Manager, Talent Management & Growth

Walker-Miller Energy • Detroit, MI

1d • Remote

About The Position

Walker-Miller Energy Services is a 24-year-old Detroit-based, core-values driven company committed to changing lives through energy efficiency. We create and manage customized energy waste reduction programs that help electric and gas utilities meet mandated energy savings goals. Our experience driven philosophy of energy efficiency as economic development helps families and businesses save energy and save money. Through innovative, inclusive initiatives, we help build communities by creating local jobs, producing equitable energy savings for all rate payers, and spurring the growth of diverse local businesses. The Manager, Talent Management & Growth will lead and manage Talent Development and Growth initiatives at Walker-Miller. This role will provide expertise that enables the successful execution of business strategy and the retention and growth of talent across our organization. In this role, you will partner closely with the leadership team on people strategy and play a key role in the development and implementation of programs and initiatives aligned with business objectives.

Requirements

• Managed and scaled effective talent management processes that support a growing workforce for 200+ team members.
• Leveraged HRIS systems to enhance an understanding of the internal talent marketplace and scale processes effectively.
• Led, designed, developed and/or scaled a variety of HR and talent management practices such as performance management, career development programs, succession planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven and evidence-based approach to decision-making and influencing.
• A track record of designing solutions that deliver business impact and positive ROI for the organization.
• Strong relationship-building skills to work collaboratively with partners across the organization.
• Deep understanding of progressive approaches to people strategy and talent development and experience designing innovative practices to advance an organization’s talent strategy.
• Excellent communication skills, with an appetite for distilling sophisticated information to what matters most. Simpler is better.
• A solution-oriented, “how can we make this better?” mentality. You recognize that “perfect” is not an end state and continually drive for program improvement.
• Effective, kind and candid communication style.
• Bachelor’s degree required in business or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years progressive HR experience highlighting a combination of HR business partnership, people and talent management strategy experience and execution in a dynamic, high-growth organization.
• Minimum 3 years Talent Management experience running talent review processes.
• Minimum 3 years' experience as an HR Business Partner.
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail and deadlines; to include development and implementation of new processes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute talent strategy to achieve business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated experience with all aspects of human resource management including performance management, talent reviews, employee relations, compensation, learning and development.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ)
• High relational intelligence.
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Self-motivated and able to thrive in a results-driven environment.
• Natural relationship builder with integrity, reliability, and maturity.
• Ability to prioritize among competing tasks.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Encourage a positive work environment and culture for all team members.
• Strong employee relations expertise and natural employee advocate.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Natural team player and collaborator.
• Strong service and customer orientation.
• Strong project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across the organization and operate in alignment with our core values-driven culture that encourages top performance with compassion.
• Enable the success of team members, leaders, and the company, ensuring fair and consistent practices that inspire high performance and achievement of company goals.
• Stay connected to the competitive landscape, including trends in the industry, human resources, talent management and development.
• Act as a driving force to ensure that we are creating an integrated, inclusive talent ecosystem. Consulting with, influencing and supporting our Business Partners and Leaders to develop and make informed talent strategies and ensure adoption of our talent processes including talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning and talent development.
• Engage in strong diagnosis of business needs, to better tailor uniform processes that deliver measurable business impact across the company.
• Lead and grow our Talent Management efforts focused on developing equitable processes and practices that allow Walker-Miller (W-M) to ensure we’re prepared with “the right talent in the right seats, at the right time”.
• Lead the design and execution of talent processes such as goal setting, performance development / management, promotions, organizational and talent planning and reviews, talent assessment (potential and 360), development programs and succession planning.
• Define and track success measures for talent management programs including change management and business outcomes.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders across all levels, ensuring that project teams and stakeholders have an adequate understanding of ownership, timelines, resource needs, risks, contentions and dependencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree