resilience and a Growth Mindset:
  You possess the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced environment and the ability to energize those around you.
• Consulting & Partnering:
  You have a strong ability to build trust and credibility with business leaders as a subject matter expert, and to work effectively across multiple business areas and teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Innovation:
  You have a continuous improvement mindset, seeking out and applying best practices and technology solutions in the HR space.
• Change Management:
  You are skilled in leading organizational change and ensuring successful adoption of new HR processes.

Desirable

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, with a strong focus on Talent Management, Leadership Development and Performance Management.
• Proven experience partnering directly with C-suite executives within a rapidly scaling organization.
• Technology industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources (or related field) required. Advanced…