Talent Strategy Partner

UNKNOWN; De Pere (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown is seeking an HR Business Partner to lead Talent Management and act as the primary HR partner for the De Pere location. The role covers talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning, internal mobility, and position governance.

Responsibilities include driving recruitment standards, managing performance cycles, supporting leadership with workforce planning, and maintaining job architecture and advancement processes. A strong HRIS/ATS background is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, organizational development, psychology, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of progressive HR experience across talent acquisition, performance, development, succession planning, and HRBP activities.
• PHR/SPHR/SHRM certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead salaried recruiting efforts and maintain recruiting processes and standards.
• Enhance candidate experience and employer branding.
• Develop talent pipelines and recruiting partnerships.
• Measure and improve hiring effectiveness.
• Own performance review processes and timelines.
• Maintain review forms, tools, and standards.
• Coordinate organizational talent reviews and provide leadership with reporting guidance.
• Maintain career paths and competency frameworks; drive succession planning.
• Track successor readiness and leadership pipelines; support development planning.
• Manage job architecture, descriptions, and promotion workflows.
• Serve as primary HR Business Partner for De Pere; support employee relations and coaching.
• Assist with workforce planning and leave administration.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

PHR/SPHR/SHRM certification preferred

Tools

HRIS

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

SUMMARY

The Talent Management Strategy maximizes organizational effectiveness through the attraction, development, deployment, and advancement of talent by owning enterprise talent processes and talent systems. This role drives recruiting, performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, position management, internal mobility, and promotion governance while serving as the primary HR Business Partner for the De Pere location.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Acquisition

• Lead salaried recruiting efforts.
• Maintain recruiting processes and standards.
• Enhance candidate experience and employer branding.
• Develop talent pipelines and recruiting partnerships.
• Measure and improve hiring effectiveness.

Performance Management & Talent Review

• Own performance review processes and timelines.
• Maintain review forms, tools, and standards.
• Facilitate performance calibration activities.
• Coordinate organizational talent reviews.
• Provide reporting and process guidance to leaders.

Organizational Development, Succession Planning & Internal Mobility

• Maintain career paths and competency frameworks.
• Facilitate succession planning processes.
• Track successor readiness and leadership pipelines.
• Support employee development planning.
• Drive internal mobility initiatives.

Position Management & Advancement Governance

• Maintain job descriptions and job architecture.
• Administer position review and documentation processes.
• Manage promotion and advancement workflows.
• Oversee internal posting processes.
• Track talent movement and advancement activity.

HR Business Partnership – De Pere

• Serve as primary HR Business Partner for De Pere.
• Support employee relations and employee concerns.
• Provide leadership coaching and guidance.
• Assist with performance management and workforce planning.
• Support leave administration and employee support processes.

Other Duties

• Perform other duties within the scope of this role as assigned by management in alignment with the employee’s skills and organizational needs.

OBJECTIVES

• Maintain an average 30-day fill target for salaried positions while ensuring recruiting process standards, candidate communications, and hiring quality expectations are consistently met.
• Administer and maintain annual performance review processes with 100% completion and leadership participation within established organizational timelines.
• Establish and maintain current job descriptions for all salaried and leadership positions through annual review, validation, and update processes.
• Facilitate annual talent review and succession planning exercises for leadership-identified critical positions and maintain successor readiness reporting.
• Maintain documented promotion, advancement, and internal mobility processes while providing quarterly reporting on internal talent movement and development opportunities.

COMPETENCIES

Core Performance Drivers

• Accountability
• Communication

Strategic & Cultural Impact

• Collaboration
• Builds Trust

Adaptability & Innovation

• Adaptability
• Action

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Psychology, Management, or a related field preferred, equivalent experience considered in lieu of education.

Experience and/or Training: Minimum of five (5) years of progressive Human Resources experience with demonstrated responsibility for talent acquisition, talent management, performance management, organizational development, succession planning, and HR business partnership activities. Experience leading enterprise-wide HR processes preferred.

Licenses/Certificates: PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent professional certification preferred.

Technology/Equipment: Proficiency with HRIS platforms, applicant tracking systems, performance management systems, LMS platforms, Microsoft Office Suite, and reporting tools.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

Sitting for long periods of time, 6-8 hours per day. Walking, speaking, hearing, and seeing. Listen and observe the environment for hazard prevention. Use hands for tools and typing. Semi-frequently lift up to 15 lbs. Some tasks may require the employee to bend, stoop, twist, and turn.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Indoor office working environment. Office is temperature-controlled all year round. Minimal hazards identified.