Senior Talent Management Consultant

Xcel Energy; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Incentive Program

Medical/Pharmacy Plan

Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Xcel Energy in Minnesota is seeking a Senior Talent Management Consultant to advance talent planning, succession, and performance alignment across the enterprise. You’ll partner with leaders and HR to design development strategies, identify readiness gaps, and drive data-driven improvements.

The role focuses on aligning business priorities with talent solutions, monitoring program impact, and supporting employee engagement and leadership development in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, organizational development, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in talent management, organizational development, HR consulting, or related roles.
• Experience with talent review, succession planning, and performance management.
• Experience advising and partnering with leaders to translate business priorities into practical talent solutions.
• Strong consulting, facilitation, and relationship-building skills with stakeholders at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead year-round talent planning, focusing on talent review and succession planning processes across the enterprise.
• Partner with leaders and HR to assess bench strength, identify successors, and close readiness gaps for key roles.
• Design and deliver development strategies and actions that accelerate readiness of high-potential and successor talent.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Position Summary

This position plays a key role in advancing year-round talent planning and performance alignment across the enterprise. Serving as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders, this role leads talent review and succession planning practices designed to accelerate leadership readiness and strengthen the organization's talent pipeline. The position also guides the performance alignment cycle — from goal setting and quarterly connections to development planning, and year-end performance calibration to ensure consistent, high-quality experiences for leaders and employees. While centered on talent planning and performance, the role also supports broader talent priorities such as employee engagement and leadership development, connecting insights across these areas to strengthen individual and organizational capability. Applying a systems perspective and partnering closely with the business and HR, the Senior Talent Management Consultant delivers practical, high-impact solutions and measures their impact to drive continuous improvement.

Essential Responsibilities

Talent Planning & Succession

• Lead year-round approach to talent planning, focusing on talent review and succession planning processes that identify and develop talent pipelines across the enterprise.
• Partner with leaders and HR to assess bench strength, identify successors, and close readiness gaps for key roles.
• Design and deliver development strategies and actions that accelerate the readiness of high-potential and successor talent.

Performance Alignment

• Guide the enterprise performance cycle, including goal setting, quarterly connections, development planning, and year-end calibration.
• Support leaders and employees in setting clear, aligned goals and maintaining ongoing performance conversations throughout the year.
• Facilitate calibration and performance designation processes to ensure fairness, consistency, and alignment with business priorities.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Design tools and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate the effectiveness and business impact of talent programs.
• Assess options and resources, guiding continuous improvement based on data and outcomes.

Partnership & Team Effectiveness

• Partner across HR and the business to deliver integrated, high-impact talent solutions.
• Contribute to and align with broader talent priorities (including employee engagement and leadership development initiatives) connecting insights across programs to support a strong employee and leader experience.
• Serve as an effective team member who contributes to the broader talent strategy, supporting the programs, priorities, and initiatives in motion to achieve the enterprise talent plan.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 5+ years of experience in talent management, organizational development, HR consulting, or related roles.
• Demonstrated experience with core talent processes such as talent review, succession planning, and performance management.
• Experience advising and partnering with leaders to translate business priorities into practical talent solutions.
• Strong consulting, facilitation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build credibility and trust with key stakeholders and leaders at multiple levels.
• Ability to analyze talent data and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Expertise in project and change management, with the ability to scope a project, incorporate stakeholder feedback, develop plans, and execute on milestones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a related field.
• Experience supporting employee engagement and/or leadership development initiatives.
• SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or similar HR/talent certification.

Our culture is grounded in shared values and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.

Our Values

Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe

Our Employee Commitments

• Work that makes a difference
• A team you can count of
• Opportunities to grow
• Rewards that help you thrive

Xcel Energy provides job applicants reasonable accommodations for disabilities throughout the application process. If you are in need of an accommodation to complete the application process, now or at any time in the future, please complete the Applicant Accommodation Request Form.

Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,567.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 11/01/26

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