Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work! The Talent Management Specialist serves as a subject matter expert, internal consultant, and project manager for Talent Management programs and projects. This role supports talent programs to identify and develop talent, create talent pipelines, & promote career progression and drive a culture of high-performance. **JOB** **RESPONSIBILITIES** + Researches, proposes, designs, implements, maintains, and evaluates enterprise-wide talent management processes and programs such as performance management, career development, mentoring, talent review, & succession planning + Oversees the annual performance evaluation process, setting timelines, coordinating communications, developing materials, facilitating training, and deploying the process + Designs and maintains learning materials, resources, and tools for talent management programs and processes + Collaborates with relevant stakeholders to build and execute Talent Management strategies. + Researches, evaluates and proposes Talent Management best practices to management. + Compiles, analyzes, monitors and reports against key metrics to diagnose and evaluate the effectiveness of Talent Management programs. + Facilitates project meetings and learning events + Defines and maintains job qualifications, including competencies, skills, and work experiences + This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the essential functions or duties related to this job **Work Hours** Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises Travel up to 5% **Physical Demands** Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently **Work Postures** Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day **Work CONDITIONS** **Work Environment** Work is mostly indoors Limited amount of local and/or multiple location travel required. Professional Dress is required when in contact with families. **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills + Experience managing multiple projects and activities to meet multiple competing deadlines + Demonstrated consultative, relationship building, and interpersonal skills at all levels of organization + Ability to update, simplify, enhance and optimize existing processes, procedures, policies and technologies. + Leverages respective technologies in the role, and seeks new ways to use technology at work. + Establishes effective relationships with internal/external partners that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in own intentions, + Working cooperatively with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals + Ability to identify and recommend methods to resolve problems, with an orientation for action and superior attention to detail + Excellent oral and written communication skills + Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. + Excellent analytical, project management and organizational skills + Demonstrates initiative to learn new concepts and apply them at work. + Focuses on setting and achieving challenging goals that align with the business objectives. Partners with manager to determine suitable goals and metrics. + Identifies and understands problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information + Manages own time and resources to ensure that work is efficiently completed + Passion for personal accountability, achievement, learning and continual improvement + Results-oriented and “hands-on” approach; must be able to turn ideas into implementation Ability to travel as needed **Experience** + Five years Human Resources, Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership Development or a relevant discipline Two years implementing Talent Management programs and initiatives Talent technologies such as Workday, SuccessFactors, or Cornerstone on Demand **MINIMUM Requirements** **Education** + Bachelor Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Behavior or related field or 5 years of equivalent experience. Postal Code: 77019 Category (Portal Searching): Human Resources Job Location: US-TX - Houston Job Profile ID: C00746 Time Type: Full time Location Name: SCI Corporate Office