Global Talent Development Director - Flexible Location - F/M/NB 1

Req ID:476518 

 

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

 

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

• Develop and lead a “Global Center of Expertise” team that structures and accelerates both experts’ development and top talents’ development & readiness.    

• Generate expertise on the topics.   

• Ensure solutions are connected to business needs and that they add value

 

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES   

 

Activity 1: Team leadership 

• Develop a “Global center of Expertise” team that finds the right balance between bringing in best practices and innovative solutions, on the one hand, and delivering concrete results addressing business needs, on the other hand 

• Connect with stakeholders to understand business needs and perceived values of offered solutions – adjust accordingly 

 

Activity 2: Leadership Development strategy 

• In partnership with VP and Directors People, Culture and Organization, define and deploy Alstom leadership model and metrics concerning the organization talent’s health. 

• Define leadership development strategy for different leadership audiences.   

• Provide guidelines for Talent Management (TM) / HR support to different levels of talent.  

• Define and continuously improve Alstom’s leaders’ expectations for different levels.  Deploy across Alstom. 

• Ensure coherence in leadership development programs across the regions based on Alstom leadership development strategy 

 

Activity 3: People Review and succession planning 

• Improve talent identification across the group 

• Revitalize People Review’s both talent development action identification and talent development actions follow-up 

• Structure succession planning and talent identification based on both concepts of talent reservoir/pool (as opposed to linear succession) and critical positions 

• In partnership with HR-IS, increase people review data preparation automation 

 

Activity 4: Experts and skills development 

• Position experts’ development as a key component to talent development across Alstom, and build and deploy development programs accordingly 

• In partnership with Engineering, Industrial and all other relevant key stakeholders, continuously improve WCE and WCM 

• Increase impact of experts by developing their competencies to structure their approach, to influence and, to persuade. 

• Develop experts’ skills on training, coaching, facilitation, co-development. 

• Drive & streamline job codes management to continuously address business needs. 

 

 

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES 

Educational Requirements  

Mandatory:  

• University degree with specialization in human resources management or business administration studies/ Or engineering school followed by HR expertise 

Desirable: 

• Specialization in Human Resources / Master in Business Administration 

Experience  

Mandatory:  

• 15+ years of experience in leadership and top talent development  

• Experience in running HR Projects; Change management, transformation and organizational development initiatives 

• Worked in a multinational matrix environment/structure. 

• Multicultural work experience international 

Desirable: 

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Competencies & Skills  

• Business partnership, impact and influence 

• Change management, deploying programs in complex matrix organization 

• Strong expertise/thought leadership in talent and leadership development  

• Career and/or leadership coaching with executives 

• Collaborative approach with political savviness and a good tolerance to ambiguity 

• Interest and aptitude in data, metrics, analysis and trends. 

• Proven ability to