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Talent Planning & Insights Manager

Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10088997 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted May 10, 2024

Job Summary:

Job Summary

Talent & Succession Planning for Disney Experiences (DX) is looking for a Talent Planning & Insights Manager based in FL for a role that will report to the Director, Talent & Succession Planning, to work with HR and other related functional business leaders to design and implement programs and support tools to enable advanced talent planning practices, succession planning strategies, and effective systems supporting annual employee performance processes.

About the Role & Team

The Disney Experiences (DX) Talent & Succession Planning team is a global segment-focused team that develops and leads talent strategies for all levels of leaders and applying these strategies to plan and place talent toward critical organizational roles over time. These strategies include partnering on leadership and executive development programs, technology solutions, and integrated processes to support the identification of talent and their growth at various points of their career and aligning placement and opportunities grounded in business priorities.

Responsibilities:

  • Consult with HR partners and business leaders to create and deliver talent development solutions that address business needs.

  • Design and implement programs that supply the organization with trained executives in accordance with the organization's talent plans and strategies

  • Coordinates systems and processes in the effective documentation and storage of annual performance management activities, including but not limited to, appraisal, counseling, promotion and placement

  • Leverage workforce analytics to identify talent development strategies and evaluate their impact on business performance.

  • Integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategies throughout talent strategies

  • Partner with HRBPS and Company Leaders to improve leader trainings including quality conversations/crucial conversations/managing conflict and leading through change

  • Support the tools and process that enable strong career development paths unique to client groups (e.g. Technologists)

  • Design and implement tools to support the talent calibration process

  • Rigorously keep up with consulting/training industry trends to provide effective and relevant learning solutions to client groups.

  • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships across the HR and business community

Basic Qualifications

  • 5 or more years of multifaceted experience in performance consulting, training, learning and development, organizational development, culture transformation and/or team development

  • Strong consultant skills and prioritization/organization skills in a fast-paced business and learning environment

  • Ability to gain credibility and influence executive audiences with strong executive interpersonal skills

  • Proven project management, organizational skills and confidentiality with critical information

  • Ability to synthesize large amounts of data to make strategic recommendations and the ability to see gaps and improve accuracy of data-driven decision making

  • Ability to stay on top of industry and organizational knowledge

  • Ability to build relationships with teams across units and geographies, adjusting style where appropriate

  • Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

  • Problem solving and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience as a learning and development or performance consultant for a Fortune 100 company

  • Extensive knowledge in talent and development strategies

  • Experience with talent strategies for sophisticated businesses that include a spectrum of employee types, from executive to entry-level including related certifications

Required Education

  • BA/BS in Business, Education, Instructional Design, Psychology, Performance Consulting, Training/Curriculum Development, Communications, or related field – OR – Relevant equivalent experience

Preferred Education

  • Advanced Degree or equivalent experience in Education, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Behavior/Psychology, or Organizational Development/Effectiveness

  • Formal certification/education/experience in applying learning models, adult development theory, or curriculum development

About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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