Manager, Talent and Performance Management

FormFactor Inc.•Livermore, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Performance & Talent Management, will play a key role in designing, executing and continuously improving FormFactor’s enterprise talent management capabilities as we continue to grow and scale rapidly as an organization. This role will support and lead the strengthening of individual and organizational performance, leadership effectiveness, and succession and bench readiness — ensuring consistent delivery of core processes and programs that enable FormFactor’s next phase of growth. This role will be responsible for building, delivering and enhancing core talent processes, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and high potential development. Partnering closely with HR and business leaders, they will implement practical, scalable solutions and ensure consistent adoption to support a high-performance culture and drive more consistent, data-informed talent decisions across the organization. The ideal candidate brings a strong execution-oriented, builder mindset with working knowledge of what “great” looks like in talent and performance management, grounded in external research, science, and best practices. They will be comfortable translating strategy into action and driving work from concept through implementation with strong project management discipline. Leveraging data, analytics, and emerging AI-enabled tools and technology, they will lead improvements in decision quality, efficiency, and leader experience while ensuring solutions are pragmatic, adopted, and effective in a fast-paced, growing environment.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Change Management
Collaboration
Communication
Executive Presenting
Influencing Skills
Microsoft Excel
Operational Execution
Performance Management (PM)
Project Management
Succession Planning
Talent Strategy
Vendor Management
Workday HCM

Responsibilities

Support the design and lead the execution of FormFactor’s enterprise‑wide talent review and succession planning processes, including frameworks for performance, potential, readiness, and critical role coverage, grounded in data, science‑based research, and external best practices.
Enable leaders to make data‑informed talent decisions related to promotion, development investment, internal mobility, and talent risk mitigation, leveraging AI solutions.
Design and oversee programmatic approaches to accelerate bench strength and succession readiness, translating talent review insights into targeted development actions and solutions.
Lead the design, execution, and evolution of FormFactor’s performance management philosophy, processes, tools, and annual cycles.
Drive disciplined execution across all elements of the performance cycle, including planning, timelines, stakeholder alignment, communications, and training design and delivery.
Ensure the performance management process enables clear goal setting and enterprise alignment, fair, consistent, and equitable evaluation, high‑quality, actionable feedback, and development‑focused conversations tied to future skills and readiness, leveraging AI tools and solutions where possible.
Serve as the business owner for performance management and talent review systems, including key design decisions, enhancements, and integrations.
Partner closely with internal stakeholders to ensure Workday and related systems deliver scalable, high‑quality user experiences, translating business needs into system requirements and continuous improvements.
Ensure the responsible, ethical, and transparent use of AI, reinforcing human judgment rather than replacing it.
Provide analysis, insights, and recommendations on performance trends, talent risks, succession health, and organizational capability to inform decision‑making.
Deliver executive‑ready insights, dashboards, and narratives that connect talent data to business priorities and outcomes.
Partner cross‑functionally with HRBPs, Rewards, Finance, Legal, Communications, IT and vendors to ensure alignment and effective execution.
Own reporting and analytics related to performance, talent reviews, and succession, delivering clear insights and dashboards as needed.
Continuously benchmark, gather feedback, and iterate to keep programs modern, effective, and scalable as FormFactor grows.