Talent and Organizational Development Manager

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Job Summary

The Learning & Talent (L&T) team is seeking a strategic and hands-on Talent and Organizational Development Manager to design, deliver, and manage high-impact talent practices—most notably succession planning and high-potential programming.

In this role, you will ensure tkMNA has the leadership bench and pipeline needed to fuel growth, strengthen resilience, and prepare for the future. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to tkMNA’s talent strategy by managing core programs and collaborating with business partners to drive enterprise-wide impact and ensure our talent programs are effective, data-driven, and aligned with business needs.

Job Description Key Responsibilities:

- Lead key programs: Own the end-to-end execution of succession planning and the annual high-potential program, leveraging HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday) to streamline processes and ensure data accuracy.

- Deliver engaging experiences: Plan and manage in-person and virtual events tied to the high-potential program (e.g., workshops, leadership sessions, networking forums), ensuring seamless logistics and a positive participant experience.

- Enable adoption & change: Apply change-management practices to drive buy-in and adoption of new talent initiatives or changes, ensuring leaders and employees are engaged and supported throughout.

- Generate insights & impact: Use talent data and analytics to measure program effectiveness, identify capability gaps, and make recommendations that strengthen tkMNA’s leadership bench.

- Advise & partner: Serve as a trusted advisor to HRBPs and leaders, translating business needs into scalable talent solutions and aligning with L&D to equip managers for success.

- Communicate & influence: Deliver clear, engaging communications tailored to executives, managers, and employees, and ensure alignment on priorities across stakeholders.

- Navigate complexity: Proactively identify and manage risks, bringing clarity and structure to program governance.

- Track progress: Monitor deliverables, address roadblocks, and escalate issues when needed.

- Design & manage budgets: Build and oversee the budget for the annual high-potential program, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and aligned with business priorities.

Qualifications:

- 6+ years in Talent Management, Program Management or Management Consulting

- Proven track record of designing and implementing enterprise talent programs (succession, HiPo, promotions, or equivalent)

- Experience designing and coordinating in-person and/or virtual events, with strong attention to detail and ability to create engaging participant experiences

- Strong project management and organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities

- Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyze data, identify key insights, and recommend actions

- Excellent facilitation, communication, and executive-influence skills

- Experience leading change and driving adoption of new talent practices

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, HR, or a related field

- Prior experience working with Workday to establish talent practices

- Deep experience in organizational development, design, leadership development, and change management

Benefits Overview

We offer competitive company benefits to eligible positions, such as :

- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

- Life Insurance and Disability

- Voluntary Wellness Programs

- 401(k) and RRSP programs with Company Match

- Paid Vacation and Holidays

- Tuition Reimbursement

- And more!

Benefits may vary based on job, country, union role, and/or company segment. Please work with your recruiter or tk representative for applicable benefits information.

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With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management. An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence”. thyssenkrupp Materials NA is a subsidiary of the internationally operating thyssenkrupp Group. Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, thyssenkrupp Materials NA is a leading provider of production materials and integrated service solutions with almost 2,900 employees and more than 95 locations in North America. With annual sales of $2.9 billion, the company is focused on value-added processing and distribution of a full line of aluminum, stainless, copper, brass, specialty metals, steel, and plastics products. Supply chain management, transportation and logistics, and production support outsourcing solutions are among the many services provided to customers. Business units include Copper and Brass Sales, Engineered Plastics, Ken-Mac Metals, OnlineMetals, thyssenkrupp Steel Services, thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, and thyssenkrupp Materials de Mexico.