Hunter Industries

Talent Programs Manager

Hunter Industries$114K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
  • Minimum 3 years in a supervisory role.
  • Experience in a Center of Excellence (CoE) model preferred.
  • Familiarity with global or matrixed organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement enterprise talent management programs that align with business goals.
  • Manage the Talent Programs team, including hiring and performance management.
  • Lead performance management processes, from goal setting to performance evaluations.
  • Drive succession planning by establishing role criticality and identifying high-potential talent.
  • Partner with Learning & Development and HR teams to enhance leadership capabilities.
  • Create and execute change management strategies for talent program adoption.
  • Utilize data and analytics to assess program effectiveness and guide talent strategy.

Benefits

  • Outstanding corporate culture with a commitment to values.
  • Beautifully landscaped campus with walking trails.
  • On-site wellness center offering fitness classes and personal training.
  • Engaging company events and community involvement activities.
  • Opportunities for career development and participation in profit sharing.
Full Job Description
Hunter Industries is seeking a Talent Programs Manager who designs, delivers, and continuously improves, enterprise-wide talent programs, including but not limited to performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and skills initiatives. This role translates talent strategy into scalable, well-adopted programs that provide leaders with consistent, effective processes to strengthen performance, leadership capability, and organizational bench strength across the talent lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

  • Designs and implements enterprise talent management programs, including performance management, career development, talent assessment, and succession planning, to build organizational capability and support business objectives.
  • Manages the Talent Programs team and is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and other people leadership activities
  • Leads the enterprise performance management process, including goal setting, performance conversations, calibration, and alignment with development, rewards, and succession planning strategies.
  • Drives the enterprise succession planning and talent review processes by defining role criticality, readiness criteria, and high-potential identification standards, and ensuring consistent evaluation of performance and potential.
  • Partners with Learning & Development, Employee Relations and HR Business Partners to support actionable development framework that strengthens leadership bench depth and future readiness.
  • Develops and executes change management efforts for talent programs by driving stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption to ensure successful implementation and sustained impact.
  • Uses data, analytics, and key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness, identify trends, and inform strategic talent decisions.
  • Partners with HRIS to support the technology, reporting, and system processes that enable talent programs, including system enhancements, testing, reporting, and continuous improvement.
  • Builds strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and serves as a resource to support adoption and effective use of talent programs.


Education / Training Required and Preferred:

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field of study or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
  • PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification preferred.


Experience Required and Preferred:

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
  • Minimum 3 years of supervisory responsibilities.
  • Experience working within a Center of Excellence (CoE) model preferred.
  • Exposure to global or matrixed organizations preferred.


What You Bring:

  • Requires excellent organization, planning and project management skills, the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks, and to work within timelines and deadlines.
  • Requires excellent relationship and trust-building, business partnering and interpersonal skills; the ability to interface with all employees at all levels; high level of personal integrity and confidentiality.
  • Requires strong business acumen, the ability to be an effective team player with an unwavering commitment to delivering desired results.
  • Requires strong knowledge of current applicable federal, state, and local employment law/regulations and HR practices, including methods and techniques used in organizational development, talent management, conflict resolution, total rewards administration and training and development.
  • Requires strong detail-orientation and accuracy coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Requires strong listening, presentation, training, influencing and negotiation skills.
  • Requires computer proficiency in Windows, MS Office and HRIS systems.


What We Offer:

  • Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
  • Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
  • On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
  • FUN company events!
  • Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
  • Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus


Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers

The annual salary for this opportunity ranges from $114,000 - $130,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected annual salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

About Hunter Industries

Hunter Industries is a manufacturer of irrigation systems and landscape lighting, based in San Marcos, California. The company was founded in 1981 by Edwin J. Hunter and Paul Hunter. Hunter Industries produces a range of products for residential and commercial irrigation, including sprinklers, valves, controllers, and sensors. The company also offers landscape lighting products, including LED lights and transformers. Hunter Industries has a global presence, with offices and distribution centers in more than 125 countries.
Learn more about Hunter Industries
Size
2,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1981

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