Sr Analyst-Talent Assessment

Lowe's Companies, Inc.•Mooresville, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville, North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk, grab a bite (or a cup of coffee), work out or get a check-up – we invest in you so you can find your inspiration. Your Impact The primary purpose of this role is to support talent initiatives that drive Lowe's business objectives, as part of the global talent management function. This role collaborates with all talent management functions, including career management, performance development, organizational effectiveness, talent assessment, talent and succession planning, and leadership development. This position supports the design and implementation of assessment solutions in the areas of employee selection, placement, performance management, talent assessment and succession planning, and individual and team development. This includes leading small assessment projects independently and playing a significant support role on large, cross-functional initiatives that have major financial and operational impact at the enterprise. This role participates in all phases of projects from early project contracting to final measurement and evaluation and manages vendor interactions. This role also creates and maintains assessment templates and content libraries, and develops important materials that support the implementation, communication, and training of assessment tools and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree Psychology, HR Management, Organization Development, Organization Behavior, or a related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable
2-4 years Talent Management, Organizational Development, Selection & Assessment, Performance Management, and/or related field (internal or consulting)
Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following applied disciplines: Selection & Assessment, Performance Management, and/or Succession Planning

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree Psychology, HR Management, Organization Development, Organization Behavior, or a related field
1 Year Talent Management, Organizational Development, Selection & Assessment, Performance Management, and/or related field (internal or consulting)
1 Year Working in a corporate retail organization
Demonstrated experience with Assessment tool/process design and implementation
Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects (program and project management), including the development of wide-scale communication plans

Responsibilities

Consults with clients, typically interacting with HR and business leaders at the Director and below, to identify needs and design assessment solutions that help support business unit talent goals while minimizing organizational risk
Manages small to moderate scale projects and partners with a senior team members on larger, more complex consulting engagements
Coordinates with vendors, providing necessary project information and data and checking work
Provides team members with feedback to promote tool/process improvement as well as overall learning and growth
Designs and implements valid, defensible, and sustainable assessment tools and processes (for purposes of selection, placement, development, performance management, and succession) that align with Lowe’s talent management strategy and support specific client needs
Builds (or supports the development of) tools (e.g., structured interviews, performance evaluations, personality and cognitive tests, knowledge and aptitude tests, work samples, assessment center exercises, etc.) that target roles across all lines of business and range from senior executive to high volume hourly
Conducts small and medium-scale job analysis studies to support the development of job descriptions, competency profiles and/or assessment tools/processes (e.g., interview guides, work samples)
Drafts supporting materials (e.g., process documentation, FAQs, user guides, communications) to help ensure successful implementation and proper use of assessment tools and processes
Maintains and updates templates, tools, and content databases, ensuring consistent branding, messaging and alignment to company initiatives
Conducts data analysis (e.g., descriptives, frequencies, correlations, means comparisons) and organizes data for easy interpretation and presentation to others
Recommends ways to improve foundational tools and processes along with the team’s overall consulting approach