Talent Management Consultant

Position: Talent Advisor

Job Description

The Talent Advisor plays a key role in leading enterprise-wide talent programs and processes, strengthening HR collaboration, and enabling a development-focused culture. They partner with regional HR professionals, Centers of Excellence (COEs), and leaders from all functions to develop and deliver best-in-class talent initiatives that ensure organizational clarity, elevate the employee experience, improve retention and internal mobility, and drive business results. 

Responsibilities: 

• Serve as a trusted consultant and subject matter expert (SME) to business leaders, including executives, as well as HR leaders and business partners, in identifying talent opportunities and developing targeted, and enterprise-wide solutions.

• Lead strategic program development, implementation, and optimization related to key talent programs, including but not limited to, performance management, employee engagement, retention, professional development, and succession planning. 

• Support the deployment and execution of the annual review process, ensuring timelines are met across all assigned client groups and locations.

• Truncate talent and relevant data into actionable insights that inform leadership decision making and workforce planning. 

• Support organizational design in partnership with leaders and HR SMEs, assessing span of control, internal talent depth, skills gaps, etc.

• Partner with Leadership Development and HR Business Partners in the development and delivery of professional development programming to address key business skills opportunities. 

• Develop and implement onboarding programs that propel cultural assimilation and functional capability, while improving time-to-productivity for a variety of employee populations, including front-line workers, corporate employees, and leaders.
• Support the design, execution, and tracking of professional mentorship programs that strengthen functional capabilities across the organization. 
• Partner with Communications SMEs, business leaders, and HRBPs to ensure change initiatives drive their intended business outcomes
• All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs

Qualifications 

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or Industrial Psychology, or related field required; Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in HR, Talent Management, Organizational Development, or similar roles.
• Prior experience supporting global HR processes or working in a matrixed, multinational environment preferred.
• Data-Informed Storytelling: Able to distill complex HR data into compelling narratives that enable leadership buy-in and decisions. 
• Stakeholder Engagement and Influence: Proven ability to quickly build and leverage relationships based on mutual trust and respect, regardless of position, with a solutions-forward approach. 
• Project and Process Management: Exceptional at driving timelines, organizing complex inputs, and ensuring high-quality delivery.

• HR Technology: Expertise with leading Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) / Human Capital Management (HCM) technologies (Oracle, Workday, SAP, etc.) and Learning Management Systems; we use Oracle Cloud HCM and Bridge.

• Data Tools: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including but not limited to v/x lookups, pivot tables, etc.; Experience with visualization tools (i.e. PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) preferred. 
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
• Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in the job posting).
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel ~40% for related meetings, events, client engagements, workshops, etc.

Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated “time-definite” basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations – supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.

Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.

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