Director of Talent (Part-Time)

Position: Director of Talent (Part-Time) Location: Boston, MA Job Id: 145 # of Openings: 1 Director Of Talent About Vantage Partners Headquartered in Boston, Vantage Partners is a consulting and training firm that helps companies innovate more quickly, execute with greater discipline, and collaborate more effectively for sustained impact and growth. At a high level, Vantage specializes in providing training to enhance negotiation, collaboration, and leadership skills; supporting commercial sales and negotiation teams; and advising on alliance and integration processes. We often combine these areas of expertise to deliver solutions addressing behavior and skill gaps as well as process and structural challenges as we serve clients worldwide. Our Fortune 2000 clients span many industries, primarily falling in life sciences, energy and extractions, professional services, technology, and manufacturing. At Vantage, we are a team of intellectually fearless and relentlessly resourceful collaborators. Our Culture Code guides our interactions with each other and our clients. We take our work extremely seriously without ever taking ourselves too seriously. Whether we are gathering Thursday afternoons for a weekly snack time, enjoying our annual off-site “Fun Day”, working together to better our communities as part of Vantage Volunteers, or building skills via regular in-office training sessions, we inspire and support each other to be innovative problem-solvers and stretch our thinking to produce unique insights. Role Overview We are seeking a strategic HR/Talent leader with strong expertise in employee development and performance management to help enhance and evolve how we set goals, provide feedback, and develop talent across the firm. This role will focus on assessing and strengthening our performance management framework, supporting leaders in effective performance conversations, and ensuring our practices align with business goals and drive a high‑performing culture. Partnering closely with senior leadership, this individual will provide data‑driven insights and help translate business priorities into practical people strategies, while contributing to broader talent initiatives within a growing professional services environment. Key Responsibilities Performance Management Assess the effectiveness of current performance practices and recommend enhancements to refresh, update and improve our performance management framework. Support ongoing performance management activities including goal setting, feedback cycles, and performance reviews. Coach leaders and managers on effective performance conversations, feedback delivery, and development planning. Provide input and support for learning and development programming. Help translate business goals into practical people strategies and initiatives. Offer insights and recommendations based on industry best practices and trends in professional services and training consulting. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on all matters related to talent strategy. Qualifications & Experience 7+ years of broad HR experience including talent management and performance management. Prior experience in professional services, consulting, or similar client‑based environments strongly preferred. Experience designing, developing and supporting organization‑wide talent management programs that cover performance management, talent development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship management. Previous experience in capturing metrics and producing various employment reports. Strong background in learning and development, talent retention, and leadership coaching. Proven experience leading or significantly influencing recruitment strategies and hiring processes. Skills Collaborative, consultative style with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders. Ability to design and implement full‑cycle performance management programs. Able to translate strategic‑level thinking and planning into pragmatic plans, then execute. Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. High level of judgment, discretion, and professionalism. Comfortable navigating ambiguity and scaling talent practices in a growing firm. Ability to work on‑site in Boston office twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) strongly preferred. Salary Range: The annual salary range for this position is $95,000 to $125,000. The final compensation offered will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, and qualifications. This role is structured on a fractional (part‑time) basis, and compensation will be prorated based on the agreed work schedule. Vantage Partners is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr