Director, Talent

Trimac Transportation & Family of Companies

$100K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Talent, Learning, or Organizational Development with leadership roles.
  • Ability to lead enterprise talent strategy and large-scale program execution.
  • Experience across the full talent lifecycle: acquisition, workforce planning, succession, leadership development.
  • Proficient in using data and technology (including AI tools) to enhance talent outcomes.
  • Strong business acumen linking talent initiatives to operational and financial results.
  • Excellent communication skills to engage and influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and drive the delivery of talent strategy aligned with growth plans across North America.
  • Translate business strategy into actionable workforce plans and talent actions.
  • Lead an integrated talent portfolio spanning acquisition, onboarding, and performance management.
  • Evolve to a skills-based organization by building critical future capabilities.
  • Design and scale leadership and employee development programs to enhance performance.
  • Drive internal mobility and development pathways for critical roles.
  • Embed AI and automation in talent processes to boost efficiency and quality.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance along with other health and wellness benefits.
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays.
  • Paid time off dedicated to volunteer activities in the community.
  • Pension Plan for retirement savings.
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program for educational advancement.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
Full Job Description
Job Details

Are you a highly motivated self-starter who continually seeks new opportunities to drive meaningful change? Are you energized by building modern, scalable talent solutions in a dynamic, growth-oriented organization? Do you believe that strong relationships and partnerships are critical to delivering exceptional outcomes?

Trimac is a North American company with over 75 years of history, entering a new phase of growth and transformation as we embrace a more data-driven, technology-enabled future.

As a member of our People & Culture leadership team, the Director, Talent will lead the evolution and execution of an integrated talent strategy across Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Leadership Development.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role is accountable for ensuring Trimac has the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles at the right time, enabling the organization's strategic growth and operational priorities.

This leader will play a critical role in shaping a future-ready workforce, embedding AI and automation into talent practices, and scaling organizational capability to support a high-performance, people-centric culture.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Talent Strategy & Execution
  • In collaboration with our leaders, identifies, develops, and drives the delivery of our talent strategy to meet our current and future people needs accelerating the strategic growth plans of the business across North America.
  • Translates business strategy into workforce plans, capability requirements, and talent actions that enable organizational performance.
  • Leads an integrated talent portfolio including acquisition, onboarding, performance, succession, and development.


Capability Building & Talent Transformation
  • Leads the evolution to a more skills-based organization, identifying and building the critical capabilities required for the future of work.
  • Designs and scales leadership and employee development programs that accelerate enterprise capability and performance.
  • Drives internal mobility, emerging talent programs, and development pathways that strengthen pipelines for critical roles.
  • Embeds AI and automation into talent processes to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability across the employee lifecycle.
  • Builds capability across leaders and P&C teams in AI fluency, data literacy, and modern talent practices, recognizing these as essential skills for the future workforce.


Talent Programs & Excellence
  • Leads enterprise talent processes including:
  • Talent acquisition and onboarding
  • Talent reviews and succession planning
  • Performance management and development planning
  • High-potential identification and leadership development
  • Ensures programs are scalable, standardized, and data-driven, with clear linkage to business outcomes.
  • Partners with leaders to strengthen coaching, feedback, and performance expectations across the organization.
  • Advances the use of talent analytics and workforce insights to enable proactive, evidence-based decisions.
  • Partners with leaders to support acquisition integration, including:
  • Talent assessment and retention strategies
  • Leadership alignment and capability evaluation
  • Integration of talent processes and practices


Leadership & Team Accountability
  • Leads and develops a high-performing Talent team in collaboration with our leaders, identifies, develops, and drives the delivery of our talent strategy to meet our current and future people needs accelerating the strategic growth plans of the business across North America. With strong enterprise mindset, business acumen, and capability in modern talent practices.
  • Partners across People & Culture and the broader business to ensure alignment, clarity, and impact.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in Talent, Learning, or Organizational Development, including leadership responsibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise talent strategy and large-scale program execution in a complex organization.
  • Strong experience across the full talent lifecycle, including acquisition, workforce planning, succession, leadership development, and engagement.
  • Experience leveraging data, analytics, and technology (including AI-enabled tools) to improve talent outcomes.
  • Proven ability to diagnose talent and organizational needs and translate them into actionable strategies.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to link talent initiatives to operational and financial outcomes.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and align senior leaders.
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and able to lead through ambiguity in a fast-paced, evolving environment.


Benefits

We invest in our employee's growth through training and development programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package such as:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and many more health and wellness benefits
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays
  • Paid time off for volunteer activities to help give back to our communities
  • Pension Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program to achieve your educational goals
  • Continuous learning and career development


Safety Commitments

  • We make safety a part of every decision
  • We make safety personal
  • We have the courage to intervene

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