Talent Management & Performance Enablement Lead

Pauwels Consulting; Eigenbrakel; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a senior leader to drive global talent initiatives, optimize performance cycles, and calibrate succession planning within a complex, international setting. The role focuses on governance, risk management, and data-driven decision making.

The candidate will guide objective setting, calibration, and development planning, while partnering with digital teams to embed analytics and responsible AI into talent workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years of global Talent Management experience including performance cycles, calibration, and succession planning.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and senior stakeholders in an international matrix.
• Proactive, solution-oriented with strong facilitation and influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage integrated talent and performance plans across departments with governance and risk escalation.
• Lead objective setting and performance review cycles with guidance, briefings, and calibration support.
• Collaborate with partners to align development plans with organizational priorities.
• Evaluate rating systems to ensure fair, evidence-based calibration decisions.
• Redesign talent review processes to strengthen succession readiness.
• Execute redesigned talent processes using success profiles, readiness evidence, and data tools.
• Partner with digital teams to embed analytics and responsible AI in talent workflows.

Skills

Talent management

Performance cycles

Calibration

Succession planning

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Influence

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in a relevant field

Tools

HR analytics

Talent analytics tools

AI in talent management

Job description

Our client is a global organization in the biopharmaceutical sector seeking a strategic leader for their talent initiatives. This role manages the operational delivery and continuous improvement of global performance cycles and talent review processes.

• Manage integrated talent and performance plans, including governance, dependencies, and risk escalation across multiple departments.
• Lead the delivery of objective setting and performance review cycles through guidance, briefings, and calibration support.
• Collaborate with internal partners to improve the quality of development plans and align them with organizational priorities.
• Evaluate performance rating systems to ensure fair, evidence-based, and consistent calibration decisions.
• Drive the redesign of talent review processes to strengthen succession planning and talent readiness.
• Execute redesigned talent processes by integrating success profiles, readiness evidence, and data-driven decision tools.
• Partner with digital teams to embed analytics and responsible AI into talent management workflows.

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant field.
• You bring 8+ years of experience in global Talent Management including performance cycles, calibration, and succession planning.
• You possess proven expertise in managing complex projects and senior stakeholders within an international matrix organization.
• You're proactive and solution-oriented with strong facilitation and influence skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience designing executive talent reviews and improving performance calibration outcomes.
• Professional experience in the biopharmaceutical sector or other complex, regulated environments.
• Familiarity with talent technology, analytics, and responsible AI.