Who Are We?

The Toro Company is a homegrown, Minnesota-based company that has been in business since 1914. We pride ourselves on providing world-class equipment to help maintain the environment that we love, while putting an emphasis on giving back to the communities that surround us.From residential lawns and gardens, to venues such as St Andrews Links and Target Field, we are a company with a global footprint and a passion for helping people beautify whatever landscape they may be in. With 100 years of operation under our belt and an average employee tenure of 15 years, come find out what makes The Toro Company the best place in the Twin Cities to build a career.

The Sr. Talent Management & Optimization Specialist provides leadership and partnership for talent management strategies, processes, and programs across the Toro Company (TTC) globally. This leader serves as a key member of the talent COE in creating and maintaining initiatives that optimize our people through effective talent strategies and actions that strengthen impact and success. They build and leverage strong partnerships within the HR organization and with business leadership across the enterprise.

What Will You Do?

In order to grow and build a successful career with The Toro Company, you will be responsible for: ​

Influences the creation and implementation of impactful talent management strategies that drive business success.Serves as a strategic partner to HR Business Partners within assigned business units proactively diagnosing organizational, talent, and cultural needs providing subject matter expertise and solutions using organization development tools and methodology.Works with HR business partners and business leaders to drive talent management actions including but not limited to talent assessment and planning, succession planning, skills gap analysis and solutioning.Collaborates with the manager of talent management and broader talent COE in continually evolving TTC talent management practices to fit business needs.Oversees and enhances talent processes including performance management, career mapping, and talent planning.Owns project management, tool development, training, resource creation, and communication supporting talent processes and projects.Leverages the people health dashboard to enable data-based client consultation as well as informed talent management decision-making.Plays a key role in continually evolving people health dashboard by consulting the manager of talent management on client and COE needs.Partners with peers across the talent COE to ensure alignment of priorities and initiatives that they drive.Employs a global and inclusive mindset to shape people practices, fostering inclusion within the organization.Keeps abreast of industry trends and best practices in talent management and development.Assumes other assigned duties, including involvement in enterprise-wide initiatives and projects.

What Do You Need?

To be considered for this role, an individual should meet the following minimal requirements:

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in related field required.Minimum 5 years of experience in a Talent, Learning, OD, or HR function.

Preferred Qualifications:

Proven track record of designing and implementing successful talent management programs.Ability to understand, speak and communicate in Spanish fluently.

Additional Skills:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.Ability to prioritize competing deliverables.Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze data and make data-driven decisions.Strong facilitation and presentation skills with the ability to engage and motivate employees at all levels.Solid project management skills.Experience with top tier human capital management systems and talent management technology (Workday, SuccessFactors) in the areas of, performance management, learning management, talent planning, e-learning authoring tools.Experience with virtual working and delivery platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom).Advanced Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint) skills.

What Can We Give You?   

At The Toro Company, we are always working to make sure our employees know just how valued they are. In addition to a competitive salary, an affordable and top tier medical/dental/vision plan, 401k, and many other great benefits - The Toro company offers employees at ourBloomington, MN HQlocation a variety of perks, including: 

Dress for your day - We know you're more productive when you're comfortable, which is why TTC employees are encouraged to take advantage of our casual, corporate environment. 

Location – Conveniently located near both St. Paul and Minneapolis, we are centrally located for most commuters! 

Food - Take advantage of our onsite café, which serves both breakfast and lunch. With a Caribou Coffee attached, you can grab a snack and a coffee at any time during your day. 

Wellness - The Toro Company’s HQ offers complimentary use of our onsite fitness facility to employees. In addition to physical wellbeing, TTC offers a variety of mental health and financial health resources to all employees. 

Volunteerism - The Toro Company is proud to provide employees 20 hours of paid time to volunteer in the community. 

Summer Hours – Enjoy a flexible schedule during the summer! By working a little more during the first few days of the week, TTC employees at our Bloomington HQ are able to start their weekends early and leave by noon on Friday.

Flexible Work Arrangements – This team is currently implementing a hybrid work schedule. The opportunity to collaborate in the office and work from home part-time, has promoted team-building and flexibility.  ​#LI-Hybrid​

Competitive Salary – The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the annual pay range is between ​$90,000 - $120,000. Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package.If you need to, you can access your pay early with the One@Work app, formerly the Even app.

At The Toro Company, we are committed to fostering a secure and trustworthy recruitment process for our applicants. Recruitment fraud is a potential threat to job seekers, so please be aware that throughout our recruitment process, you’ll never be required to pay any fees or disclose personal financial details when applying to TTC opportunities.  

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related needs and conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.