HR Organizational Design & Talent Manager (Part-Time)

WD-40 Company; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

WD-40 Company is seeking a part-time Human Resources Talent Manager to drive organizational design, employee relations, and development for Corporate and Global teams. You will partner with senior leaders to shape talent strategy, leadership development, and workforce planning.

The role is 25 hours per week, based between the San Diego office and home, with flexible scheduling and broad impact across a global organization.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in organizational design.
• 5–7 years in talent management and employee relations.
• Experience supporting organizational design, workforce planning, talent development and performance management.
• Proven ability to partner with leaders to solve complex people challenges.
• Strong employee relations experience including coaching leaders.
• Balance strategic thinking with practical execution in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using data and insights to inform recommendations and decisions.
• Proficiency with HR systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to assess organizational effectiveness and design teams, roles, and structures that support strategy.
• Lead talent and organizational development initiatives, including succession planning and leadership development.
• Manage performance management processes: goal setting, coaching, calibration, and development planning.
• Advise leaders on employee relations, performance concerns, accommodations, and people decisions.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to address capability gaps and solutions.
• Analyze workforce data to identify trends and inform action plans.
• Facilitate organizational change and support leaders through transitions.
• Lead engagement survey action planning to improve employee experience.

Skills

Organizational design

Talent management

Employee relations

Data-driven decisions

Communication

HR systems

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in I/O Psychology or Organizational Design or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

HR systems

Job description

Are you passionate about helping organizations and people thrive? We're looking for a part-time Human Resources Talent Manager to lead organizational design initiatives, employee relations, and employee development for our Corporate and Global teams. This is a unique opportunity to influence how work gets done, how leaders grow, and how talent is developed across a global organization.

In this role, you'll partner with senior leaders to design effective organizations, build future-ready talent strategies, strengthen performance and engagement, and help shape the workforce needed for tomorrow. If you enjoy balancing strategy with hands-on execution, bringing clarity to complex people challenges, and making a meaningful impact through thoughtful talent practices, we'd love to hear from you!

This role offers a flexible part-time schedule (25 hours per week) working between our San Diego Scripps Ranch office and home.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. and should not require sponsorship now or in the future to legally work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to assess organizational effectiveness and design teams, roles, and organizational structures that support business strategy and growth.
• Lead talent and organizational development initiatives, including succession planning, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Manage and support performance management processes, including goal setting, coaching, calibration, and employee development planning.
• Advise leaders on employee relations matters, performance concerns, workplace accommodations, and people-related decision making.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to identify capability gaps and deliver solutions that support organizational needs.
• Analyze workforce, engagement, and talent data to identify trends, provide insights, and recommend action plans.
• Facilitate organizational change and support leaders through team transitions and transformation initiatives.
• Lead engagement survey action planning and help cultivate a positive, high-performing employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (I/O Psychology) or Organizational Design or a related field, strongly preferred.
• 4-6 years of progressive experience in organizational design
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in talent management, employee relations.
• Experience supporting organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, and performance management programs.
• Demonstrated success partnering with leaders to solve complex people and organizational challenges.
• Strong employee relations experience, including coaching leaders through sensitive workplace matters.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution in a fast-paced business environment.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, consulting, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using data and insights to inform recommendations and drive decision making.
• Proficiency with HR systems, Microsoft Office applications, and related HR technology tools.

About Us

Our “Why”

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do.

Why You Should Apply

• A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 91% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
• A learning-based culture where 77% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
• Over 95% employee engagement as of our most recent global employee survey.
• 91% of our people actively recommend WD-40 Company as a great place to work.

Do You Align With Our Values?

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search!

#PositiveLastingMemories

At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.#LI-RS1