Senior Manager, Talent Management en Kohler Co.

As a Senior Manager, Talent Management, you will lead and oversee performance management processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your role will encompass assessment, talent management, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives to enhance workforce capabilities and retention. You will drive strategic workforce planning transformation, leveraging analytics to inform decision-making and optimize talent strategies. Additionally, you will condense key analytics into comprehensive reports for the executive team, providing actionable insights to support strategic objectives. Your expertise will be pivotal in shaping a high-performing, engaged, and future-ready workforce.

You will also lead and manage the enterprise talent team responsible for onboarding, career frameworks, capability development, organizational design, and success profiles, ensuring these foundational elements are aligned with Kohler’s talent strategy and business priorities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Talent administrator responsible for design, development, pilot, delivery, and program management of annual talent processes and guidance for all leaders and HRBPs as to their role in these processes.
• Execute annual engagement survey process, including analysis and reporting survey results to executive team.
• Utilize data analytics to assess workforce trends, identify talent gaps, and inform strategic workforce planning and strategies to bridge gaps. 
• Support build of HRBP capability in strategic workforce analysis and organizational design, helping to ensure long-term business success by proactively managing workforce challenges and opportunities.
• Program management of all activities related to annual succession, including preparation of leaders and HRBPs for calibration and executive review.
• Own the talent assessment strategy, ensuring effective evaluation of associates for hiring and development.
• Lead reporting, measurement and analytics for assigned programs and initiatives by conducting, compiling and summarizing stakeholder feedback and other talent data. Make recommendations and incorporate changes to enhance offerings based on feedback.
• Influential leadership and coaching of regional talent management and learning leaders to support in-region talent management activity and training. 
• Manage the enterprise talent team responsible for onboarding, Global Career Framework & mobility activities, and assessment and coaching engagements, ensuring integration with broader talent strategies and operational excellence.
• Best Practice and Continuous Improvement Focus: Keep current of best practices and innovative programs to ensure that Kohler’s strategies and initiatives provide a competitive edge. Lead continuous improvement efforts to enhance quality and increase efficiency in area of responsibility.
• Develop, manage, and execute project plans to ensure effective budgeting, resource allocation, commitment from project team members, and attainment of business requirements.
• Collaborate with all levels of stakeholders to define needs and translate business requirements into performance objectives.
• Manage external vendor relationships and contracts.