Director, Skills & Marketplace Ecosystem

World Courier; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 119,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical / dental / vision

Paid parental leave

Mentorship programs

Training & development resources

Job summary

Cencora is hiring a Director to lead the Skills & Marketplace Ecosystem, shaping the enterprise skills framework and talent marketplace governance. You will partner with HR, Technology, Analytics, and vendors to create seamless experiences for team members and leaders across talent decisions.

Responsibilities include designing the skills taxonomy, lifecycle management, and data governance, while driving adoption of skills-based practices and ensuring scalable, measurable outcomes for internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 8+ years leading enterprise talent and skills initiatives.
• Knowledge of skills-based talent strategies, workforce transformation, internal mobility.
• Experience with HRIS, talent marketplace, skills intelligence, or planning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, governance, and evolution of the enterprise skills architecture.
• Oversee the Talent Marketplace configuration and optimization.
• Design experiences for discovery of opportunities, projects, mentors, and pathways.
• Partner across HR, technology, analytics, and vendors to build an integrated ecosystem.
• Translate data into insights to inform workforce decisions and governance.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Talent management

Stakeholder management

Change leadership

Governance & policy

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Workday

Phenom

Job description

## Director, Skills & Marketplace EcosystemApply: Remote, USA: Full time: Posted Today: R2616825Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!# **Job Details**Cencora is building a skills-powered talent ecosystem that connects workforce planning, career growth, learning, and internal mobility. We are seeking a Director, Skills & Marketplace Ecosystem to lead the strategy, governance, and evolution of the skills and talent marketplace foundation that powers talent decisions across the enterprise. This role serves as the architect and steward of our enterprise skills ecosystem, ensuring that skills data, talent experiences, and technology platforms work together to create a seamless experience for team members and leaders. You will lead the design and governance of the enterprise skills framework, oversee the evolution of our talent marketplace, and partner across HR, technology, analytics, and the business to build capabilities that help Cencora develop, deploy, and retain talent at scale. **Responsibilities*** Lead the strategy, governance, and evolution of Cencora's enterprise skills architecture, including taxonomy, proficiency models, and skills lifecycle management.* Establish the standards, processes, and governance required to maintain a trusted and scalable skills framework.* Ensure skills remain aligned to changing business priorities, workforce needs, and market trends.* Oversee the strategy, configuration, and optimization of the Talent Marketplace.* Design experiences that help team members discover career opportunities, projects, mentors, and development pathways.* Drive adoption and engagement with skills-based talent practices across the organization.* Partner with HR Technology, People Analytics, Learning, and external vendors to create an integrated talent ecosystem.* Lead the integration of skills and talent data across HR, learning, and marketplace platforms.* Ensure skills data flows seamlessly across systems and supports consistent talent decisions.* Drive the evolution of skills inference, talent profiles, and skills-based insights.* Establish measures of data quality, platform performance, and ecosystem effectiveness.* Translate data into actionable insights that inform workforce and talent decisions.* Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies and marketplace capabilities.* Manage strategic vendor relationships and ensure value realization from external investments.* Champion adoption of skills-based talent practices throughout the enterprise. **What Success Looks Like*** Create a trusted enterprise skills foundation used consistently across talent, learning, and workforce processes.* Increase visibility of skills, career opportunities, and development pathways for team members.* Enable leaders to make more informed talent and workforce decisions.* Deliver a connected ecosystem that supports internal mobility, workforce agility, and future capability building.* Establish governance and operating practices that scale with the organization.**Education and Work Experience** * Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, organizational development, industrial-organizational psychology, education, or a related field, or equivalent experience required; Master's degree preferred.* 8+ years of experience leading enterprise talent, skills, career development, or talent management initiatives.* Knowledge of skills-based talent strategies, workforce transformation, and internal mobility practices.* Experience with HRIS, talent marketplace, skills intelligence, or workforce planning platforms.* Experience designing and implementing large-scale talent, skills, or workforce programs.* Experience working across HR, technology, analytics, and business functions.* Strong program leadership, stakeholder management, and change leadership capabilities.* Experience managing external vendors and strategic partnerships.* Experience with Workday and/or Phenom a plus. **Certifications** * Certification in human resources, talent management, leadership development, or organizational development preferred.# ******What Cencora offers******We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencoraFull time# ****Salary Range\\*****$119,100 - 186,560\\*This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State-specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.