Global Director of Talent

POSITION SUMMARY

The Global Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness is a strategic thought partner for the enterprise working with Senior Executives, Leadership Teams and across the Global HR function.  This position focuses on developing, executing a comprehensive and integrated global talent and organizational development strategy to ensure the company has the right talent in the right place at the right time to drive organizational performance and facilitate the achievement of individual, team and company business objectives. 
This role consults with Matthews Executive Leadership Team, top operational leaders, Global Extended Leadership teams and the Human Resources Leadership team in order to support Matthews’ continued organizational transformation
 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop an enterprise global talent strategy and translate it into strategic objectives and long-term plans including the identification of resources to satisfy the delivery across Memorialization, MAS, Environmental Solutions, Brand Solutions and Corporate for all 25 countries in which Matthews operates in.
• Establish a Talent and Organization Effectiveness Center of Excellence and provide leadership and direction for Global Talent Management, Acquisition, Learning & OD and Organizational Effectiveness which aligns with the business needs
• Lead, manage, coach and develop a team of OD professionals to achieve the talent management goals
• Ensure talent needs are aligned with business needs by being grounded in a deep understanding of the corporate strategy for each business segment
• Provide leadership to ensure integration of the Matthews’ competency model across the enterprise and imbedded in key talent programs to reinforce organizational effectiveness results in support of the cultural transformation that Matthews is undergoing.
• Champion the continuous improvement and development of critical processes and programs including measurement, assessment and development of the existing critical talent to drive the business strategies across the organization. E.g. Talent Review, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Leadership Development
• Provide leadership and oversite to global talent review and succession planning processes while partnering with leaders and HRBP 
• Ensures critical roles of the organization are identified and that succession plans are in place for these roles.
• Facilitate annual global enterprise Talent Review and Succession Planning 
• Develop, translate and implement global Talent Review/Succession Results into actionable plans including talent risk management plans, annually in partnership with the MELT
• Provide thought leadership and strategic guidance on the design, continuous improvement and innovation by remaining current on talent and organizational effectiveness best practices
• Aligns Talent & OE efforts to the strategy and financial deliverables of the company.
• Develop talent through combinations of assignments, experiences, training and coaching design for high-potential and executive development initiatives to meet emerging needs in the organization
• Coach and assist enterprise leaders and staff in the areas of professional development, leadership development and change management e.g. as a component of career progression and succession planning
• Designs and facilitates customized workshops such as continuous improvement, decision making, organizational improvement and change management.
• Facilities learning & development programs for senior leadership as needed.
• Champion and lead Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) initiatives to ensuring the proper alignment of People, Processes and Technology through gap analysis, role segmentation, environmental planning, strategy alignment, scenario planning and organizational design
• Develop and direct delivery of organizational design methodology
• Facilitate/support/consult on organizational structural design, resign efforts to ensure the realization of intended business objectives through partnership with business leaders and HRBP
• Proactively advise leaders and partner with various stakeholders to design and implementation organizational solutions that will result in a higher organizational effectiveness. E.g. Strategy, governance, goal alignment, team building, continuous improvement, stakeholder management 

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead critical enterprise level project teams as talent and organizational effectiveness expert.  
• Lead and facilitate interactions with all levels of the organization to identify and document key performance indicators and core behavioral capabilities required to align work to strategic goals.
• Work cross-functionally with global internal teams (e.g., MMS, integratio