Director of Talent & Performance Transformation (Remote)

NielsenIQ; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Discretionary PTO

11 paid holidays

Education support

Job summary

NielsenIQ is seeking a Director, Talent & Management to shape performance, development and growth across the organization. This remote role serves employees, managers and leaders nationwide, partnering with HR and IT to deliver an integrated talent ecosystem.

You will lead Workday performance and talent management initiatives, drive strategic workforce capability, succession planning and internal mobility, and translate priorities into practical plans and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience across Talent Management, Talent Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Management, Leadership Development, or related disciplines.
• Extensive experience with Workday Performance and Talent Management capabilities, using talent data and insights to inform decision-making.
• Meaningful experience designing and leading performance, talent or development initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong understanding of performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, career development, leadership development, and workforce capability building.
• Strong product mindset, with the ability to design for both employee needs and enterprise outcomes, make deliberate trade-offs and continuously improve solutions based on evidence and feedback.
• Experienced knowledge of AI-enabled ways of working, digital talent experiences, workforce analytics or employee-facing technologies.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent execution discipline, adaptability and change leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Help NIQ create a more connected and effective approach to talent strategy, performance and growth.
• Strengthen how managers and employees set goals, have meaningful development conversations, explore growth opportunities, and make informed talent decisions.
• Create stronger alignment between performance, capability building, succession planning, career development, and workforce needs.
• Help Talent & Development embrace more product-oriented, data-informed, and AI-enabled ways of working, creating experiences that are simpler, more valuable, and easier to adopt.
• Build a culture where performance and development work together to drive individual growth and business results.
• Lead the evolution of NIQ’s performance and growth approach, ensuring it advances both employee development and business performance.
• Experience with Workday Performance and Talent Management capabilities, using talent data and insights to inform decision-making.
• Connect performance, development, talent reviews, succession planning, and career growth into a more integrated talent ecosystem.
• Translate Talent & Development priorities into practical plans, adoption strategies, and measurable outcomes.
• Align performance practices with leadership development, succession planning, internal mobility, and workforce capability priorities.
• Strengthen talent review and succession processes by improving how performance, potential, and development insights are captured and used.
• Enable scalable, digital talent experiences.
• Partner with Tech Delivery/Enterprise IT and Workday teams to optimize performance and talent management processes
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation, self-service, and digital tools to improve performance, development, and talent experiences.
• Strengthen manager effectiveness by improving how managers lead performance, coaching, development, and talent conversations.
• Design practical enablement strategies, resources, and learning experiences that build confidence and consistency across the organization.

Skills

Talent Management

Talent Development

Organizational Effectiveness

Performance Management

Leadership Development

Stakeholder Management

Change Leadership

Product Mindset

Tools

Workday Performance and Talent Management

Job description

NielsenIQ is seeking a Director, Talent & Management to shape performance, development and growth across the organization. This remote role serves employees, managers and leaders nationwide, partnering with HR and IT to deliver an integrated talent ecosystem.

You will lead Workday performance and talent management initiatives, drive strategic workforce capability, succession planning and internal mobility, and translate priorities into practical plans and measurable outcomes.