Director, Talent, Leadership & Culture

South Jersey Industries • Folsom, NJ

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About The Position

South Jersey Industries (SJI) is an energy holding company that delivers clean energy services to 700,000+ customers and businesses throughout 14 counties in New Jersey. As part of our core values, SJI is dedicated to being a community partner and developing innovative clean energy solutions to meet the needs of the future. To do this, we depend on our workforce of over 1,100+ talented, diverse employees who help us deliver safe, reliable, affordable clean energy for a better today and tomorrow. At SJI, we believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Whether you’re a seasoned operations technician or an early-career legal professional, our culture, inclusive workforce, and leadership development and training programs will provide you with the tools you need to either kickstart your career or bring it to new heights. Roles within Talent Management will lead several critical bodies of work within SJI HR. Roles within this group will be responsible for inventing, improving, and deploying talent tools, technology, and programs in the areas of learning and leadership development, performance, talent & succession management, and workforce analytics. Roles will be involved in designing and continually implementing a program to enable employee performance, developing talent and succession processes that close talent gaps, and increasing readiness throughout key talent pipelines and critical roles. The role will also influence leaders across the organization to adopt and execute the talent and succession program and ensure the program creates organizational value. The role will also partner with other HR functions to support TM related change management efforts, communications, and training to educate the leaders, managers and employees on all performance, talent & succession tools. Roles will also partner with other members of the Human Resources team to integrate data from performance and talent programs and tools into broader workforce demographics projects to drive insights and better talent decision making.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of progressive experience in talent management, leadership development, organizational development, or related human capital disciplines.
• Experience designing and leading enterprise talent strategies within complex or large organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading integrated talent processes including: Talent assessment Succession planning Leadership development Performance management Employee engagement and culture initiatives
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to influence talent and organizational outcomes.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Strategic thinking and ability to translate business priorities into talent strategies
• Exceptional leadership influence and executive communication skills
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to leverage data to inform decisions
• Experience designing scalable leadership development and learning programs
• Strong change management and stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Ability to drive adoption of new talent practices across complex organizations
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across multiple functions and stakeholders
• Enterprise mindset and business acumen
• Strategic influence and stakeholder partnership
• Data-driven decision making
• Organizational change leadership
• Talent and leadership development expertise
• Ability to build scalable and impactful people strategies
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 11 years of relevant experience, or;
• Master’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience.
• In addition, a minimum of 3 years of leadership experience is required.
• Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• At this time, SJI is only considering applicants authorized to work in the United States currently and in the future without the need for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• ICF coaching credential or equivalent leadership coaching certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enterprise Talent Strategy
• Lead the design and execution of SJI’s integrated talent management strategy across all levels of the organization, ensuring alignment between talent assessment, succession planning, leadership development, and performance management.
• Oversee enterprise talent review processes including: Talent assessment frameworks Retention risk identification Impact of loss analysis Succession health and pipeline strength Identification and development of critical and high-potential talent
• Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to translate talent insights into actionable development, retention, and workforce strategies.
• Leadership Development & Capability Building Design and lead a targeted leadership development strategy supporting leaders at all stages of the leadership lifecycle, including: First-time leaders Mid-level and experienced leaders High-potential leadership acceleration
• Develop and manage internal and external learning partnerships to support leadership development investments, including partnerships with leading providers and platforms.
• Ensure learning solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned to evolving business needs.
• Performance Management & Pay for Performance
• Lead the evolution and continuous improvement of SJI’s performance management strategy, ensuring alignment between performance expectations, leadership behaviors, and organizational outcomes.
• Design modern performance practices that: Support a culture of accountability and growth Strengthen the connection between performance and rewards Simplify and improve the leader and employee experience Drive adoption through effective leader enablement
• Partner with Compensation and HR leaders to reinforce a strong pay-for-performance philosophy.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Lead the development and execution of an integrated DE&I strategy aligned to enterprise talent priorities and business outcomes
• Embed equitable and inclusive practices across the talent lifecycle, including hiring, performance management, development, and succession planning
• Oversee and evolve employee engagement and inclusion strategies, including partnerships with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and inclusion programming
• Ensure alignment of DE&I efforts with broader culture evolution and leadership capability building initiatives
• Monitor external trends and leading practices to continuously enhance SJI’s DE&I maturity and impact
• Employee Engagement & Culture
• Lead enterprise listening strategies and engagement initiatives to strengthen the employee experience and foster a high-performance culture.
• Oversee: Enterprise engagement surveys Employee listening strategies Engagement action planning Culture diagnostics and insights
• Partner with business leaders to translate engagement insights into meaningful organizational and leadership actions.
• Talent Analytics & Insights
• Leverage data and talent analytics to inform strategy and measure impact across talent management, leadership development, performance management, and engagement.
• Develop and monitor key talent metrics including: Leadership pipeline strength Succession readiness Retention risk Employee engagement Leadership capability development
• Use data-driven insights to continuously improve talent practices and inform strategic workforce decisions.
• Vendor & Strategic Partnership Management
• Manage relationships with key external partners and learning platforms to ensure SJI maximizes the value of external investments in leadership development, learning technology, and talent solutions.
• Evaluate emerging practices and technologies to ensure SJI remains competitive in its talent and leadership capabilities.
• Organizational Collaboration
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior leaders, HR business partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure talent and leadership strategies support enterprise priorities.
• Drive alignment across HR centers of excellence to ensure integrated delivery of talent programs and solutions.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation, Paid Time Off, and Sick Leave package
• Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k), with generous company match
• Employee Resource Groups to encourage employee engagement, nurture professional development, and foster an inclusive environment.

What This Job Offers

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