Director, Talent Management (Remote)

Job Description

For other positions, some roles may be based outside of our Denver office (as stated in the Job Title). Roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 26 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

Guild is hiring a Director, Talent Management to co-create and influence the company’s Talent Management strategy and initiatives related to organizational culture, talent philosophy, and performance management. This role will be instrumental in ensuring the organization is able to deliver on its Employee Value Proposition so that Guild is a mission-aligned, diverse, inclusive, and supportive place to work!

We are looking for an exceptional and experienced Director of Talent Management who thrives in an environment driven by creativity, agility, risk-taking, and high-growth that can help us understand where we are, identify risks, and guide us through an empathetic data-based approach.

This is a senior level position who will report directly to Guild’s Head of Talent Management. This Director will lead a small team with the potential to expand as the company and team grows.

• Co-create the creative strategy and execution of outstanding talent management processes & programs at Guild - including end to end performance management, career mobility, talent & succession planning, career development conversations and more.
• Collaborate with leaders in People Operations and People Business Partners to ensure a cohesive, meaningful, and relevant employee and manager experience.
• Ensure that equity and inclusion are woven into all talent related activities.
• Partner with key collaborators to articulate our talent philosophy and roll out equitable programs and outcomes for our employees.
• Develop processes and development opportunities that will encourage and empower all managers to become highly effective “talent champions.”
• Collaborate with talent leaders to craft and implement our organizational competency model rollout and talent manifesto, and update our core values.
• Lead on the rollout of the Korn Ferry Talent Hub (process alignment, roles and responsibilities, data governance).
• Lead all aspects of Guild’s employee engagement program, recognition program, and values rollout, while also providing mentorship and coaching to the program administrators and enabling the executive leadership team involvement as appropriate.
• Partner with our tech stack leader to select and lead implementation of technologies that enable program scalability and allow team members to focus on higher-value activities related to program execution (in the near term: engagement software).
• Handle vendor relationships with partners in the performance management, engagement, and competencies space.
• Use your expertise in organizational change and large-scale program management to ensure initiatives are aligned with business strategy, have adequate executive sponsorship to be successful, take into account organizational capacity, have strong success measures and are otherwise set up for success.
• Facilitate meaningful, and sometimes critical, conversations via 1:1, focus group discussions, in team settings, and with senior leadership as appropriate.
• Support the entire People Team as needed with strategy development, talent analytics, organizational change planning, facilitation, process improvement, and process mapping.

• Deep experience in crafting and implementing successful talent management processes including performance management, talent & succession planning, ongoing feedback; and key understanding of the intersectionality of proficiencies within talent management, leadership development, and talent acquisition.
• Experience leading sophisticated, org-wide initiatives, including supporting and leading large-scale projects with multiple contending priorities while partnering with leaders across the company for prioritization and implementation.
• Experience implementing, designing, and delivering org-wide competency models, embedding proficiencies appropriately within internal and adjacent talent processes.
• An ability to build personal credibility and impact through influencing others, leading people, and communicating clearly, including experience in facilitating senior leader conversations, reaching consensus, and arriving at clear decisions.
• Experience developing a talent management measurement strategy and using analytics to measure the success of programs.
• Strong people development, mentoring, and feedback skills to enable the career growth of an already engaged and successful team.
• Experience in fostering ways of innovating traditional standard methodology development programs.

• Experience with Korn Ferry: Talent Hub (Profile Manager) implementation and governance; KF Leadership Architect; and KF 360 assessments and tech management

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $140,000 - $173,750 as well as company stock options.

Guild requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees and guests attending Guild events or entering Guild offices. As of February 1, 2022 , we will be expanding our in-person vaccination requirement to include booster shots. We will be using both Clear’s Digital Vaccine Card and state-sponsored vaccine passports to verify proof of vaccine. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested for medical or religious reasons.

Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion.

Guild is a female-led, Certified B Corporation - and with a valuation of $3.8 billion is one of the highest-valued, privately held education companies in the world, and the only one led by a woman. Guild's investors include Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners, chairman and former CEO of American Express, Emerson, and Iconiq.

Guild Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• 3 weeks of vacation in the first year and an open vacation policy after year 1 to help recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family-friendly benefits, including 14 weeks of parental leave, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, and fertility care benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including access to free and low cost mental health resources and support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

Guild requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employees and guests attending Guild events or entering Guild offices. As of February 1, 2022 , we will be expanding our in-person vaccination requirement to include booster shots. We will be using both Clear’s Digital Vaccine Card and state-sponsored vaccine passports to verify proof of vaccine. Accommodations or exceptions can be requested for medical or religious reasons.

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