Talent Management Specialist

king history. This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman's Corporate Office is seeking candidates for a Principal Talent Management Specialist to help drive organizational change in the company's talent management strategies and practices to include succession management and performance management. This position is part of the enterprise Talent team and reports to the Manager, Talent Management.
*Key Responsibilities: *

• Implement talent management strategy and operationalize key talent programs including performance management, succession and talent planning.

• Promote and enable enterprise-wide utilization of talent management frameworks and Workday functionality including awareness, training, change management and resources for stakeholders.

• In partnership with the Manager, Talent Management and Manager, Organization Effectiveness, lead expansion of succession capability and accountability to leaders.

• Drive Goal Setting campaign in Q1.

• Reinforce feedback and coaching capabilities among leaders.

• Engage with stakeholders to collect feedback, gain alignment, deploy changes.

• Support exploration of future talent technology solutions.

• Analyze data to evaluate adoption trends, process effectiveness, and identify root causes related to Talent gaps.

• Support development and delivery of clear, concise, and data-driven presentations.

• Conduct benchmarking and research to stay abreast of talent management trends and best practices. Identify potential areas for improvement.

• A successful candidate will have the following characteristics:

• Unwavering ethics and values.

• Ability to "connect the dots" and identify interdependencies across talent processes.

• Agile mindset; willingness to work with speed to produce quality deliverables and iterate based on feedback.

• Strong partner and inclusive collaborator; ability to build strong consulting relationships focused on team, organizational and business success.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills; strong listening and team building skills.

• Business acumen; focused on how HR processes and tools accelerate business results.

• Ability to quickly learn and leverage talent systems functionality and reporting to advance talent management strategy and objectives.

• Critical thinking and strong data analysis skills to assess strengths and gaps in the talent and succession pipeline.

• Strong project management and attentiveness to detail to ensure accurate and complete talent data.
  Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of experience or Master's degree and at least 4 years of experience in Talent Management, Employee Development and/or HR Business Partner/Leader experience or related disciplines.

• The candidate must have experience in leading projects, influencing/managing organizational change, and facilitating talent management processes including succession planning and development strategies.

• Must have strong relationship building skills; proven track record of building collaborative partnerships as the basis for being able to influence direction and drive change

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with particular emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint
  Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources or Human Resource Development

• Certifications in Talent Management or Talent Development

• Experience with Workday succession planning functionality, performance review functionality, or other talent management systems or software.
  Salary Range: $73,900.00 - $147,100.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://https://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.