Director, Talent Management
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Title: Director, Talent Management

Department: People & Culture

Report to: VP, People & Culture

Compensation: $113,700-129,900

FLSA: Exempt

Location: Hybrid – 2 to 3 days/week in office

All candidates must be within commutable distance of SEO's offices at 55 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005 upon hire.

ABOUT SEO

For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American young people. All are welcome to apply to our programs.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Talent Management will be a key talent leader on a multi-disciplined People & Culture team, overseeing the following functional areas: employee relations, HR policy and people related compliance, performance management, learning and development, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) programs. Working closely with the VP of People & Culture, the Director of Talent Management will be required to build a high level of trust with key stakeholders across SEO. This role will be critical in ensuring People & Culture Business Partners successfully contribute to developing and implementing organization-wide talent management initiatives.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent working experience. A master's in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Public Policy, or Education is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in an HR Generalist role with evidence of progressive responsibility and autonomy. Direct experience within a nonprofit organization is desired.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience required.
• HR certification is required. Must have formal training and working knowledge of the current and changing labor laws and employment best practices within the United States, and experience conducting ER investigations and overseeing employees in NY and CA.
• Direct experience navigating and managing employee information in HR systems is required (we use Paylocity and Greenhouse!), as well as technical proficiency in MS Office, cloud-based applications like Box, and project management tools like Monday.com. Salesforce, HubSpot, chat platforms, and other employee communications and engagement tools are a plus.
• Knowledge and experience with designing and executing DEIB practices that support employees of all identities, including but not limited to neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, culture, and religion.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, including advanced Excel.
• Evidence of working within communities that reflect SEO's participant population, and the combined lived and learned experience to apply an inclusive lens to work and relationships.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Talent Management: A proven track record of leading teams to high performance. Must have well-developed people management skills with a keen ability to lead across difference and apply consultative skills to determine professional development needs for team members at every level.
• Change Management: Lead the people side of change by shepherding the change management process through facilitation, clear communication, and effective interventions to reach team and organizational objectives; react to and manage change over time.
• Passion: A deep connection to and curiosity for SEO's mission, vision, and core values.
• Empathy & Inclusion: High emotional intelligence that centers inclusive leadership and collaboration, coupled with the combined lived and learned experiences to build authentic relationships effectively, and develop race- and culture-intentional people programs and processes.
• Communication: Expert written and extemporaneous communications skills. Must be comfortable addressing and engaging with diverse audiences through different mediums, including in-person, email, messaging, and phone calls.
• Judgment & Decision Making: Practiced skills in leveraging available information to make effective decisions with limited time while planning for contingencies and persisting towards solutions that best serve SEO's people and programs. A reputation for soliciting feedback, taking accountability for errors, and internalizing constructive feedback for continuous reflection and improvement.
• Conflict Resolution: An ability to resolve disagreements that arise from differing perspectives, opinions, intentions, and facilitate difficult conversations to drive towards mutually agreeable and favorable outcomes for all parties.
• Project Management: An affinity for strategic planning with the ability to break down issues into component pieces, build project work plans, manage timelines, lead cross-functional working teams, evaluate for continuous improvement, and navigate ambiguity all along the way.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

SEO offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plan including low-cost health, vision, and dental options, a generous holiday schedule and PTO policies, disability coverage, fully paid time off for new parents, and employer contributions to health reimbursement and retirement accounts. We are constantly working to improve our benefits each year based on the needs of our employees. We value wellness and strive to consistently use a DEIB lens to put people first and foremost.

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.