Senior Manager - Talent & Organizational Development - Retail

The Senior Manager, Talent and Organizational Development - India position leads with focus areas that include talent management, succession planning, employee engagement, leadership development, change management, culture, and continuous learning to include inclusion and diversity. Additionally the role holder is expected to consult and collaborate with leaders, HR business partners, and employees across the organisation to develop, implement, sustain, and improve enterprise programmes that meet the organization's current and future needs.

- Is accountable for strategizing, creating, designing, and managing Talent Development, Learning, Leadership Capability Building, and Organizational Development organization interventions, programs, and frameworks.

- Works closely with Top Leaders, Director HR and Admin, India, Global CoE, HRBPs, and other key stakeholders to shape and co-create offerings that help the organization to achieve its overall strategic objectives and business needs.

- Develops holistic solutions by utilising a variety of processes, techniques, and tools, such as diagnosis, assessments, learning journey design, coaching, and other strategic talent investments.

- Takes a proactive role in change communication, and culture development

- Responsible for consultant and vendor selection, management and contract administration associated with the support of the L&OD team goals.

- Utilizes metrics that will identify key business effectiveness, results and return-on-investment (ROI) of organizational development initiatives.

- Collaborates with leaders of organizational change efforts to align and leverage all change initiatives throughout the organization, using common models and processes.

- Leads a team of direct and indirect resources to accomplish goals.

- Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills, including the ability to relate to and influence staff at all levels.

- Encourages, motivates, negotiates effectively, and maintains highly effective relationships externally and internally. Strong writing skills, including the ability to synthesize information into clear, concise messages both for detailed analytical reports and executive summaries.

- Solid sense of confidentiality and discretion.

- Ability to work independently, work with a remote team, think creatively, manage own time, and take initiative to drive projects; manage client relationships.

- Experience working in a global environment and ability to travel within India and Internationally as required

Support with Learning and Development Audits and Implementation of Action Items