Global VP, Talent Management — Succession & Leadership

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners in the United States is seeking a VP, Talent Management to lead enterprise talent initiatives, improve succession readiness, and strengthen leadership capacity across our global offices.

Reporting to the SVP, Head of Talent Development, you will drive talent reviews, develop development plans, and partner with HRBPs and leaders to align investments with enterprise priorities, culture, and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in talent management, succession planning, executive development, leadership assessment, or organizational development.
• Strong project and process management skills, with the ability to lead annual talent cycles while also adjusting to evolving business priorities.
• Proficient in written and spoken communication, with experience in developing succinct executive summaries, presentation documents, and discussion guides.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise succession planning and talent review processes for critical roles, including selected C-suite and senior leadership populations, ensuring clear standards for performance, potential, and readiness.
• Partner with HRBPs and senior leaders to assess bench strength, identify succession risk, and develop actionable plans to improve leadership pipeline health for key roles and functions.
• Build and drive executive talent routines, including talent review materials, calibration discussions, readiness assessments, timelines, governance, and follow-up actions.
• Translate succession and talent planning insights into targeted development strategies for senior leaders and successors, including coaching, stretch assignments, exposure opportunities, and role transition support.
• Work closely with HarbourVest University, and HRBPs to align executive development investments with enterprise priorities.
• Focus on role-critical capabilities and emerging leadership needs.
• Support the build of new solutions.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and HR colleagues to advance strategic talent and organizational initiatives throughout the firm, including culture alignment, leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, and other enterprise transformation priorities.
• Build and maintain talent metrics, dashboards, and executive-level reporting on succession readiness, pipeline strength, development actions, and key talent risks.
• And other responsibilities as required.

Skills

Talent management

Succession planning

Executive development

Leadership assessment

Organizational development

Change management

Project management

Communication

Data analytics

Discretion

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

HarbourVest Partners in the United States is seeking a VP, Talent Management to lead enterprise talent initiatives, improve succession readiness, and strengthen leadership capacity across our global offices.

Reporting to the SVP, Head of Talent Development, you will drive talent reviews, develop development plans, and partner with HRBPs and leaders to align investments with enterprise priorities, culture, and organizational effectiveness.