Acuity Brands, Inc

Talent Management Partner

Acuity Brands, Inc • $85K — $185K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, Education, or related field preferred.
  • 5-7 years of experience in talent management, HR, or organizational development.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise talent practices like performance management and succession planning.
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in using talent data and reporting tools.
  • Excellent communication skills for creating leader-facing materials and documentation.
  • Trusted partner with a focus on associate growth and practical execution.

Responsibilities

  • Support execution and improvement of talent processes including performance management and succession planning.
  • Partner with HR and business leaders to enable data-informed talent practices.
  • Develop tools and resources to simplify talent processes for leaders.
  • Coordinate annual talent activities, including data collection and meeting preparation.
  • Analyze talent and performance data to identify themes and development opportunities.
  • Facilitate talent discussions to help leaders make evidence-based decisions.
  • Support program adoption and continuous improvement across talent programs.

Benefits

  • Generous health care, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401K benefits with company matching.
  • Flexible work-from-home options across the U.S.
  • Opportunities for travel as part of the role.
Full Job Description
Work location:
  • This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes travel as part of the responsibilities.
  • This position requires on-site presence in Remote US-Non Cali, Atlanta, GA, Remote US-Cali, following a hybrid work model.
  • This position requires on-site presence in Remote US-Non Cali, Atlanta, GA, Remote US-Cali, must report to the office every business day.


Job Summary

The Talent Management Partner supports the design, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise talent processes that help Acuity identify, develop, and mobilize talent against business needs. This individual contributor role partners across HR, business leaders, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Technology, Analytics, and global stakeholders to enable consistent, practical, and data-informed talent practices.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys turning strategy into practical tools, processes, and leader-ready materials that make it easier to develop talent, support meaningful career growth, strengthen leadership readiness, and connect associate contribution to business impact.

The role supports core talent work including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, internal mobility, career development, engagement listening, manager action planning, change communications, program adoption, and talent data quality to enable stronger enterprise reporting and better-informed decisions.

This role offers flexibility to work from home anywhere in the U.S. and requires travel as a regular part of the role.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

  • Support the execution and continuous improvement of enterprise talent processes, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, development planning, calibration, and internal mobility.
  • Partner with HR, business leaders, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Technology, Analytics, and global stakeholders to enable consistent, practical, and data-informed talent practices.
  • Develop tools, templates, communications, dashboards, and leader-facing resources that make talent processes easier to understand, adopt, and execute.
  • Coordinate annual and cyclical talent activities, including timelines, stakeholder inputs, data collection, meeting preparation, readiness materials, and follow-up actions.
  • Analyze talent, performance, succession, mobility, and engagement data to identify themes, risks, readiness gaps, and development opportunities.
  • Facilitate and support talent review, calibration, succession, engagement, and development planning discussions to help leaders make consistent, evidence-based decisions.
  • Support program adoption, change communications, process documentation, data governance, reporting accuracy, and continuous improvement across talent programs and tools.
  • Help embed inclusive, values-driven talent practices that support associate growth, internal movement, leadership readiness, and better enterprise decision-making.


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Psychology, Education, or a related field preferred, with 5-7 years of experience in talent management, HR, organizational development, or related talent functions.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise talent practices, including talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, development planning, career pathways, internal mobility, and leadership readiness.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex work, coordinate stakeholders, facilitate talent discussions, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Strong analytical and systems fluency, with experience using talent data, dashboards, HR platforms, reporting tools, and data validation processes to identify insights and improve reporting accuracy.
  • Excellent communication and change enablement skills, including the ability to create clear leader-facing materials, executive-ready summaries, process documentation, adoption resources, and stakeholder readiness plans.
  • Trusted, people-centered partner who balances consistency, confidentiality, business judgment, practical execution, and a genuine commitment to helping associates grow, contribute, and do meaningful work.
  • Ability to travel for business as needed


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting talent process implementation or transformation in a global, matrixed organization.
  • Experience with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar enterprise talent platforms is a plus.
  • Experience translating employer brand, associate value proposition, or culture messaging into HR-owned processes, communications, tools, or associate lifecycle moments is a plus.

The range for this position is $85,700.00 to $185,400.00 USD. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant's experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ

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