Senior Manager, Talent Management

The role supports the Group CHRO in building talent and organization capabilities, in partnership with Human

Resources and business leaders across PPB Group and Kuok Brothers (KB) Group, to enable sustainable growth

and success at the individual, team, and organization levels in support of the current and future business

objectives.

The expected interventions range from conceptualizing, designing, developing, driving, planning and

implementing a broad spectrum of talent and leadership learning and development frameworks and solutions

including assessment, succession planning, competency-based learning and development programs, through

impactful change management methodology to pivot organizational effectiveness and promote high performance

culture and talent retention.

Job Responsibilities

• Build effective relationships across PPB Group and KB Group, engage and collaborate with HR and business leaders in developing talent and leadership capabilities in alignment with strategic business goals and priorities
• Be the subject matter expert providing current market insights and thought leadership on best-in-class talent management practices
• Identify and address the critical needs of the overall businesses and aligns them to talent needs
• Implement effective talent assessment methodology for placement of external and internal talents for leadership roles across the Group
• Drive talent review and success planning process by collaborating with key stakeholders in talent identification, and lead the talent assessment and calibration process
• Partner with key stakeholders to define the learning and developmental needs of talents and workforce
• Uplift capabilities of the businesses by designing, developing and delivering learning and development framework and solutions that best address the current and future needs
• Contextualize to the diversified nature of businesses in delivering effective communication and execution of all initiatives and solutions
• Deploy and embody change management methods and manners to ensure successful implementation of initiatives and programs such as establishing the necessary steps to prepare and support leaders/talents/workforce for change, and monitoring pre- and post-change activities to evaluate effectiveness and needs for further intervention
• Manage succession pipeline, talent governance and accountability forums to drive progress and promote leadership commitment to action
• Broker talent mobilization across functions and businesses to broaden platforms for impactful learning and development interventions
• Devise and implement an agile Leadership Development Framework that drives capability enhancement of emerging and experienced leaders across all businesses
• Deliver talent and workforce analytics to generate insights, evaluate the effectiveness of learning and development interventions based on objectives, and support Talent strategies and recalibration of talent bench strength and retention in the  organization
• Champion inclusion and diversity in the execution of Talent strategies
• Manage vendors for impact-driven service, negotiate for best value and uphold cost-efficiency

Education & Qualification

• Minimum Bachelors Degree. Majoring in Organization Behaviors, Organization Development, Human Resources Development or related discipline is preferred.
• Relevant Experience & Years of Service
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in talent management and organization development in progressive, people-centric and dynamic organizations
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing talent and leadership development framework (assessment, selection, development, succession, management) and building talent and leadership capabilities
• Solid background in program design, program management, facilitation, and data analytics

Technical Skills & Professional Knowledge

• Verbal and written communication skills to effectively deliver to all stakeholders, program/strategy contents/messages through various channels
• Consulting skills with ability to comprehend talent and organizational dynamics and provide as well as execute effective problem-solving solutions
• Ability to comprehend human behaviors in driving change management process
• Knowledge of diverse change management methodologies