Senior Manager, Global Talent Management

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

At Mondelēz International, our people are our most important ingredient. As Senior Manager, Talent Management, you will play a critical role in shaping, building, and delivering integrated talent solutions that enable our business strategy and strengthen our global talent pipeline.

This role requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution. You will independently build high-quality talent deliverables while partnering closely with senior leaders, regional and functional People teams, Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and People Services across the world. A strong employee experience mindset, analytical capability, and comfort operating with autonomy are essential to success.

This role is hybrid out of our Chicago, IL office, 50% of the time on-site presence.

How You Will Contribute

You will combine strategic leadership with direct ownership of delivery, operating as a hands-on talent partner in global environment.

Integrated Talent Strategy & Delivery

• Drive talent management activities across regions, business units, and global functions, including workforce planning, talent strategy, leadership and employee development, strategic talent reviews, succession planning, and pipeline management

• Partner with senior People Team leaders to align talent priorities with business strategy, advising, coaching, and constructively challenging leaders to improve workforce outcomes and KPIs

• Work in partnership with Talent Acquisition to assess current and future talent needs, manage pipelines, and support proactive workforce planning

• Balance global consistency with local flexibility, ensuring talent solutions are scalable, practical, and business-relevant

Hands-On Build & Execution

• Personally build and deliver talent materials, analyses, frameworks, toolkits, and executive-ready presentations, owning work end-to-end from concept through delivery

• Translate complex data and insights into clear, compelling storytelling that enables senior leadership decision-making

• Lead the execution of talent cycles, ensuring high-quality delivery, consistency, and adoption across regions and functions

• Operate with a high degree of independence and accountability, proactively identifying issues, proposing solutions, and driving execution

Talent Analytics, Data & KPIs

• Own and manage talent analytics and KPIs, including workforce, succession, pipeline, and development metrics

• Manage Excel-based datasets to analyze trends, generate insights, and assess the effectiveness of talent initiatives

• Partner with analytics teams and work with databases and People systems to ensure data accuracy, insight generation, and impact tracking

• Act as a trusted thought partner to the Talent leadership team by bringing forward data-driven insights and recommendations

Employee Experience Focus

• Design and evolve talent processes with a strong employee experience mindset, prioritizing simplicity, clarity, and relevance

• Gather feedback from regions, functions, and stakeholders to continuously improve usability, engagement, and outcomes

What You Will Bring

A strong desire to make an impact and deliver results in a hands-on, global environment. You will bring experience and capability in:

• Senior-level talent management, leadership development, or talent development roles, ideally within CPG or similarly complex organizations

• Strong hands-on capability in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience creating executive-ready materials and translating data into clear, actionable insights

• Proven experience managing talent data, dashboards, KPIs, and analytics to inform decision-making and improve outcomes

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing outcomes in matrixed, global organizations

• A collaborative, supportive leadership style with the ability to lead through others without formal authority

• High learning agility, comfort with ambiguity, and a strong bias for action, ownership, and independent delivery

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred

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