Associate Director, Talent Management

Chewy • Boston, MA

2d • $149,000 - $245,000

About The Position

Chewy is seeking an Associate Director of Talent Management to shape the future of Talent Management by driving multi-year priorities and developing approaches that strengthen how the company manages and deploys talent. The role leads complex, high-impact work, serves as a strategic partner to HR and business leadership, and translates business and workforce needs into forward-looking, scalable talent strategies from design through implementation and measurement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Talent Management or related enterprise roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
• Ability to work independently on strategic, complex, and high-priority talent initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong strategic and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems, evaluate intangible factors, and anticipate broader implications.
• Business acumen and ability to understand and translate organizational needs into outcomes.
• Experience advising and influencing senior HR and business leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience using written narratives such as white papers or memos to communicate recommendations and support decisions.

Responsibilities

• Help shape the enterprise Talent Management strategy and multi-year priorities.
• Lead highly complex, ambiguous, or cross-functional initiatives that require conceptual thinking, assessment of interdependencies and tradeoffs, and alignment across stakeholder groups.
• Design, pilot, implement, and scale talent practices that connect customer feedback, industry trends, and business needs to improve how Chewy assesses, develops, deploys, and retains talent.
• Integrate AI, automation, and emerging technologies into strategic design to improve decision-making and insights and enable scalable, data-driven talent practices.
• Own the strategy and roadmap for assigned talent priorities, translating broad objectives into plans, decisions, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Build commitment to new or enhanced talent practices through communication, stakeholder engagement, senior-level influence, and change leadership.
• Establish measures of success, assess the effectiveness and business value of talent practices, and use data and stakeholder feedback to improve them continuously.
• Identify organizational patterns and emerging needs and translate them into enterprise-level insights, recommendations, or future priorities.

Benefits

• 401(k).
• New-hire and annual equity grants.
• Potential annual bonus eligibility for C08+ positions.
• Medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Family services benefits.
• Backup dependent care.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Telemedicine.
• Pet adoption reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Employee discounts, including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
• Unlimited PTO for exempt salary team members, subject to manager approval.
• Six paid holidays per year.
• Potential paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director