Senior Manager, Talent Development

Role objective :

We are looking for a highly motivated talent partner who can lead and support the implementation of Talent, Learning and DEI policies, practices and programs across our Central Europe region (Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Slovakia) to drive and enable sustainable business performance.

Key responsibilities :

1. Responsible for developing a pipeline of diverse, high performing, and engaged employees and for driving leadership awareness, commitment, and accountability for talent and DEI initiatives.
2. Collaboration and participation in Otis annual talent and performance cycles, learning programs and culture initiatives; promoting and co-designing learning and development curriculums; driving engagement and enactment of DEI programs; measuring and reporting on progress of these initiatives; and building awareness and accountability.
3. Create a culture and environment where all our employees feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work every day.
4. Directly lead and manage a high performing team of professionals. Ensure their engagement and ongoing development.
5. Role model and demonstrate unwavering commitment to The Absolutes in all daily work, decisions and in the environment created for your team.

Role specific skills & competencies :

• Subject matter expert in the understanding, practice and promotion of integrated talent management and critical intersection of embedded DEI strategies.
• Skilled in completion of learning needs assessment & in the translation of forecasted business capability needs to a strategic learning plan. Ability to execute on the learning plan, deliver learning interventions & enhance end to end learning impact to maximize ROI.
• Passionate about establishing a culture of belonging; a visible champion of this work.
• Program Management experience; demonstrated ability to design and deliver programs for a wide audience, ideally demonstrating experience in organizational behaviour change.
• Demonstrated success in metrics-driven environment; experience with data analytics preferred.
• Compelling storyteller; ability to communicate in clear and inspiring ways, adapting appropriately to the environment and audience.
• Demonstrated success as change agent and advocate for change.
• Ability to operate in a fast changing & matrix environment as part of a Global COE.

Qualifications & experience

• Masters Degree preferably in HR, with 8 years of experience.
• Experience in managing talent in several European countries.
• Fluent English, plus another European language in the geographical remit (German, Austrian, Polish).

CV’s to be submitted in English