Deputy General Manager - Talent & Development

The Head of Talent & Development creates value through supporting the execution of Schindlers People Strategy by developing and delivering a Talent Management Strategy in line with the Schindler business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement talent management strategies, including workforce planning, succession planning, and career development frameworks.
• Develop and execute Talent Management solutions such as talent reviews and forums, succession planning, executive assessments, development reviews, coaching, individual development planning.
• Identify the talent needs based upon current and future business objectives. Partner with leaders to assess and address skill gaps to ensure future workforce readiness.
• Analyze organizational needs and design interventions to improve overall effectiveness, including team-building, change management, and leadership alignment.
• Develop strategies to build a strong organizational culture aligned with company values and objectives.
• Lead change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during restructuring, mergers, or other significant changes.
• Lead the talent movement and accelerated development for Schindler Career Development Program (SCDP) and ideate/innovate similar such programs resulting in internal development and succession building.
• Prepare, release, and execute the training calendar after assessing organizational training needs (including needs derived from the evaluation of the performance and development plans).
• Prepare annual budget for Training and manage training costs within budget.
• Establish or participate in the design, development, and delivery of training programs with internal or external resources to meet the requirements of the plan.
• Design robust evaluation strategies for measuring the results and impact of said initiatives.
• Build capability among the HR community in talent identification, planning and development.
• Responsible for driving the D&I initiatives and linked standard metrics such as women representation, culture building and driving inclusivity.

What you need:

• Big picture vision and demonstrated ability to think strategically and translate business needs into human performance improvement strategies.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills.
• Ability to build relations with multiple stakeholders at all levels and to build support and sponsorship of talent management initiatives.
• Position based in HO, Mumbai.

For the position, Schindler seeks people with:

Expertise

• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in Human Resources and experience in Talent Management for at least five years.
• Leadership experience in a multinational, multicultural and matrix work environment
• MBA HR or specialization in Human Resources