Strategic Talent Management Advisor

Forward Air Corporation; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Air Corporation seeks a seasoned HR and Talent Management leader to drive enterprise-wide talent programs, from performance management to leadership development. You will partner with executives and HRBPs to design, deploy, and optimize initiatives that align with business strategy.

The role emphasizes data-informed storytelling, stakeholder management, and global HR process experience, with on-site collaboration at multiple locations and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or Industrial Psychology, or related field; Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years in HR, Talent Management, Organizational Development, or similar roles.
• Experience with global HR processes or matrixed multinational environment preferred.
• Data-informed storytelling to distill HR data into compelling narratives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influence with a solutions-forward approach.
• Proven project and process management skills with tight timelines.
• Proficiency with HRIS/HCM technologies (Oracle, Workday, SAP) and LMS; Oracle Cloud HCM and Bridge used.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; experience with Power BI/Tableau preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted consultant to business leaders and HR partners in identifying talent opportunities and enterprise-wide solutions.
• Lead strategic program development, implementation, and optimization of talent programs (performance, engagement, retention, development, succession).
• Support annual review process across client groups and locations.
• Translate talent data into actionable insights for leadership decisions and workforce planning.
• Assist organizational design with leaders and HR SMEs, assessing span of control and skills gaps.
• Collaborate with Leadership Development and HR Business Partners on professional development programming.
• Develop onboarding programs to boost cultural assimilation and productivity across employee populations.
• Design, execute, and track mentorship programs to strengthen capabilities.
• Coordinate with Communications SMEs and HRBPs to drive change initiatives outcomes.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data storytelling

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

HR technology

Data tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Org Development

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Oracle Cloud HCM

Workday

SAP

Bridge

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Forward Air Corporation seeks a seasoned HR and Talent Management leader to drive enterprise-wide talent programs, from performance management to leadership development. You will partner with executives and HRBPs to design, deploy, and optimize initiatives that align with business strategy.

The role emphasizes data-informed storytelling, stakeholder management, and global HR process experience, with on-site collaboration at multiple locations and travel as needed.