Global Talent Management Leader

Jobtailor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a seasoned leader to shape enterprise talent management and align workforce capability with growth. You will guide the global Talent Management Team, establishing governance and driving strategic planning for succession, performance, development, mobility, and insights.

Collaborating with executives, you will translate business plans into talent strategies, advise on critical roles and readiness, and foster internal mobility and career pathways through data-driven decisions and

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience leading talent management or related People disciplines in a complex, global organization.
• Demonstrated measurable business impact.
• Ability to connect business strategy to workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, and talent investment decisions.
• Strong business acumen, executive influence, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership.
• Ability to leverage data and insights to inform decisions and shape enterprise outcomes.
• Experience applying psychometric assessment insights to talent, leadership, succession, and development decisions.
• Experience using enterprise talent management technology, preferably Oracle HCM.
• Professional services or engineering consulting experience is an asset.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is required.
• Master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise talent management strategy that aligns with business growth and workforce capability.
• Lead and develop the global Talent Management Team.
• Establish talent frameworks, governance, and adoption across workforce planning, succession, performance, development, mobility, and talent insights.
• Translate business plans into workforce capability and strategic workforce planning priorities.
• Advise leaders on critical roles, skills, succession risks, readiness, development opportunities, and capability sourcing.
• Enable development from within through talent visibility, career pathways, internal mobility, priority experiences, and readiness planning.
• Partner across the People ecosystem to embed clear, consistent, business-aligned talent practices.

Skills

Talent Management

Workforce Planning

Succession Management

Performance Management

Leadership Development

Psychometric Assessment

Business Strategy Alignment

Capability Sourcing

Internal Mobility

Career Pathways

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Master's degree

Tools

Oracle HCM

Job description

• Shape GHD's enterprise talent management strategy and align talent priorities with business growth and workforce capability


• Contribute to the Executive People Leadership Team and shape the broader People function's direction and effectiveness


• Lead, coach, and develop the global Talent Management Team


• Establish talent frameworks, governance, and adoption approaches across workforce planning, succession, performance management, development, mobility, and talent insights


• Translate business plans into workforce capability and strategic workforce planning priorities


• Advise leaders on critical roles, skills, succession risks, readiness, development opportunities, and capability sourcing


• Enable development from within through talent visibility, career pathways, internal mobility, priority experiences, and readiness planning


• Partner across the People ecosystem to embed clear, consistent, business-aligned talent practices

Requirements

• Executive-level experience leading talent management or related People disciplines in a complex, global organization


• Demonstrated measurable business impact


• Ability to connect business strategy to workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, and talent investment decisions


• Strong business acumen, executive influence, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership


• Ability to leverage data and insights to inform decisions and shape enterprise outcomes


• Experience applying psychometric assessment insights to talent, leadership, succession, and development decisions


• Experience using enterprise talent management technology, preferably Oracle HCM


• Professional services or engineering consulting experience is an asset


• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline is required


• Master's degree is preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in shaping enterprise talent management strategies that align with business growth and workforce capability. Proven ability to lead and develop global talent management teams while leveraging data insights to inform strategic workforce planning and talent practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Executive-Level Experience


• Talent Management Strategy


• Stakeholder Engagement


• Data-Driven Decision Making


• Oracle HCM

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Talent Management


• Workforce Planning


• Succession Management


• Performance Management


• Leadership Development


• Psychometric Assessment


• Business Strategy Alignment


• Capability Sourcing


• Internal Mobility


• Career Pathways

Soft Skills

• Change Leadership


• Executive Influence


• Coaching


• Collaboration


• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Professional Services


• Engineering Consulting


• Global Organization


• Talent Insights


• Business Acumen

Tools & Technologies

• Oracle HCM