Talent Manager

Salute Inc. • Austin, TX

4d

About The Position

The Talent Manager plays a critical role in building a future-ready workforce by attracting, developing, and retaining high-potential talent aligned to the organisation’s long-term strategy. This role goes beyond traditional recruitment, with a strong focus on early careers programmes, career planning, succession planning, leadership development and integrated talent management across the employee lifecycle.

You will partner closely with business leaders, HR, TA, People & Culture, and external stakeholders to design and deliver talent strategies that support growth, capability building, and employee engagement—particularly within technical, IT, and data center environments.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Talent Management ideally within technology, engineering, or infrastructure-driven environments.
• Experience designing or supporting talent and leadership development programmes, career pathways, or workforce development initiatives.
• Strong understanding of succession planning, career planning, and skills development.
• Experience contributing to employer branding, engagement, and retention strategies.
• Talent & Workforce Insight: Ability to analyze data and trends to inform talent decisions and future planning.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Strong relationship-building skills with leaders, hiring managers, and external partners.
• Technical Acumen: Understanding of technical, IT, and data centre roles and skills.
• Communication: Clear, confident communicator with the ability to influence and engage diverse audiences.
• Program Design: Capability to design and deliver scalable talent and development initiatives.
• Inclusion & Belonging: Demonstrated commitment to building inclusive talent practices and early-career access opportunities.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to operating in a global environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable talent acquisition strategies with a strong focus on early careers, including graduates, apprentices, interns, and emerging talent pipelines.
• Build sustainable partnerships with universities, training providers, early-career networks, and industry bodies.
• Ensure an inclusive, engaging, and high-quality candidate experience from attraction through onboarding.
• Contribute to workforce planning by identifying future capability needs and building proactive talent pipelines.
• Support career framework and career pathway development, enabling clear progression, mobility, and skills growth across the organisation.
• Partner with leaders to embed career conversations, mentoring, and coaching into the employee experience.
• Design and deliver structured leadership development programmes that build leadership capability and support future organisational growth.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify leadership capability gaps and implement targeted development initiatives, including coaching, mentoring, and stretch assignments.
• Lead and facilitate talent review processes, including the implementation and management of 9-box grid assessments to evaluate performance, potential, and leadership readiness.
• Work with business leaders to identify high-potential talent and create tailored development and progression plans.
• Track and analyse leadership development outcomes and talent data to inform workforce planning and continuous improvement of talent programmes.
• Support the evolution of performance management practices, promoting continuous feedback, development-focused reviews, and growth-oriented goal setting.
• Analyse engagement and retention data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, particularly for early-career and high-potential populations.
• Lead or contribute to engagement initiatives that support retention, internal mobility, and employee experience KPIs.
• Strengthen the organisation’s employer brand as an Employer of Choice, particularly within early-career and technical talent markets.
• Partner on social media, recruitment marketing, events, and community engagement initiatives to increase brand visibility.
• Represent the organisation at careers fairs, industry events, and networking forums.
• Stay up to date with market trends, talent intelligence, and best practices across talent acquisition, early careers, and talent management.
• Use data and insights to inform decision-making and continuously improve talent processes, tools, and candidate/employee experience.
• Support the VP People & Culture with broader People initiatives related to culture, engagement, and capability building.

Benefits

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy 8 company-paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, and PTO so you can rest, celebrate, and take care of what matters most.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including Medical, Dental, and Vision that you can enroll in starting on Day 1. Coverage begins the first of the month following 30-days of employment.
• Peace of Mind: The Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees, even if you do not participate in the benefits package.
• Your financial future matters: Enjoy our employer-supported 401(K) with immediate 100% vesting, plus a 3% employer match and a 50% match on the next 2%.
• Wellness Support: Access to HSA, mental health resources, and gym discounts—because your health matters.
• Extra Protection & Perks: Through discounted group programs, such as legal services, home & auto insurance, pet insurance, and ID theft protection for life’s unexpected moments.
• health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• gym discount
• mental health
• Discounted Group Life & AD&D
• Discounted Group Short & Long-term Disability
• 401(k) retirement matching
• PTO/paid holidays
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed