Wacker Chemie AG is seeking a Talent Management & Development Manager. As a key member of the Talent Center of Excellence, you will be responsible for designing, delivering, and optimizing enterprise talent strategies that strengthen leadership capability and internal talent pipelines. This role integrates talent management, development, coaching, and change management to enhance organizational readiness.
What You'll Do
- Analyze the organization's culture, structure, and processes to develop and implement organizational development initiatives.
- Execute the regional Talent Management Strategy, leading annual processes including performance reviews, goal setting, succession planning, and talent reviews.
- Design and implement employee and leadership development programs for the region.
- Implement and manage a Mentorship program for the region.
- Provide effective coaching to managers and leaders to enhance performance and develop leadership skills.
- Facilitate change management initiatives and ensure adoption.
- Manage end-to-end program execution: curriculum design, vendor oversight, facilitation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop scalable learning pathways for early-career, mid-career, and leadership levels.
- Integrate adult learning principles, instructional design best practices, and experiential learning.
- Build leader capabilities in coaching, performance conversations, and talent development practices.
- Facilitate high-impact leadership workshops and development sessions.
- Curate internal and external content from global providers, universities, and leadership institutes.
- Assess the organization's current state to identify areas for enhancing performance.
- Recommend, create, and implement leadership development processes and tools based on business plans.
- Deliver leadership development courses and workshops aligned with organizational goals.
- Facilitate leadership and professional development programs for mid- to senior-level leaders.
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends in leadership development.
- Develop and implement metrics to analyze the impact of talent management initiatives.
- Manage the regional Performance Management process.
- Design, build, and continuously improve the enterprise Talent Management Framework.
- Lead and facilitate Talent Reviews with HRBPs and business leaders to identify high-potential talent.
- Drive a disciplined succession planning process for critical roles, including risk assessment and development planning.
- Build strong internal talent pipelines to increase internal fill rates and readiness.
- Serve as the functional owner of SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Succession, ensuring system alignment and user adoption.
- Generate and analyze talent reports for leadership, including performance distribution and bench strength.
- Provide individual and group developmental coaching leveraging ICF-aligned coaching models.
- Conduct coaching intake sessions, goal-setting, feedback assessments, and progress tracking.
- Use a variety of coaching tools, methodologies, and assessments to tailor development plans.
- Partner with HRBPs and leaders to align coaching outcomes with organizational needs.
- Provide guidance to help managers navigate complex organizational dynamics.
- Lead the Regional Mentorship Program, including program design, cohort launch, and mentor/mentee matching.
Technical Stack
- SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Succession
Team & Environment
This role is a key member of the Talent Center of Excellence.
Work Mode
This position is onsite in Ann Arbor.
