Senior Manager Talent & Performance Management (f/m/x)

ZEISS Group; Oberkochen; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated professional to enhance their Talent & Performance Management strategies. In this role, you will drive innovative initiatives that foster employee development and high performance, while ensuring alignment with global business goals. You'll collaborate with stakeholders to implement effective talent strategies and succession planning frameworks, contributing to a robust talent pipeline. This is an exciting opportunity to shape organizational success through impactful talent management processes in a dynamic and diverse environment. If you have a passion for people development and a strategic mindset, this role is for you.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in Talent & Performance Management.
• Strong competency in leading projects and navigating complex environments.

Aufgaben

• Develop and improve talent and performance processes.
• Drive innovative initiatives for employee development and engagement.
• Align performance systems with business goals for high performance.

Kenntnisse

Talent Management

Performance Management

Succession Planning

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Intercultural Sensitivity

Ausbildung

Master's degree in behavioral sciences or similar

Jobbeschreibung

In the global People & Organizational Development Department, we jointly develop and shape the overarching People & Organizational Development strategy ensuring alignment with our organization’s business strategy and organizational priorities. In our Team Talent & Performance Management, we are co-responsible for the development of the global, interlinked processes for Performance & Talent Management and Succession Planning. You will contribute to the development of an integrated ZEISS Talent & Performance Management portfolio.

Your role

1. Develop and continuously improve talent-, performance- and succession-related processes.
2. Drive the design and implementation of future-oriented, innovative talent and performance initiatives that promote employee development, engagement, and high performance.
3. Develop and implement global talent strategies to identify, grow, and retain top talent across regions.
4. Design succession planning frameworks that build a strong talent pipeline to ensure business continuity and leadership readiness.
5. Align global performance systems with business goals to drive high performance. Ensure consistency in performance evaluations by using globally standardized tools and criteria to assess employee contributions and potential.
6. Co-responsible for the digital implementation of the global processes on the internal platform.
7. Closely collaborate with various stakeholders to link performance review outcomes to development opportunities and support change management in the (business) implementation.
8. Provide hands-on support of all project-related tasks, e.g., creating training material for the business, translations, HR support.
9. Plan and conduct workshops or other dialogue formats.
10. Create communication plans on process/program introduction together with the communication team.
11. Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of talent & performance management processes/strategies/initiatives.

As soon as implemented, you will be part of the global team to steer, monitor, and continuously improve the respective processes.

This includes a mix of:

1. Supporting efficient process handling.
2. Providing guidance to various stakeholders.
3. Ensuring reporting and preparing management updates.

Your profile

1. Master's degree and relevant professional qualifications/accreditations (e.g., in behavioral sciences, (industrial) psychology, human resources or similar).
2. 5 years of relevant professional experience with a focus on Talent & Performance Management, People Development, ideally with international experience.
3. Proven experience in the creation of business-oriented, global Talent & Performance processes and relevant experience in their digital implementation in complex/matrix setups.
4. Proven experience in steering, monitoring, and improving processes, as well as analyzing KPIs and data and translating insights into actionable improvement plans in a global matrix environment.
5. Strong competency in independently leading projects, including navigating complex stakeholder maps and change management.
6. Passionate team player, with strong analytical skills combined with a can-do mentality as well as assertiveness and pragmatism (hands-on mentality).
7. Experience within a corporate organization with different stakeholders.
8. Very high intercultural sensitivity combined with excellent proficiency in English (business fluent, team language).

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

Franziska Thöne-Schramm