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The Head of Talent Management Strategy leads Jazz Pharmaceuticals' enterprise talent management strategy: how the organization identifies, assesses, develops, and moves talent. As a Strategic COE leader, this person sets the value-driven talent strategy, builds the enterprise talent assessment methodology, identifies critical roles, talent pools, owns leadership pipeline and succession planning, and shapes performance management and career pathing/talent mobility approaches used across the business. This is a highly visible role partnering directly with senior business leaders and HRBPs on leadership bench strength and critical talent development.

While the position is currently slated as a Director level role, we welcome applications from candidates with Senior Director level experience, as we are open to considering the creation of a requisition for individuals with additional expertise if Jazz determines that there is sufficient business need.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Architect a future-focused talent strategy, grounded in Jazzs value-driven talent approach, that fuels rapid business transformation, digital/AI evolution, and organizational agility.
• Partners with the Strategic Workforce Planning Lead to operationalize the enterprise skills taxonomy, and design and scale an internal Talent Marketplace that turns skills-based mobility and gig-based development into something employees can actually use.
• Modernize and scale succession planning for executive and critical roles, building pipeline strength Jazz can count on when transitions happen.
• Own the enterprise talent assessment methodology and calibration approach  the standard that gives leaders one consistent read on talent across the business.
• Evolve performance management into a high-performance enablement model, equipping managers with the coaching frameworks and tools to drive continuous feedback and real career growth.
• Identify the organizational capabilities Jazz's future business models will require, and build targeted development strategies for the talent segments that matter most.
• Partner with People Analytics, HR Technology, and Learning & Development to deploy modern talent systems (Workday Talent Optimization, AI talent matching) that give managers sharper talent insight and employees a better experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10+ years of progressive talent management experience inclusive of experience as an HR Business Partner
• Demonstrated experience designing and running enterprise succession planning and talent assessment processes
• Experience partnering with senior/executive stakeholders on leadership bench strength; mid-size company or life sciences/biotech experience a plus

• Proven experience designing, building, or operationalizing a skills-based talent strategy, including experience working with modern skills taxonomies and talent marketplaces
• Hands on experience with modern Talent Tech ecosystems
• A strong command of People Analytics and data driven decision making; ability to translate complex talent metrics into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leadership
• Experience with progressive performance enablement, continuous coaching and feedback cultures.

• Strategic Consultation, Systems Thinking, and Organizational Diagnostics
• Change Management and Executive Influence

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Bachelors Degree in a field that demonstrates strong analytical, human-centric, or business foundations required
• Master's degree in or equivalent advanced degree is highly preferred
• Change management certifications preferred

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FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazzs Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html