Global Enterprise Talent Management Director

Illumina; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 233,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina seeks an Associate Director of Enterprise Talent Management to shape our global talent practices, including performance management, succession, and leadership development. You will lead governance, analytics, and scalable enablement across a ~8,000-employee organization, partnering with HR and business leaders to drive strategic outcomes.

This role requires deep expertise in enterprise talent strategies, strong consulting and communication skills, and experience transforming large

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 15+ years related experience; 7+ years management experience.
• Deep expertise designing and governing enterprise talent practices (performance management, succession, talent reviews, leadership development, workforce planning).
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and navigating matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Illumina’s enterprise talent philosophy, strategy, and roadmap.
• Oversee design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise talent processes (PM, reviews, succession, leadership assessment).
• Establish governance, standards, and decision rights for consistent talent decisions.
• Maintain enterprise source of truth for talent practices (principles, processes, policies).
• Partner with HR and leaders to translate business needs into enterprise talent priorities.
• Lead cross-functional talent transformation initiatives with clear process, data, and enablement requirements.
• Utilize talent analytics to evaluate effectiveness and guide future design decisions.
• Define measures of adoption, quality, and business impact; monitor progress.
• Evaluate emerging practices, technologies, AI-enabled capabilities to improve scalability.
• Influence senior stakeholders and navigate complex organizations to balance consistency and local flexibility.

Skills

Talent management

Leadership development

Workforce planning

Executive consulting

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree or HR specialization

Tools

Workday

Job description

Illumina seeks an Associate Director of Enterprise Talent Management to shape our global talent practices, including performance management, succession, and leadership development. You will lead governance, analytics, and scalable enablement across a ~8,000-employee organization, partnering with HR and business leaders to drive strategic outcomes.

This role requires deep expertise in enterprise talent strategies, strong consulting and communication skills, and experience transforming large