Principal, Employee Experience & Talent Development

Uniti

Little Rock (AR)

On-site

USD 89,000 - 117,000

Full time

42 hours ago

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Job summary

Uniti is seeking a Principal of Talent Management to lead programs that strengthen the employee experience across onboarding, talent development, performance management, and recognition. This role transforms strategic priorities into tangible programs, leader resources, and cultural practices through partnerships with HR, business leaders, and employees.

You'll drive engagement, consistency, and career development across the organization while partnering with IT, HR Operations, and vendors to

Qualifications

8–10 years’ experience supporting HR, employee experience, performance management, or related programs.
Bachelor's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Communications, Business Administration, or related field.
Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
Experience partnering with leaders, HRBPs, HR operations, IT, vendors, and cross-functional teams to execute people processes.
Ability to translate complex processes into clear guidance for managers and employees.
Strong written communication and ability to draft concise materials.
Proficient with HR systems, reporting tools, and data to monitor progress.

Responsibilities

Own and administer key performance management processes, including goal setting, mid-year check-ins, annual reviews, and new hire check-ins for sales.
Develop and maintain process timelines, communication plans, manager guidance, employee instructions, and supporting resources for each performance cycle.
Partner with HRBPs, leaders, and system support teams to monitor adoption, troubleshoot process or system questions, and ensure completion expectations are clear.
Provide reporting and analysis as needed to support HRBP visibility, process follow-up, and leader accountability.
Continuously improve the performance management experience by identifying lessons learned, clarifying expectations, and simplifying manager and employee resources.
Lead succession planning and talent review processes, including 9-box planning, talent review templates, leader organization files, and refresh cycles.
Coordinate with HRBPs and business leaders to prepare materials, organize talent data, and enable consistent review of talent, readiness, potential, risk, and development needs.
Create and maintain tools and resources that help leaders and HR partners document succession insights and translate talent discussions into development actions.
Support refinement of talent development processes by connecting performance, development planning, and succession data to broader talent decisions.
Create an exciting and welcoming environment and experience through the hosting of new hire orientation.
Support the new hire experience by maintaining orientation materials, coordinating senior leader welcomes, and ensuring new hires receive a consistent and welcoming first-day experience.
Participate in weekly new hire reporting calls to review upcoming hires, confirm equipment and onboarding readiness, and coordinate follow-up with IT teams, HR partners, and hiring managers.
Partner with IT Help Desk, IT Security, HRSC, L&D, mobile device support, and hiring managers to identify onboarding trends, resolve recurring issues, and improve broken or unclear processes.
Review new hire ticket and process data to identify areas where manager training, clearer guidance, or process improvements are needed.
Support alignment of onboarding-related policies, tools, and communication resources that impact the new hire experience.