Solar Turbines

Senior Manager Organizational and Talent Development

San Diego, CA

full time

$169,206-$253,808

On-site

Oil and Gas

About This Job

Career Area:

Human Resources

Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Senior Manager Organizational & Talent Development The Opportunity

Solar Turbines is looking for a Senior Manager, Organizational and Talent Development in San Diego, CA. This role supports development and execution of our talent development strategy for our global organization of approximately 10,000 employees in roles from sales to marketing to operations. We’re looking for a strong leader who can partner with senior business and HR leaders to drive our business strategy and enhance our culture and employee experience.

What You Will Do

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Direct talent management processes, programs, and practices to ensure the effective and efficient achievement of organizational goals and objectives.

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Lead the global recruiting team to attract and hire talent with the necessary skills for our business.

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Provide leadership to the overall talent lifecycle processes related to building and retaining the talent with the right skills to support our business strategies.

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Assist business unit senior leadership in evaluating the effectiveness of the organization's talent practices, as well as recommending and leading improvement opportunities.

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Lead succession planning and employee development with the business teams, and develop leadership and employee development to build a strong pipeline of talent.

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Develop and implement change management methods and materials to facilitate deployment of talent management programs and processes within a specific organization.

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Lead team of talent management professionals to collaborate effectively with our business leaders, HR teams and centers of excellence and serve as thought leaders to the business and HR.

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Serve as a member of the Solar HR Leadership team and advisor to Solar Senior Leadership.

What You Have

Knowledge of Organization: Knowledge of the organization's vision, structure, culture, philosophy, operating principles, values, and code of ethics; ability to understand the value of aligning capabilities with business goals to support optimal performance.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Promotes the rationale and organizing principles of organization's structure.

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Aligns own department's plans with enterprise mission and vision.

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Coaches others on organization's philosophy, culture, and history.

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Trains others on the functions, key responsibilities, and practices of multiple departments or units.

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Makes effective use of the organizations unofficial structure and back channels.

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Participates in developing formal procedures and structures for getting things done within the organization.

Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.

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Defines strategies and plans for influencing multiple decision makers.

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Debates issues to bring the most critical points to the forefront for decision making.

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Gains acceptance of ideas and suggestions from senior business executives.

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Coaches others on effective influencing strategies and tactics.

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Influences high-impact, high-risk and highly complex situations.

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Demonstrates ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.

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Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.

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Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.

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Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.

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Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.

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Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

Data Gathering and Reporting: Knowledge of tools, techniques and processes for gathering and reporting data; ability to practice them in a particular department or division of a company.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Prepares cost-benefit analyses of alternative approaches.

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Analyzes complex reports as revealed by the data.

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Teaches others the calculations necessary to capture data and develop more complex reports.

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Oversees multiple data-gathering and analysis initiatives.

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Participates in developing criteria for selecting data gathering and reporting tools and techniques for various projects.

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Reviews and verifies data and reports for accuracy.

Talent Transformation: Knowledge of the concept and strategies of talent transformation; ability to harness the potential and skills of employees to help them reach leadership positions while achieving the organization's strategic business objectives.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Advises on strategies to deliver intentional experiences, data-driven insights, impactful recruiting and, adaptive skilling capabilities.

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Designs agile talent and learning strategies to locate and engage potential talent.

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Develops strategies and mechanisms for reskilling and upskilling employees.

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Ensures that the performance management process is understood by all the businesses and that KPI’s align with the business strategy.

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Identifies and implements innovative technologies for reprioritizing employee experience.

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Identifies and mitigates people-related risks and concerns.

Succession Planning: Knowledge of policies, techniques, methods and processes of succession planning; ability to identify and develop internal employees for the future fulfillment of an organization's core positions.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Builds strategic relationships between the succession planning department and other business units.

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Oversees the implementation of different succession planning projects within an organization.

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Supervises all employees and activities involved in succession planning projects.

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Assists in developing succession planning objectives in line with the organization's overall business objectives.

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Manages the organization's overall succession planning budget.

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Advises on improving the effectiveness of an organization's succession planning processes.

Talent Management: Knowledge of how an organization attracts, recruits, retains, identifies and develops talent; ability to develop the talent required for an organization to achieve its short-term and long-term goals.

Level Expert:

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Creates a system to organize and maintain records of organizational employees.

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Develops organizational best practices for the management of talent.

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Advocates the development of new technologies and tools for talent management.

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Monitors industry trends and promotes industry-wide developments and improvements in talent management.

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Creates guidelines for qualities needed in prospective employees.

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Leads discussions on the historical background and future perspective of talent management.

Training and Development: Knowledge of employee training and development methodologies; ability to ensure that a target population has the knowledge and skills required to meet both tactical and strategic objectives.

Level Extensive Experience:

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Develops targeted programs for management and high potential employees.

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Evaluates internal and external providers to identify the best supplements to the organization's already existing programs.

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Monitors employee progress in specialized programs to ensure that all program goals are met.

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Designs or selects programs that meet prioritized needs and allow for variety in learning styles.

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Coaches others on the use of live instruction and technology-based approaches for diverse groups.

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Consults on how and where to research training issues like tools, delivery methods, programs, etc.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range:

$169,206.00 - $253,808.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.) 401(k) savings plans Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Health Lifestyle Programs Employee Assistance Program Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts Career Development Incentive bonus

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Disability benefits

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Life Insurance

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Parental leave

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Adoption benefits

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Tuition Reimbursement

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These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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