Senior Talent Management Partner

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

The newly formed Integrated Components Division, responsible for component development and manufacturing, is a very important element of Caterpillar’s strategy to unlock new opportunities, accelerate innovation and deliver even greater value to our customers.  Integrated Components Division is responsible for product design, development, and manufacturing of multiple components such as hydraulics, ground engaging tools, undercarriage, and precision seals as well as manufacturing of drivetrain components, cabs, and structures.  
As we deliver for our customer, we accomplish this as one team– creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.

As a Senior Talent Management Partner in Integrated Components Division, you design, create and provide strategic talent, development, succession planning and culture solutions across the globe to support business strategies. You are a trusted adviser to the Senior Manager Talent Management and HR Director as you provide innovative and tailored talent and development solutions.

You will play a key role in ensuring the success of the team today, and the future by focusing on organizational capability building processes. You are a thought leader for talent management programs and technology, providing advice and support to business and HR leaders, addressing talent management related questions and requests. You will be responsible for launching technical rotation programs across our global facilities and expanding our skills-based development strategy.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate effectively with other Centers of Excellence and serve as thought leaders to the business.
• Collaborate with management as a strategic advisor helping identify and prioritize training and development initiatives that align with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
• Partner closely with facility leadership on the strategic design and deployment of operations training.
• Design, implement, and manage comprehensive talent programs aimed to develop and retain talent, leveraging enterprise standards and tailoring them to fit unique operational needs.
• Assist management in evaluating the effectiveness of the organization's talent practices and recommending improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate existing curriculum or learning solutions and recommend appropriate approaches for improving the quality, cost, and value of development programs.
• Implement programs with efficient use of resources, including working with vendors and technology solutions, to achieve learning goals aligned to business objectives.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Achieves influence and impact even when holding a position contrary to the majority.
• Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking substance or impact.
• Leads and presents collaborative assessments that persuasively influence decision makers.
• Advises on techniques to build rapport and commitment to common purpose.
• Determines and leverages the decision-making style of the individual or group being influenced.
• Delivers well-received presentations of cost, benefits, risks, and other considerations.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effect