Senior Director – HR COEs, Global Talent Management

Viatris•Torrington, WY

2d•$151,000 - $314,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director – HR COEs, Global Talent Management is an enterprise leader within the Talent COE, responsible for shaping and embedding a high-performance culture and leading adoption of enterprise-wide talent strategies. The role leads the strategy, design, and continuous evolution of global talent and performance management, using actionable insights to inform decisions and drive measurable business impact. It oversees talent solutions from research and design through implementation and optimization. As a core member of the Global Talent COE, this leader partners with HR Business Partners and business leaders to translate enterprise strategy into scalable, data-driven talent practices that strengthen organizational effectiveness, enhance agility, and build capabilities across functions and geographies. The role also collaborates with People Solutions, HR Technology, and analytics teams to enable execution, leverage insights, and modernize talent management through digital solutions. It combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution in complex, matrixed environments, driving change at scale. The role offers remote flexibility, with a preference for candidates on the US East Coast or in Europe. It may require travel to various sites, including internationally, up to approximately 25% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
12–15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with deep expertise in talent management, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development within large, global, and matrixed organizations.
Experience operating at Senior Director level and partnering with enterprise colleagues at all levels, across a variety of functions and talent levels.
Demonstrated success as an HRBP required.
Demonstrated success leading the design-through-optimization lifecycle of scalable talent and organizational effectiveness solutions across geographies and functions.
Strong systems-thinking, HR technology, and analytical capability, with the ability to translate data and insights into practical, business-aligned solutions.
Proven change leadership and ability to influence without authority and drive adoption in complex and agile business environments.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
HR certification.
Center of Excellence (COE) experience.
Experience in pharma, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly regulated global industries; relevant experience from other multinational sectors is also valued.
Experience leading talent management in modern, HR-technology-enabled environments; Workday experience is ideal.
Candidates located on the US East Coast or in Europe are preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and embed a global high-performance culture by integrating performance management, accountability capability building, and engagement across the employee lifecycle.
Define enterprise talent philosophy, standards, expectations, and priorities aligned with enterprise strategic imperatives.
Advise HRBPs, Talent Partners, and management on talent, performance, organizational health, and current and future talent initiatives.
Lead the evolution of a digitally enabled, analytics-driven talent ecosystem, leveraging platforms such as Workday to support a high-performance culture and future-ready workforce.
Lead the end-to-end design and evolution of global talent management practices, including performance management and goal setting; talent review and calibration; succession and talent-pool identification; career progression frameworks; and skills and capabilities frameworks, reskilling, and upskilling practices.
Ensure talent programs are designed with the constituent experience in mind.
Use talent analytics to guide focus and continuously improve talent outcomes.
Partner with HRBPs to improve team and organizational performance and effectiveness through practical frameworks and interventions.
Diagnose organizational needs and implement targeted solutions that enhance clarity, speed, and effectiveness.
Enable HR Business Partner strategic talent focuses.
Define and oversee a global development strategy that builds talent pipelines at all levels.
Align talent development with future capability needs and enterprise priorities.
Ensure robust assessment, calibration, and succession processes for critical roles.
Partner with Talent Acquisition and Learning and Development to synchronize skills and capabilities forecasting with talent management and workforce planning.