Principal Talent Management Consultant

Sutter Health•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

The Principal Talent Management Consultant serves as a strategic partner and enterprise advisor to senior and executive leaders, providing expert consultation on talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness. The role operates with high autonomy and credibility, leading complex, system-wide talent initiatives to help ensure the organization has the right talent in the right roles at the right time. It influences decisions beyond a single team or site, shapes enterprise-wide talent practices, and translates business strategy into actionable talent and organizational plans. The position is a principal-level consultant and thought leader who shapes policies, tools, and approaches adopted across the system. It works with senior leaders and cross-functional partners, and mentors Talent Management Consultants. The job description notes that accountabilities and qualifications are not exhaustive and may be revised as circumstances change.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Eight years of recent relevant experience.
Progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, workforce planning, or leadership consulting.
Demonstrated success consulting with senior and executive leaders.
Deep knowledge of talent reviews, succession planning, potential assessment, and workforce planning.
Strong facilitation, executive presence, and influencing skills.
Experience leading complex, enterprise-level initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
Ability to operate with high autonomy and enterprise-wide influence.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior and executive leaders on talent strategy, succession planning, and organizational readiness.
Partner with leaders to assess current and future talent needs, identify risks, and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
Translate business priorities into enterprise-aligned talent and organizational plans.
Lead and facilitate enterprise and executive-level talent reviews, ensuring consistency, fairness, and high-quality outcomes.
Guide leaders in assessing performance, potential, readiness, and risk, and in identifying successors for critical roles.
Ensure talent review outcomes are translated into clear development, mobility, and succession actions.
Consult on organizational design, workforce planning, and capability building aligned to long-term strategy.
Analyze talent and workforce data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
Influence enterprise decisions related to leadership pipeline strength and bench readiness.
Design and lead complex, cross-system talent initiatives, tools, and frameworks.
Establish standards, templates, and best practices to drive consistency across the organization.
Measure and communicate the impact and effectiveness of talent strategies and programs.
Coach senior leaders on effective talent and organizational planning practices.
Mentor and guide Talent Management Consultants and cross-functional partners.
Model enterprise thinking, cultural agility, and high standards of confidentiality and trust.