Director, Talent (Talent Management and Learning)

Director, Talent (Talent Management and Learning) BrandSafway

Address 5240 E. Great Southwest Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30336, US

Compensation $175,000.00 - $200,000.00/year

Schedule Full time

Highlights

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field


• 10+ years of experience in talent management, human resources, or a related field, with at least 5 years in a leadership or director role


• Proven track record of driving talent management strategy

Description

At BrandSafway, we know our employees are our greatest asset, which is why we give them the tools, training, and resources to be successful. Come join our growing team!

Director Talent, (Talent Management and Learning)

At BrandSafway, we know our employees are our greatest asset, which is why we give them the tools, training, and resources to be successful. Come join our growing team.

We are looking for a Director, Talent to lead enterprise strategies that strengthen leadership, develop workforce capabilities, foster employee engagement and support business performance. The Director, Talent will oversee talent management, training & development, as well as organizational effectiveness and employee engagement and listening. Working closely with senior leaders, the Director will translate business priorities and workforce insights into practical programs that build a strong leadership pipeline, bridge skills gaps and prepare employees for future opportunities, and improve organizational performance. The Director will lead a team and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, operations, sales and HR Business Partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated talent strategy aligned with BrandSafway's business priorities and workforce needs.


• Lead enterprise performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, career development, and leadership development.


• Oversee execution of the annual performance management and calibration cycle, ensuring consistent and timely implementation across the business.


• Strengthen leadership pipelines by identifying critical roles, assessing organizational readiness, and developing future leaders.


• Lead the employee engagement and listening strategy, including enterprise surveys, pulse surveys, focus groups, listening sessions, action planning, and organizational health measurement.


• Guide the implementation of enterprise employee listening and engagement initiatives, including vendor partnerships, survey deployment, and follow-through on action plans.


• Translate employee feedback and workforce data into clear priorities and practical actions that strengthen engagement, retention, accountability, leadership effectiveness, and business performance.


• Partner with operations and functional leaders to develop training that strengthens workforce capability, safety, productivity, and jobsite performance.


• Partner with commercial leaders to develop sales training and enablement programs that improve product and solution knowledge, consultative selling, and sales effectiveness.


• Assess and evolve sales training and development programs to address changing commercial priorities and field needs.


• Design and rapidly deploy practical onboarding and development programs for branch managers and other frontline leaders in partnership with regional operations.


• Establish consistent learning standards while adapting programs to the needs of regions, functions, branches, and employee groups.


• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify talent gaps, workforce risks, capability needs, and organizational effectiveness opportunities.


• Establish clear measures of success and use talent, engagement, learning, and business data to evaluate impact and continuously improve programs.


• Lead change management for major business and workforce initiatives in partnership with Communications, HR, and business leaders.


• Evaluate and strengthen the systems, tools, content, and external partnerships that support talent and learning priorities.


• Develop and manage the function's budget, resources, and operating plan.


• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team.


• Lead and stabilize a consolidated, geographically distributed team, clarifying responsibilities.


• Foster an inclusive, accountable, and high-performance culture that encourages continuous learning, collaboration, and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, or a related field; master's degree preferred.


• 10+ years of progressive experience in talent management, learning and development, employee engagement, organizational development, or related discipline.


• Strong field and operational experience, with an understanding of the development needs of frontline employees and leaders.


• Experience working in industrial services, construction, manufacturing, or similarly decentralized, field-intensive operations strongly preferred.


• Demonstrated success building or transforming talent and learning programs in evolving organizations with shifting priorities and limited established processes.


• Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to connect talent and development investments to operational, commercial, and financial outcomes.


• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior executives and build alignment across a complex, matrixed organization.


• Excellent executive communication, presentation, facilitation, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.


• Ability to engage effectively with senior executives, branch managers, and frontline employees, balancing executive presence with an approachable, hands-on leadership style.


• Experience leading teams, managing budgets, and overseeing external partners or vendors.


• Professional certifications such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CPTD, or comparable credentials are preferred.

BrandSafway offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance along with a generous 401k plan.

About Us:

BrandSafway is a leading global provider of access, specialized services, and forming and shoring solutions to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets. Through a network of ~340 strategic locations across 25 countries and ~40,000 employees, BrandSafway delivers a full range of industrial service solutions. BrandSafway supports maintenance and refurbishment projects as well as new construction and expansion plans with unmatched service from expert local labor and management. Today’s BrandSafway is At Work For You® — leveraging innovation and economies of scale to increase safety and productivity, while remaining nimble and responsive.

BrandSafway, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, special disabled or veteran status.

Notice to all potential job candidates:
Please be advised that BrandSafway will never require or ask for any fee from you in exchange for being considered, hired, promoted, transferred or having ongoing employment with us. It is a violation of our Code of Conduct if any employee requests any money or fee from you in exchange for tentatively special treatment or consideration. If anyone, regardless of whether an existing employee, or anyone else, requests payment of any fee in exchange for being hired into our company, you may confidentially contact our HR Compliance department at View email address on click.appcast.io and provide the name of the individual and any other documentation or proof of such an act.

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