Talent Management Program Lead, Americas

AXA•Hartford, CT

12h

About The Position

As a key member of the Talent Management team, the Talent Management Program Lead will own, design, and deliver high-impact development programs that build the skills, capabilities, and career pathways for our organization’s talent. This includes early-career and internal development cohorts as well as responsibility for broader talent-management touchpoints like new hire orientation and onboarding. The role combines program ownership, stakeholder partnership, skills-based talent strategy, and flawless operational execution to ensure that participants in these programs are ready to step into business-critical roles and that we build and maintain a pipeline of talent.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience (or transferable skills) in program & project management. Able to manage multiple concurrent cohorts/programs, timelines, budgets, stakeholder groups, and deliverables with execution and discipline.
Familiarity with skills-based talent mindset in mapping role-skills, tracking development against skills frameworks, and measuring outcomes in terms of capability readiness rather than purely tenure or training hours.
Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders (HR, business units, training, Talent Acquisition) and delivering in a business-facing environment.
Ability to build relationships with business unit leaders, hiring managers, HR/Talent Acquisition. Influences without direct authority; translates business needs into program design.
Effective communicator and facilitator: able to engage across all levels (early career participants, business leaders, senior executives) in a clear, credible way.
Highly organized, detail-oriented and execution-oriented.
Collaborative team member, but also able to own and drive key programs.

Responsibilities

Program Design, Delivery & Management: Design, launch and maintain structured development programs (both internal and external) with clearly defined learning journeys, skill-development milestones, mentorship & coaching, and assessment points.
Oversee all Phases of Program Lifecycle: Plan recruitment/selection strategy (in partnership with Talent Acquisition), onboarding, participant progress, course completion, transitions into roles, and program offboarding.
Measurement and Continuous Improvement: Embed key metrics and KPIs to ensure program success and improvement opportunities through participant and stakeholder feedback, skill attainment, role readiness.
Own End to End Program Specifics: Maintain all program communications, budgets and vendor relationships (if applicable) and ensure high engagement and quality of experience for all program participants.
Contribute to the New Hire Experience: Participate in the delivery of new hire orientation and leadership connection sessions to ensure new employees receive an excellent and consistent onboarding experience.
Enhance Technical Onboarding Journey: Work alongside HRBPs, Global colleagues, and Business Leaders to enhance and design an improved technical onboarding journey for all new hires to ensure every colleague is skilled in key business areas allowing faster proficiency amongst individual roles.
Build a Future-Ready Workforce: Serve as a subject-matter partner in our organization’s skills-based talent management framework. Define and map required role skills, identify skill gaps, work with learning & development and business leaders to close gaps, and ensure the programs contribute to building future capability.
Data & Analytics: Establish metrics, feedback, and analysis to evaluate program effectiveness, identify gaps, make improvements, and present outcomes to leadership.

Benefits

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success.
That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential.
It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
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It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
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In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities.
We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future.
Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
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These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits.
We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers.