Talent Programs Leader: Performance & Succession

Hunter; San Marcos (CA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site wellness center

Profit sharing bonus

Career development opportunities

Volunteer rewards

Company donation matching

Beautiful campus

Fun company events

Job summary

Hunter Industries in California is seeking a Human Resources Programs Manager to design, deliver, and improve enterprise-wide talent programs across performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and skills initiatives.

This role translates talent strategy into scalable, well-adopted programs that provide leaders with consistent, effective processes to strengthen performance, leadership capability, and organizational bench strength across the talent lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience in a Center of Excellence (CoE) model preferred.
• Exposure to global or matrixed organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements enterprise talent management programs, including performance management, career development, talent assessment, and succession planning.
• Manages the Talent Programs team and is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and other people leadership activities.
• Leads the enterprise performance management process, including goal setting, performance conversations, calibration, and alignment with development, rewards, and succession planning strategies.
• Drives the enterprise succession planning and talent review processes by defining role criticality, readiness criteria, and high-potential identification standards.
• Partners with Learning & Development, Employee Relations and HR Business Partners to support actionable development framework that strengthens leadership bench depth and future readiness.
• Develops and executes change management efforts for talent programs by driving stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption to ensure successful implementation and sustained impact.
• Uses data, analytics, and key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness, identify trends, and inform strategic talent decisions.
• Partners with HRIS to support the technology, reporting, and system processes that enable talent programs, including system enhancements, testing, reporting, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Organization & Planning

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship building

Trust-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

MS Office

Windows OS

Job description

Hunter Industries in California is seeking a Human Resources Programs Manager to design, deliver, and improve enterprise-wide talent programs across performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and skills initiatives.

This role translates talent strategy into scalable, well-adopted programs that provide leaders with consistent, effective processes to strengthen performance, leadership capability, and organizational bench strength across the talent lifecycle.