Talent Programs Manager - Chicago, IL

National Guard Employment Network$120K — $134K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, or related field
  • 8 years of experience in workforce planning and talent management
  • Experience with leadership assessment design and program execution
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives with a strategic vision

Responsibilities

  • Design and govern enterprise talent processes and assessments
  • Lead initiatives from concept through implementation
  • Operationalize new processes, ensuring long-term value realization
  • Oversee pre-employment testing and ensure compliance
  • Utilize data and insights to guide decision-making and stakeholder communication

Benefits

  • Focus on military-affiliated job seekers
  • Opportunities for career advancement in a supportive environment
  • On-site work to foster collaboration and team dynamics
  • Emphasis on continuous improvement and quality outcomes
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams for diverse project exposure
Full Job Description
Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Primary Purpose of Position

This position is responsible for the design and governance of enterprise talent processes, assessments, and inclusion focused practices that enable fair, effective hiring and employee development. The role ensures that skills architecture, assessment strategies, and employee transition experiences are aligned to business needs, grounded in data, compliant with regulatory standards, and consistently applied across the organization. Through disciplined project management, change leadership, and strong process governance, this position drives quality and continuous improvement across the talent lifecycle.

Primary Duties and Accountabilities

Ensure work and enterprise talent processes are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with high quality outcomes and business strategy, continuously improving frameworks to drive consistency and effectiveness.
Lead initiatives from concept through implementation, establishing clear milestones, anticipating risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts.
Ensure new processes, programs, and technologies are effectively operationalized by driving behavior change and long term value realization.
Govern pre-employment testing, including structure, maintenance, data analysis, and continuous improvement to ensure efficacy, efficiency, and compliance.
Use data, insights, and trend analysis to inform decisions and recommendations and communicates complex ideas clearly to leaders and cross functional stakeholders.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Psychology, or related field
8 years of experience in workforce planning, pre-employment testing, and talent management processes
Experience with leadership assessment design, validation, and program execution
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and critical thinking skills
Proven ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution across multiple initiatives simultaneously
Experience leading cross-functional teams working on complex projects
Preferred Qualifications

Strong negotiation, analytical, communication skills and vendor relations
Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in industrial organizational psychology, leadership, or a related field

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