Senior Director, Talent & Performance Management

Suffolk Construction•Boston, MA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director of Talent & Performance Management plays a critical, enterprise-wide role in shaping Suffolk’s ability to grow, perform, and lead in a dynamic market. This leader is responsible for architecting and driving a modern, integrated talent strategy that strengthens leadership capability, accelerates employee development, and ensures a strong pipeline of ready-now talent aligned to business priorities. Operating at both a strategic and executional level, this role will design scalable frameworks across performance management, succession planning, career architecture, and leadership development, directly influencing organizational effectiveness, workforce readiness, and employee experience. This leader will partner closely with the VP, Talent Strategy & Experience People & Culture, business leaders, and executive stakeholders to evolve Suffolk’s talent strategy into a modern, data-driven, and employee-centric model. This role requires an on-site presence 4 days a week in our amazing Boston office - which offers free parking, a free on-site gym and cafeteria and other perks that make for a great culture and unique employee experience!

Requirements

10-15+ years of experience in Talent Management, Performance Management, or Organizational Development
Proven experience designing and leading enterprise talent strategies
Deep expertise in: Performance management redesign
Succession planning and talent reviews
Career architecture and workforce planning
Executive coaching and leadership assessment; Certified coach highly desired
Strong executive presence and ability to influence at the senior leadership level
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and change management skills
Experience working in complex, fast-paced, and growth-oriented organizations
Previous experience designing and implementing LMS platform highly desired
Travel as needed

Nice To Haves

Certified coach highly desired

Responsibilities

Evolve and lead the Suffolk’s performance management philosophy, processes, and tools.
Serve as a subject matter expert in the design and build of Suffolk’s new Oracle-based performance management platform, playing a critical role in shaping the overall strategy, structure, and user experience.
Bring best practices and expertise to create a best-in-class platform & user experience.
Partner cross-functionally to drive a seamless transition, ensuring an intuitive, high-impact platform that enhances engagement and elevates performance outcomes.
Advise HR Business Partners, Total Rewards teams and senior business leaders on talent and performance best practices, serving as a trusted center-of-excellence resource for talent decisions.
Drive alignment between performance, compensation, and talent outcomes
Partner with HRBPs and leaders to embed a high-performance, feedback-driven culture
This team will oversee performance & compensation cycle execution, including goal setting, reviews, calibration, and communications.
Lead enterprise succession planning strategy and execution across critical roles
Facilitate talent review processes with senior leadership
Build bench strength through targeted development and succession pipelines
Provide insights and reporting on readiness, risk, and internal mobility opportunities
Support executive-level succession planning in partnership with senior leadership
Design and evolve organizational structures to improve efficiency, scalability, and alignment with strategic priorities.
Oversee enterprise workforce planning processes to assess current and future talent needs, identify workforce gaps, and develop strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
Facilitate org design efforts including role clarity, spans and layers, decision rights, and governance models to enhance effectiveness and accountability.
Partner with senior leadership to assess org health and recommend structural or role design adjustments that enhance performance, collaboration, and innovation.
Design and implement enterprise career architecture, job structure and leadership development model and framework.
Ensure alignment between career pathways, learning, and internal mobility
Partner with Internal teams to support future capabilities and skill needs
Lead and manage Suffolk’s Coaching Programs, including vendor selection and program design & scalability
Oversee development and expansion of in-house certified coaching capability
Define coaching strategy aligned to leadership development priorities
Establish clear criteria and governance for coaching engagement across leadership levels
Partner with internal teams to develop strategy & framework around manager capabilities, tools & resources.
Establish a scalable approach to intentional Individual Development Plans (IDPs).
Partner with team to build a resource to track and monitor progress and readiness.
Drive a culture of ownership around career growth and development
Equip managers to lead effective career conversations and development planning
Ensure alignment across IDPs, learning programs, and succession outcomes
Administer and evolve enterprise 360 feedback processes
Ensure insights are effectively used for leadership development and coaching
Integrate feedback tools into broader talent and performance processes
Partner with leadership teams to translate insights into actionable development plans
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on all aspects of talent and performance
Collaborate across Talent Strategy, HRBPs, L&D, and Compensation to deliver integrated solutions
Lead and develop a high-performing team focused on innovation, scalability, and impact