DraftKings

Director, Talent Management

DraftKings$169K — $212K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in Talent Management or related disciplines.
  • Experience designing and implementing enterprise talent strategies, including performance management and succession planning.
  • Proven success in building talent programs that enhance organizational effectiveness.
  • Strong understanding of talent lifecycle connectivity to workforce capability and performance.
  • Experience working with senior executives to align talent priorities with business strategies.
  • Familiarity with AI technologies related to talent management and HR.

Responsibilities

  • Execute a talent management strategy that aligns with business goals and workforce planning.
  • Evolve an integrated talent ecosystem for seamless employee and manager experiences.
  • Establish talent management frameworks and governance models for consistent scalability.
  • Advance performance management and employee development practices.
  • Lead talent review and succession planning processes to enhance workforce readiness.
  • Improve quality of talent discussions and development planning across the organization.
  • Partner with various departments to ensure cohesive talent initiative integration.
  • Drive adoption of talent intelligence tools to provide insights for leadership decisions.

Benefits

  • Access to a comprehensive suite of employee benefits.
  • Opportunity for career growth within a publicly traded technology company.
  • Guidance provided for obtaining a necessary gaming license as a condition of employment.
Full Job Description
As a Director, Talent Management, you'll shape how talent grows, performs, and succeeds across the organization. You'll lead the strategy and evolution of a connected talent ecosystem that empowers employees, managers, and leaders with the insights, tools, and experiences they need to drive performance and development. Working across the People team and with business leaders, you'll transform talent management into an integrated, data-informed system that connects performance, growth, mobility, and succession planning to support future business needs. You'll help define the next generation of talent practices through innovative approaches, AI-enabled insights, and scalable solutions that strengthen organizational effectiveness and leadership readiness.

What you'll do as a Director, Talent Management

  • Execute a comprehensive talent management strategy that aligns talent priorities with business goals, workforce planning needs, and long-term organizational growth.
  • Evolve a connected talent ecosystem that integrates goal setting, feedback, performance management, talent reviews, career development, mobility, and succession planning into a seamless employee and manager experience.
  • Establish and iterate on talent management frameworks, governance models, and operating principles that drive consistency, scalability, and measurable business impact across the organization.
  • Advance the organization's approach to performance management, feedback, and employee development, fostering a culture of continuous growth, accountability, and learning.
  • Lead enterprise talent review and succession planning processes, partnering with Human Resources Business Partners and business leaders to strengthen workforce readiness, leadership continuity, and organizational capability.
  • Drive improvements in the quality and consistency of talent discussions, assessments, and development planning across the organization while expanding opportunities for feedback, coaching, and growth in the flow of work.
  • Partner closely with Learning and Development, People Analytics, HRIS , Internal Communications, Employee Relations, and business leaders to ensure talent initiatives work together as an integrated system that supports employee development and business performance.
  • Drive the adoption of talent intelligence and AI-enabled capabilities that provide leaders with actionable workforce insights, increase confidence in talent decisions, identify development opportunities, and strengthen workforce planning strategies.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, workforce readiness, and change management initiatives.

What you'll bring
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
  • At least 10 years of progressive experience in Talent Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Human Resources Strategy, Human Resources Business Partnership, or a related discipline.
  • Significant experience designing and leading enterprise talent strategies, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, career development, leadership development, and employee growth programs.
  • Proven success building and scaling talent programs that connect performance, development, career growth, and succession planning to support organizational effectiveness and long-term business success.
  • Strong understanding of how talent practices connect across the employee lifecycle to drive workforce capability, leadership readiness, and business performance.
  • Experience influencing senior executives and partnering with leadership teams to translate business strategy into talent priorities, workforce strategies, and actionable talent solutions.
  • Experience leveraging talent data, workforce analytics, and emerging technologies to improve talent outcomes, strengthen organizational decision-making, and provide meaningful business insights.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled talent and Human Resources technologies, along with a vision for how innovation can enhance talent management, workforce planning, manager effectiveness, and employee growth.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive adoption across diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to balance long-term vision with practical execution in complex, evolving environments.


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We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 169,600.00 USD - 212,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process.

About DraftKings

DraftKings is an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting operator. The company allows users to enter daily and weekly fantasy sports–related contests and win money based on individual player performances in five major American sports, Premier League and UEFA Champions League soccer, NASCAR auto racing, Canadian Football League, the XFL, mixed martial arts and Tennis. In August 2018, DraftKings launched DraftKings Sportsbook in New Jersey becoming the first legal mobile sports betting operator in the state. Since launching in New Jersey, DraftKings has opened mobile sports betting operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and opened in New Hampshire December 30, 2019 after reaching contract with the New Hampshire Lottery. Retail sports betting is available in Iowa, Mississippi and New York. DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail sports betting products allow bettors in each state engage in betting for most major U.S. and international sports. As of April 2016, the majority of U.S. states consider fantasy sports a game of skill and not gambling. In November 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports industry, reached an agreement to merge. However the merger was terminated in July 2017 due to it being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission as the combined company would have controlled a 90 percent of the market for daily fantasy sports. As of July 2017, DraftKings had eight million users.
Learn more about DraftKings
Size
3,400 employees
Market Cap
$4.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$577.9 million
Revenue
$292.3 million
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