About the RoleEquitable is looking for a Team Member, Talent Strategy & Programming candidate to join the Talent Strategy & Programming Team, one of several teams within the Innovation & Design Office. You will develop a comprehensive, fit for purpose, data driven talent lifecycle strategy, built from first principles, and deliver fresh programming that targets the right talent with the right opportunities at the right times. You will also partner with senior stakeholders to problem solve, design and develop measurable and impactful data-driven solutions. To succeed in this role, you will need to be able to work independently but also collaborate with and lead others, thrive in an ambiguous environment and have a relentless focus on outcomes. You will be a builder with low-ego energized by the challenges that come with creating new things.
What You'll Be Doing- Continuously improve Equitable' s enterprise talent strategy, informed by data, to target the right people with the right opportunities at the right times
- Build new, comprehensive talent segmentation profiles from first principles
- Collaborate with business and corporate partners to understand talent needs and develop talent programming that support those needs, ensuring our talent strategy aligns to company goals
- Continually assess talent program portfolio through data driven success measure and qualitative participant and stakeholder feedback
- Identify and address factors that contribute to employee turnover, implementing strategies that demonstrably improve talent outcomes
- Execute on fit for purpose talent programs, from coordinating logistics (e.g. rotations, events, demos) to interfacing with key stakeholders (e.g. communicating updates, answering questions, engaging for leadership) and manage participants (e.g. in some cases, owning junior talent performance development) to deliver
- Work with Organizational Analytics & Reporting and Dynamic Skills Lab teams to make data driven decision on talent populations and deliver world-class learning experiences that drive measurable skill acquisition
What we're looking forA passionate talent strategy guru who:
- Is a first-class problem-solver and excels in future-proofing employees
- Drills down to root causes to clearly identify and articulate core problems, not symptoms
- Is able to explore new domains and grasp complex concepts quickly
- Leverages outside research and industry trends to provide thought leadership
- Combines strong logical thinking with the ability to formulate creative solutions
An outcome-driven team member who:
- Takes ownership of workstreams and relentlessly focuses on driving results
- Is a "do-er" - can build & structure unique curricula aligned to employee segments and NWOW
- Perseveres in the face of challenges and even thrives on uncertainty and ambiguity
- Shows good judgment about when to get input or ask for help
- Is low-ego and willing to do whatever it takes to help the team succeed, however small
An effective listener, communicator, and facilitator who:
- Actively listens to stakeholders' needs and can take the perspective of counterparts
- Synthesize complex ideas into simple language and actionable next steps
- Brings people together to build consensus and co-create solutions
- Demonstrates powerful oral and written communications skills
We are looking for a future leader who has established analytical skills, understands the financial services space-specifically, the Retirement and Asset Management industries-is comfortable interacting with executives and is excited to work through Agile principles & practices. Candidates must be comfortable working in a high-profile, dynamic environment and must be willing to support various projects, often simultaneously.
This position offers a hybrid work schedule, with an on-site presence of 2-3 days per week combining flexibility with team collaboration.
The base salary range for this position is $95,000 - $120,000. Actual base salaries vary based on skills, experience, and geographical location. In addition to base pay, Equitable provides compensation to reward performance with base salary increases, spot bonuses, and short-term incentive compensation opportunities. Eligibility for these programs depends on level and functional area of responsibility.
For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program
QualificationsWhat You Will BringRequired Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required OR 8+ years of experience
- 5+ years of experience in talent strategy, learning & development, organizational effectiveness, or a related field
- 3+ years developing unique talent programming from scratch and facilitating sessions
- 3+ years delivering learning and development training
- Proven ability to translate data, research, and stakeholder input into clear statements, insights, data and trends to influence strategic talent decisions
- Experience using both quantitative data and qualitative feedback to assess program effectiveness and inform decisions
- Experience managing multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast paced, high visibility environment
- Established project management and execution skills, including ownership of end to end
- Effective listening and facilitation skills, including the ability to build consensus among diverse stakeholders
- Professional presence and comfort interacting with senior leaders
- Demonstrated ability to leverage external research, benchmarks, or industry trends to provide thought leadership
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Agile principles and practices, including iterative development and continuous improvement
- Financial services industry experience
- Deep experience training and coaching people
- Experience mining talent data for insights and targeted programming
- Proven interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment
- Reliable with excellent prioritization skills and a clear focus on results
- Self-starter and comfortable interacting up, down and across the organization
- Professional presence and comfort interacting with senior leaders
SkillsEmployee Development Strategies: Knowledge of employee development objectives and methods; ability to design, implement and monitor an organization's employee development strategies.
Organizational Change Management: Knowledge of key roles, activities and major issues affecting change management; ability to align the organization's people and culture with changes in business strategy, organizational structure, technology and business processes.
Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
Program Management: Knowledge of the policies and techniques to manage a set of related projects within a program; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control the set of projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve program objectives.
Talent Management: Knowledge of the critical competencies required to achieve intended results; ability to generate consistent approaches for hiring, selection, retaining and leveraging talent across the organization.
