Skills Talent Architect & Product Owner

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Job Overview
The Skills Talent Architect/Product Owner manages the talent architecture framework including jobs, skills, specialization and progression model. In this role, you will adjust the architecture to address business needs to better align with the market. You will collaborate across Human Resources to tie jobs and skills to the business, talent, compensation and performance strategy. This role will also serve as primary point of contact for skills vendors as owner and manager of the relationship, technical capabilities, and business requirements. You will use deep problem-solving and analytical skills to effectively frame complex business problems, present thoughtful recommendations, and guide strategic and operational decisions impacting business growth in relation to skills in the talent architecture and through skills vendors. You will use skills and talent data from internal and external sources to perform analysis, identify trends and define fields of opportunity for the line of business/function. The role communicates skills and talent data, logic, and solutions in a clear and concise manner. This position works cross-functionally at all levels to drive skills talent strategy adoption and execution. You will use a data-driven approach when collaborating across teams to influence change and shape business growth.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintains skills architecture data elements (e.g., skills, specializations, categories, and other skill collections) and associated systems and tools as required. Works closely with job architecture owner to support the identification and mapping of skills to their respective jobs.
• As product owner of skills vendors responsible for technical requirements and capability management of skills systems and how data is managed within these systems. Serve as primary owner of skills vendor relationships. Ensure platform setup will enable business outcomes.
• Collaborating with team members to improve processes and incorporate requirements and considerations into projects and initiatives.
• Effectively partner with Human Resources and Business Functions to align with enterprise talent strategy and process and effectively design, plan and implement talent architecture programs and support them in identifying and defining their requirements.
• Run and process reports, uncover insights and support team measurement strategy and analytical summaries. Identifies meaningful business insights and present findings to drive strategic decisions.
• Partners across teams, develops comprehensive understanding of critical business needs, identifies key issues, and structures problem-solving approaches accordingly. Effectively collaborates and communicates cross-functionally to build buy-in and influence strategic vision.
• Constructs presentations and presents complex analytical findings in a clear, concise and decision-impacting manner. Influences leadership through fact-based analysis.
• Stays ahead of the curve on industry-leading knowledge on skills and skills architectures in support of talent strategy to prioritize decisions to upskill, reskill, and determine corporate and customer drivers to improve, reengineer or maintain company performance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Human Resources, Business Management or related area of study or equivalent years of experience; Master's/Advanced Degree a plus.
• 4-7 years experience in implementing talent strategies including skills frameworks, talent technologies, and design that drive organizational growth and performance. (Required)
• 4-7 years experience in framing complex problems, identifying key issues that impact business decisions and providing data driven recommendations. (Required)
• Strong background in performing data analysis and reporting to identify trends, generate insights, and inform business strategies. (Required)
• 2-4 years experience managing projects independently, engaging and getting consensus from partners, creating roadmaps and project plans. (Preferred)
• Experience in skills-based organizations and management consulting highly desirable.
• Experience with implementing and using Workday Talent Suite or other skills mapping technology solutions to drive operational initiatives.
• Proven experience as a product owner, vendor manager, or in job architecture initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of skills frameworks and their applications in talent management.
• Strong track record in planning, driving decisions, and leading change initiatives across diverse teams and functions.
• Ability to conduct analysis to inform decision making. Ability to think a few steps ahead, to lay out thoughtful and achievable project plans in a disciplined manner. Understand how to engage others and what information and data is needed to achieve goals.
• Strong ability to synthesize information into succinct, written, visual, and verbal communications. Ability to articulate rationale and present in front of all levels.
• Ability to think through complex problems.

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No):Yes

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No):No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No):No

Base Pay Range: $88,500 - $159,700

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

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