Global Talent Strategy Leader (Hybrid)

GHD; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 243,000 - 406,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Global Talent Management Leader to transform and lead our enterprise talent strategy. As a member of the EPLT, you will shape workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, and internal talent development across the globe.

You will partner with the People function to embed talent frameworks, use data-driven insights, and translate business plans into workforce priorities, building a connected, insight-led approach to talent management at GHD.

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience leading talent management or related People disciplines in a complex global organization.
• Ability to connect business strategy to workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, and talent investment decisions.
• Strong business acumen, executive influence, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership, with the ability to leverage data and insights to inform decisions and shape enterprise outcomes.
• Experience applying psychometric assessment insights to talent, leadership, succession, and development decisions.

Responsibilities

• Shape GHD's enterprise talent management strategy, aligning talent priorities with business growth, workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, internal talent development, career pathways, and internal mobility, with clear measures of progress and impact.
• Contribute as a member of the Executive People Leadership Team (EPLT), partnering with colleagues to shape the direction, priorities, and effectiveness of the broader People function.
• Lead, coach, and develop the global Talent Management Team, creating the clarity, focus, and environment needed for the team to influence enterprise talent outcomes and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Establish clear talent frameworks, governance, and adoption approaches across workforce planning, succession, performance management, development, mobility, and talent insights to improve decision quality, consistency, and workforce outcomes across regions.
• Translate business plans into workforce capability and strategic workforce planning priorities, using talent insights to advise leaders on critical roles, skills, succession risks, readiness, development opportunities, and where to build, develop, or source capability.
• Enable development from within by increasing talent visibility, career pathways, internal mobility, priority experiences, and readiness for areas of strategic need, helping the business build capability and create opportunities for people to grow and develop at GHD.
• Partner across the People ecosystem to embed talent practices that are clear, consistent, connected to business needs, and improve adoption and decision quality.

Skills

Executive leadership

Talent management

Data analytics

Change leadership

Psychometrics

Oracle HCM

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Oracle HCM

Job description

GHD is seeking a Global Talent Management Leader to transform and lead our enterprise talent strategy. As a member of the EPLT, you will shape workforce capability, succession depth, leadership readiness, and internal talent development across the globe.

You will partner with the People function to embed talent frameworks, use data-driven insights, and translate business plans into workforce priorities, building a connected, insight-led approach to talent management at GHD.