Senior Talent Management Advisor

*Please note that this position is a contract until July 2027*

*This role is located in Calgary, requires in-office presence, and at this time we are only able to consider local candidates

The Senior Talent Management Advisor supports internal clients in delivering complex programs and initiatives that are strategic in nature and have substantial implications for the organization’s performance. Talent Management (TM) focuses on diagnosing, designing and implementing talent programs, processes, projects, initiatives, capabilities and culture.

About the role

• Facilitate the design, development, execution, and sustainment of practical, fit-for-purpose programs such as talent assessments and succession planning, performance management, onboarding/offboarding, survey/listening strategy, early career development, leadership and employee development programs
• Partner with HR Business Partners to communicate, deploy and continuously improve Talent Management programs and processes to ensure effective delivery and client experience that achieves intended outcomes
• Partner with other internal HR COEs to report on and provide insights into our talent programs including our leadership pipeline based on analysis of data and metrics
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology to automate and efficiently deliver, track and measure outcomes of our talent programs
• Collaborate with internal partners and stakeholders to clearly define requirements and create/source practical solutions to support enterprise talent management needs
• Support vendor relationships for talent management offerings to ensure an effective and consistent client experience
• Informally coach and support the development of HR colleagues in talent processes and programs as appropriate

Requirements

• Applies expert TM knowledge to prepare and deliver plans for large scale and complex programs and initiatives across multiple stakeholder groups and levels of the organization including senior leadership.
• Follows best practice standards and principles; utilizes or modifies available tools and services to implement a structured best fit change approach within a program or initiative
• Completes and assesses detailed change impact and stakeholder analyses
• Oversees and/or performs the required communication, training and other change management activities
• May be required to prepare key stakeholders to present TM deliverables such as communications and presentations or training
• Partners with Human Resources consultants, OCM and COEs, and/or project teams to develop and deliver holistic/integrated TM solutions, including:
• Appropriate communications and learning approaches
• Effective risk management/mitigation to support for leaders in talent programs and initiatives
• An aligned approach to talent programs and projects design
• Provides progress reports to leadership
• Facilitates and consults with stakeholders to gain understanding, approval and engagement of the business needs
• Provides advice and support to leadership, TM team and others identified through stakeholder assessment
• Continuously assesses potential issues/risks, conflicting priorities, and opportunities for integration across multiple concurrent programs/initiatives, and raise these to leadership
• Evaluates the success of Talent Management activities and provides progress reports to the broad set of stakeholders
• Facilitates and guides process owners on long term sustainment to operationalize and embed programs and initiatives
• Continually builds knowledge and acumen in all aspects of the organization, the business, our processes and systems
• Supports the objectives of the company corporate organizational talent management function through-
• Sharing of expertise and best practices
• Adoption of corporate TM, communications and learning & development standards
• Contribution to the continual improvement of the corporate TM methodology and tools
• Active participation in the broader TM community of practice
• Championing the role of the TM function.