Job Description
Role Purpose:
Leads the execution and optimization of the Build the Bench initiative by managing talent data, generating actionable insights, and driving stakeholder alignment to ensure a consistent pipeline of ready-now leaders. Translates data into decisions that improve bench strength, activation readiness, and business performance.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1. Talent Data Management
· Consolidate and maintain talent data across sources (Talent Factors, scorecards, certification, training completion)
· Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data used for talent decisions
· Establish and enforce data governance standards across sites and functions
2. Analytics and Talent Insights
· Analyze bench strength, readiness, and pipeline health across roles, sites, and programs
· Generate insights on key metrics (bench coverage, readiness, promotion quality, time to proficiency
· Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities; recommend targeted actions
3. Build the Bench Execution
· Drive day-to-day execution of the Build the Bench process (Identify → Validate → Assess → Develop → Certify)
· Track cohort progress, certification status, and readiness timelines
· Ensure adherence to activation controls (no certification, no deployment)
4. Stakeholder Management and Alignment
· Partner with Operations, HR, Training, RMG, Recruitment, and Support teams to ensure alignment on pipeline needs and readiness
· Facilitate regular governance cadence (weekly/fortnightly/monthly updates)
· Provide clear visibility of pipeline status and required actions to stakeholders
5. Reporting and Dashboard Management
· Build and maintain talent dashboards (Power BI or equivalent) for executive and operational reporting
· Deliver structured reports with clear narratives and recommendations
· Standardize reporting formats across sites and geographies
6. Continuous Improvement
· Identify process inefficiencies and data gaps; implement improvements
· Refine tracking, reporting, and execution models to improve speed and quality
· Support scaling of Build the Bench across geographies