Manager, Talent Management

Overview:

It All Starts with Our People

As the leader in automotive preventive maintenance, Valvoline has a proven track record of growth. We continue to invest in our people, processes, and technology to strengthen our ability to efficiently deliver Quick, Easy, Trusted service across all our stores – every day. We're not just in the car business; we're in the people business. And we're looking for humble, hungry, and smart people to help us shape the future of mobility. If you're hungry to drive change and seek a dynamic, collaborative environment that fuels both personal and professional growth, you've found your place with us.

Our highest priority is creating a welcoming workplace with team members from a wide variety of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Opportunity

Valvoline has a rewarding opportunity as a Manager, Talent Management. This position is responsible for improving how we understand, support, and plan for our most important asset—our people! This role utilizes data, organization, systems, and expertise to establish talent processes that support our entire organization. This role is a designer, partner, collaborator, and coach who supports our HR team and business leaders in engaging and retaining our talent. This position links our talent management approach to other important processes in HR and the business. This position builds consistency in our culture for managing talent risk and helps leaders take ownership of their role in helping their teams grow. As the organization develops more leadership offerings (such as development programs, coaching, mentoring, and diversity, equity, and inclusion), this individual will be involved in delivering and coordinating solutions for directors, managers, and HR team members.

How You'll Make a Difference

• Drive the design and influence the execution of the performance management process, including goal setting, quarterly reviews, and the year-end process. This includes planning how to leverage systems such as Workday, Power BI, and a learning management system to drive the ease and consistency of execution.
• Manage the annual talent review and succession planning process, ensuring robust communication, training, team calibration sessions, and follow-up on action items throughout the year. Champion the execution of planned development actions and equip the Director and HRBPs to partner with leadership effectively.
• Drive ongoing improvement, measurement, and change management of the talent process to ensure ongoing usefulness and to communicate return on investment.
• Manage life-cycle survey design, including the ability to track, analyze, and support employee engagement needs, activities, and concerns, and work to resolve issues with the applicable members of HR and Operations. This includes onboarding, engagement, offboarding, and ad-hoc employee surveys.
• Assist the Director in creating an approach for integrating and aligning all talent processes to create a smooth, user-friendly platform that brings together all talent processes within the employee lifecycle.
• Build alignment on culture through clear communication, development, and direction on identified talent, leadership, and engagement solutions.
• Drive, in partnership with the business and HRBPs, the usage of workforce, labor management, and DEI data in the recruiting, promotion, and succession processes to lower talent risk.
• Drive the career development approach and tools for the organization. Ensure understanding and usage of leadership offerings by prioritizing talent (up to Director level).
• Create and manage an internal talent database to facilitate cross-functional movement, increase understanding of internal talent, support internal talent moves, and enhance bench strength and mobility throughout Valvoline.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field
• Minimum of eight years of talent management-related experience
• Workday knowledge or similar talent system experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation (including PowerPoint) skills
• Strong coaching and feedback skills
• Project experience implementing global initiatives
• Demonstrates ability to build strong, mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels (particularly with senior and executive leadership)
• Ability to set ambitious goals and effectively plan and execute them to achieve success
• Demonstrates influencing skills, presence, and confidence necessary to secure commitment and lead the implementation of relevant programs across multiple levels in the organization, from individual contributors to Senior Vice Presidents
• Ability to receive initial guidance and then work independently to recommend suggested approaches
• Ability to understand our internal customers' needs and respond to them with solutions that exceed their expectations
• Develop solutions and consistently execute against those commitments while acting with the customer's best interest in mind
• Broad understanding and demonstrated application of multiple talent frameworks, methodologies, and approaches
• Successful track record of implementing large-scale talent management initiatives by applying change management frameworks
• Proven experience in determining key performance indicators for initiatives and measuring change impact
• Ability to project manage large-scale initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and aggressive timelines
• Keen interest in staying abreast of the latest innovations and technology in the talent management and individual development space
• Change, Process, or Project Management (PMP, Prosci, etc.) preferred
• 360-degree Feedback Tools (Korn Ferry, CCL, etc.) preferred
• Coaching or Assessment (ICF, MBTI, DISC, Hogan) preferred

We Take Care of the WHOLE You

• Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
• HSA and flexible spending accounts
• 401(k)  
• Incentive opportunity*
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays*
• Employee Assistance Program
• Valvoline Instant Oil Change discounts
• Tuition reimbursement*
• Adoption assistance* 

*Terms and conditions apply, and benefits may differ depending on position.

Your Path to Valvoline

Valvoline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Join us in revolutionizing the automotive aftermarket industry while enjoying competitive benefits, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for advancement. Apply now and become an integral part of our journey at Valvoline.

The Company endeavors to make its recruitment process accessible to any and all users.  Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to applicants with disabilities to facilitate equal opportunity throughout the recruitment and selection process.  Please contact Human Resources at 1.833.VVV.Report or email ECC@valvoline.com to make a request for reasonable accommodation during any aspect of the recruitment and selection process.  The contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.