Senior Director of Talent Management

About The Company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on raising the bar with innovation and building belonging through our culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique purpose: to create joy around each table and inspire a healthier tomorrow for every community.

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carr's, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers Market. We support our stores with 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants.

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What You Will Be Doing

The Senior Director of Talent Management will lead enterprise-wide talent strategies that enable associate growth, positively impact our culture, support business success, and enhance the associate experience at Albertsons Companies.

This role is responsible for Performance Management, Talent Reviews, Succession Planning, Associate Listening/Assessments throughout the full employee lifecycle,and Organizational Development & Effectiveness. This role will report to the GVP of Talent.

This role requires a deep understanding of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology principles and organizational effectiveness strategies

The position will be based in Boise, Idaho or Dallas, Texas.

Main Responsibilities

As the Senior Director of Talent Management, you will be responsible for:

• Performance Management
• Oversee the design and execution of a performance management approach that enables a high-performing culture of feedback, drives accountability, engagement, and continuous development.
• Evolve performance processes to ensure alignment with business goals, leadership expectations, and associate growth.
• Implement data-driven approaches to measure and enhance performance effectiveness across all levels.
• Talent Reviews & Succession Planning:
• Design and implement a talent strategy that embeds talent best practices into our culture, enables business success, and associate growth.
• Lead the Talent Review and Succession Planning processes, ensuring robust pipelines for key roles and future leadership needs with strong talent.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and develop high-potential talent and accelerate readiness for critical roles.
• Associate Listening & Assessments
• Lead enterprise-wide associate listening strategies, including engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and focus groups, to gather meaningful insights and inform talent strategies.
• Oversee associate assessments throughout the full employee lifecycle, including hiring assessments, leadership evaluations, and 360-degree feedback tools.
• Translate employee feedback and assessment data into actionable insights and strategic initiatives.
• Talent Ecosystem Enablement:
• Lead the Talent COE teams ensuring quality, associate-focused programs and content are created and implemented with excellence, ensuring positive impacts to the business and associates.
• Ensure that all talent management initiatives align with and reinforce company culture, values, and business objectives.
• Design and implement innovative talent strategies that enhance associate engagement, retention, and career growth.
• Drive thought leadership and vision in talent strategy, bringing external best practices and research to inform decision-making.
  
  

What We Are Searching For

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

• Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational effectiveness, and performance management.
• Proven success in designing and implementing enterprise-wide talent strategies in a large, complex business organization resulting in meaningful outcomes.
• Strong expertise in psychometric assessment design and data-driven talent decision-making.
• Experience leading associate listening strategies, including survey design, data analysis, and action planning.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights and strategies.
• Excellent internal consulting skills with the ability to influence cross-functional peers and senior leaders.
• Proven history of successfully leading organizations through change utilizing change management best practices.
• Retail, grocery, or consumer-facing industry experience preferred.
  
  

What is it like at Albertsons?

Our 290,000 associates have a passion for great service and building lasting relationships with our customers. Through a companywide focus on innovation, we are continually enhancing our digital and product offerings, making it easy for customers to get what they need, wherever they are.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.   

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