Job Description

Summary

We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all theyve been given.

At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want todayand tomorrow.

This is a great opportunity to leverage your talent management expertise to support our transformation journey. Given our ambitious transformation and business growth goals talent is our top priority. Reporting to Director, Leadership Development, you will have the responsibility of executing enterprise-wide solutions, processes and best practices of talent management. You will work closely with our broader HR team, Legal, and business leaders to develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated talent management strategy to accelerate our high-performing culture and ensure robust, diverse and ready talent pipelines.

Job Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

* Proactively partner with Talent, HRIS, HR business partners (HRBP), business leaders and the broader HR community to prioritize talent management initiatives.
* Lead the development and deployment of best-in-class talent management practices such as performance management, career development, talent assessment, talent review and succession planning.
* Integrate diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout talent management processes, systems and programs.
* Partner with HR, Legal and other key internal stakeholders to develop talent assessment framework, standardized & compliant assessment practices, and vetted external resources to support talent assessment requirements for selection and development purposes.
* Partner with HR and business leaders to integrate Thrivent shared purpose, values, leadership competencies, workforce value proposition, talent & total reward philosophy throughout our talent management efforts.
* Provide consultation for HRBPs and business leaders with regards to talent strategy and talent planning for specific teams.
* Ensure solutions reflect strategic alignment of business priorities, leading-edge thinking, and proven effective practices in the industry.
* Effectively evaluate, source and manage external service providers to meet project deliverables as well as financial and compliance requirements.
* Build and lead extended teams of directly aligned resources, stakeholders and matrixed resources to deliver on key initiatives.
* Develop and report on key metrics of programs and processes to monitor trends, demonstrate meaningful impact, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Required Job Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree required. Masters Degree in a related field preferred (e.g. human resources, organization development, MBA, I/O psychology, etc.).
* At least 8 years of progressive experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
* Demonstrated expertise and proven track record in talent management practices.
* Extensive experience influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
* Experience in other human resource roles (HRBP, talent analytics, HR operations, etc) preferred.
* Expertise in talent management practices (such as talent assessment, talent strategy, performance management, succession planning, talent development, etc).
* Strong business acumen, ability to connect the dots, identify strategic business priorities and drive meaningful impact in pragmatic and sustainable ways.
* Strategic thinker with strong conceptual ability, coupled with a proven track record of executing initiatives with excellence.
* Analytical thinking, skilled at deriving insights from data and conceptualizing strategies to address business-critical issues.
* Exceptional communication and influencing skills. Ability to build trusted relationships with senior business leaders.
* Ability to effectively work under pressure, handle highly sensitive issues and manage competing priorities.
* Excellent coaching and consultation skills.
* Collaborative leader, able to challenge the status quo while building effective partnerships with key stakeholders.
* Continuous learner to keep up with emerging trends and integrate latest evidence and insights in the industry.
* Location: Minneapolis preferred. Virtual work will also be considered, with ability to travel 25-75% time to Minneapolis and other regions in the US.

Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.