Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition & Development, North America

INNIO Group; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Life Insurance

FSA & HSA

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) retirement savings

Job summary

INNIO Group is seeking a data-driven Talent Acquisition & Learning leader to steer NA talent strategy across the Americas. You will partner with business leaders and HR partners to align hiring, mobility, and capability-building with business priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing context.

You will build and guide a high-performing regional TA team, drive talent analytics, governance, and external partnerships, and oversee budgeting and process excellence across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in HR, Business, Psychology, Organizational Development, or related field.
• Experience leading and developing a team of recruiters/TA partners.
• Experience designing or leading talent, learning, succession, or internal mobility initiatives.
• Strong track record partnering with senior leaders in a matrix environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects, vendors, and performance metrics.
• Ability to travel domestically ~20% for North America sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the North America Talent Strategy, aligning with business priorities and workforce plans.
• Direct recruitment delivery across the region, enabling current and future growth.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional Talent team.
• Partner with business leaders and HR partners on workforce planning and capability building.
• Drive Talent Management and Development initiatives including leadership development and internal mobility.
• Leverage analytics and market intelligence to inform decisions and continuous improvement.
• Oversee talent operations, branding, partnerships, budgeting, and governance across the region.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and lead cross-functional talent programs.

Job description

INNIO Group is a globally distributed energy solutions provider that delivers reliable, flexible, transient, decentralized, modular and efficient power. With a track record of innovation, INNIO designs, manufactures and services high-performance power systems under its Jenbacher and Waukesha brands. The company delivers power for applications including data centers, microgrids, grid stabilization, industrial energy and gas compression. INNIO employs over 5,000 people worldwide and is committed to moving energy forward.

This role leads Talent Acquisition delivery and key Talent and Learning initiatives across the Americas, partnering with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and functional stakeholders to align hiring, internal mobility, capability building, and talent programs with business priorities. The position combines people leadership, recruiting operational excellence, and strategic program ownership to deliver measurable business outcomes, strengthen organizational capability, and build scalable talent solutions for current and future workforce needs.

We are seeking a business-minded, data-driven leader who views talent strategy as a business discipline and can thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, leveraging analytics, process rigor, and strong stakeholder partnerships to drive continuous improvement and long-term business success.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the North America Talent Strategy, ensuring alignment between business priorities, workforce plans, and talent outcomes.
• Lead recruitment delivery across the region, developing and executing talent acquisition strategies that enable current and future business growth.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing regional Talent team, managing priorities, capacity, resource allocation, and delivery performance.
• Partner with business leaders and HR Business Partners on workforce planning, succession planning, organizational capability, and critical talent decisions.
• Drive regional Talent Management and Talent Development initiatives, including leadership development, internal mobility, employee retention, and capability-building programs.
• Leverage talent analytics, market intelligence, and performance metrics to inform decision-making, optimize talent outcomes, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Oversee talent operations, employer branding, external partnerships, governance, budgeting, and process excellence across the region.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, representing the Talent function and leading cross-functional talent and organizational development initiatives.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing a team of recruiters, TA partners, or talent professionals.
• Experience designing, leading, or implementing talent, learning, succession, internal mobility, or workforce initiatives.
• Strong track record partnering with senior business leaders and HR stakeholders in a matrix environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects, change initiatives, vendors, and performance metrics.
• Ability to travel domestically (approximately 20%) to support North America manufacturing and operations sites.

Desired Characteristics

• A track record of building talent or workforce planning functions from the ground up in a scaling organization.
• Strong strategic thinking, consulting, influencing, project and change management, and executive communication capabilities.
• Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy and ambiguity, balanced with disciplined follow-through on execution.
• Proactive, collaborative leadership style with a sense of urgency and a continuous-improvement mindset.

Compensation Range

$131,760 to $197,640 per year (varies depending on relevancy of experience, technical certifications and other job-related criteria).

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Paid time off and 14 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings program

As part of our commitment to innovation and efficiency, INNIO utilizes AI technology to assist in the initial screening of applicants. This helps us more effectively identify qualifications and match candidates to role requirements. Please note that all hiring decisions are made with human oversight to ensure fairness, context, and alignment with our core values.