Talent Management Lead

Aurora Innovation•San Francisco, CA

1d•$162,000 - $261,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Talent Management and Development and Performance. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with deep business acumen, data-driven decision-making, and best-practice HR methodologies. This role will be a key driver in shaping organizational capabilities and ensuring long-term success.

Requirements

Business Athlete Mindset: Deeply knowledgeable about the business and industry, comfortable navigating and leading others through ambiguity, pivoting quickly to address new challenges, and solving complex problems without a pre-existing playbook.
Systems Thinker: Recognizes the connections across the organization, and takes a holistic approach to analyzing situations and developing solutions that are sustainable in the longer term and account for system interdependencies.
Strategic Acumen: Ability to translate long-term business strategy into concrete talent and workforce initiatives.
Data-Driven: Uses data and insights to proactively diagnose issues, inform recommendations, influence decisions, and measure the impact of work.
Execution Excellence: Delivers high-quality results through leading projects and initiatives with milestones and delivery schedules in partnership with stakeholders, and develops clear action plans with results-oriented goals for measuring success.
Resilience and a Growth Mindset: Possesses the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced environment and the ability to energize those around you.
Consulting & Partnering: Strong ability to build trust and credibility with business leaders as a subject matter expert, and to work effectively across multiple business areas and teams in a fast-paced environment.
Innovation: Continuous improvement mindset, seeking out and applying best practices and technology solutions in the HR space.
Change Management: Skilled in leading organizational change and ensuring successful adoption of new HR processes.

Nice To Haves

10+ years of progressive experience in Human Resources, with a strong focus on Talent Management, Leadership Development and Performance Management.
Proven experience partnering directly with C-suite executives within a rapidly scaling organization.
Technology industry experience is strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources (or related field) required. Advanced degree preferred.
Demonstrated success running large-scale, complex HR programs (e.g., annual performance cycle, talent review, succession planning).
Highly proficient in using Workday and other HR systems/tools tools to extract, analyze, and present data-driven insights to senior leaders.
Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) to effectively address all organizational levels.
Fluent in English.
Ability to travel within the U.S. approximately 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and administration of company-wide Talent Review and Succession Planning processes to identify, assess, and develop employees for critical roles.
Develop and manage career pathing frameworks and competency models that support employee growth and organizational agility.
Oversee the deployment of targeted development programs (e.g., leadership training, mentorship programs) to close identified skill gaps.
Integrate diversity and inclusion principles into all talent management and succession processes.
Own and refine the end-to-end Performance Review cycle (objective setting, check-ins, year-end reviews, calibration).
Ensure the performance review system supports a high-performance culture by emphasizing clear expectations, continuous feedback, and fair, objective evaluation.
Educate managers and employees on performance management best practices and effective coaching.
Analyze performance data to identify trends, ensure consistency, and recommend enhancements to drive higher employee engagement and productivity.
Collaborate with the People Technology team to design and implement system enhancements that streamline the performance review cycle and improve the user experience.