Director Talent Management

American Electric Power•Columbus, OH

3d•$160,434 - $208,566•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Talent Management provides enterprise leadership for the strategy, governance, and execution of talent management programs that build a strong leadership pipeline and strengthen workforce capability. This role partners with senior business leaders, Business HR, and HR COEs to set standards, drive adoption, and ensure measurable impact across succession planning, performance enablement, and leadership development. The Director leads a team and manages program portfolio priorities, budgets, and vendor partnerships to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
12+ years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, or HR, including enterprise program or portfolio leadership.
Proven success leading work through others in a center-of-excellence model.
Demonstrated experience designing and scaling enterprise talent solutions that drive measurable business value.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence across business units and HR COEs while setting standards and measuring enterprise impact.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred (OD, HR, I/O Psychology, Adult Learning, or MBA).
HR Generalist/Business Partner experience
Enterprise succession planning and talent review leadership
Career and professional development expertise
Strong analytics and governance experience
Change leadership and enterprise communications expertise
Relevant certifications preferred (SHRM-SCP/SPHR, PMP, Prosci)

Responsibilities

Provide enterprise leadership for the strategy, governance, and execution of talent management programs.
Build a strong leadership pipeline and strengthen workforce capability.
Partner with senior business leaders, Business HR, and HR COEs to set standards, drive adoption, and ensure measurable impact across succession planning, performance enablement, and leadership development.
Lead a team and manage program portfolio priorities, budgets, and vendor partnerships.
Deliver scalable, high-quality solutions.
Define clear scorecards, measure outcomes, and translate insights into meaningful improvements.
Build and drive ambitious roadmaps that move talent processes forward.
Partner across HR to ensure seamless integration with Workday enablement, manager and employee experience, communications, and change management.
Oversee external partner strategy, including selection, contracting, performance management, and value realization.
Serve as a trusted thought partner to Business HR leaders.
Bring people together across HR COEs, HRIS/IT, Legal, Compliance, and Communications.
Deliver executive-ready recommendations with confidence and clarity.
Inspire, coach, and develop a high-performing team of talent professionals.
Lead day-to-day operations with excellence—managing budgets, staffing, and priorities.
Own program analytics and reporting, monitoring participation, quality, and outcomes.
Drive continuous improvement by standardizing processes, simplifying tools and resources, and strengthening service delivery.
Leverage employee feedback, internal listening channels, and external best practices to evolve programs.
Maintain strong data integrity, documentation, and audit readiness across enterprise talent processes.