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

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted consultant and subject matter expert (SME) to business leaders, including executives, as well as HR leaders and business partners, in identifying talent opportunities and developing targeted, and enterprise-wide solutions.
• Lead strategic program development, implementation, and optimization related to key talent programs, including but not limited to, performance management, employee engagement, retention, professional development, and succession planning.
• Support the deployment and execution of the annual review process, ensuring timelines are met across all assigned client groups and locations.
• Truncate talent and relevant data into actionable insights that inform leadership decision making and workforce planning.
• Support organizational design in partnership with leaders and HR SMEs, assessing span of control, internal talent depth, skills gaps, etc.
• Partner with Leadership Development and HR Business Partners in the development and delivery of professional development programming to address key business skills opportunities.
• Develop and implement onboarding programs that propel cultural assimilation and functional capability, while improving time-to-productivity for a variety of employee populations, including front-line workers, corporate employees, and leaders.
• Support the design, execution, and tracking of professional mentorship programs that strengthen functional capabilities across the organization.
• Partner with Communications SMEs, business leaders, and HRBPs to ensure change initiatives drive their intended business outcomes
• All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Serve as a trusted consultant and subject matter expert (SME) to business leaders, including executives, as well as HR leaders and business partners, in identifying talent opportunities and developing targeted, and enterprise-wide solutions.
• Lead strategic program development, implementation, and optimization related to key talent programs, including but not limited to, performance management, employee engagement, retention, professional development, and succession planning.
• Support the deployment and execution of the annual review process, ensuring timelines are met across all assigned client groups and locations.
• Truncate talent and relevant data into actionable insights that inform leadership decision making and workforce planning.
• Support organizational design in partnership with leaders and HR SMEs, assessing span of control, internal talent depth, skills gaps, etc.
• Partner with Leadership Development and HR Business Partners in the development and delivery of professional development programming to address key business skills opportunities.
• Develop and implement onboarding programs that propel cultural assimilation and functional capability, while improving time-to-productivity for a variety of employee populations, including front-line workers, corporate employees, and leaders.
• Support the design, execution, and tracking of professional mentorship programs that strengthen functional capabilities across the organization.
• Partner with Communications SMEs, business leaders, and HRBPs to ensure change initiatives drive their intended business outcomes
• All other duties as assigned to meet evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or Industrial Psychology, or related field required; Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in HR, Talent Management, Organizational Development, or similar roles.
• Prior experience supporting global HR processes or working in a matrixed, multinational environment preferred.
• Data-Informed Storytelling: Able to distill complex HR data into compelling narratives that enable leadership buy-in and decisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Influence: Proven ability to quickly build and leverage relationships based on mutual trust and respect, regardless of position, with a solutions-forward approach.
• Project and Process Management: Exceptional at driving timelines, organizing complex inputs, and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• HR Technology: Expertise with leading Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) / Human Capital Management (HCM) technologies (Oracle, Workday, SAP, etc.) and Learning Management Systems; we use Oracle Cloud HCM and Bridge.
• Data Tools: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including but not limited to v/x lookups, pivot tables, etc.; Experience with visualization tools (i.e. PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) preferred.
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality in handling and protecting sensitive information.
• Technical: Proficient with common office technologies, including Windows PCs, Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and web conferencing (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
• Environment: Comfort commuting to/from and working in a 100% on-site setting (listed in the job posting).
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel ~40% for related meetings, events, client engagements, workshops, etc.