Talent Management Manager

It is an extraordinary time for Standard BioTools. Our technology is empowering customers to improve life through comprehensive health insight. We invite you to join a leading provider of indispensable life sciences tools that is accelerating global research on multiple frontiers of human health.

At Standard BioTools, we are building a positive culture where our people can do the best work of their careers, informed, and influenced by our core behaviors:

• Keep customers front and center in all of our work
• Be accountable and deliver on commitments
• Drive continuous improvement
• Be collaborative and work as one team: fostering communications in a learning, coaching, and helpful environment

Standard BioTools is looking for an Organizational Development & Talent Management Manager to join our HR team. This role is responsible for supporting organization-wide efforts focused on a broad range of talent management programs and initiatives to strengthen talent and maximize the success of our business. This position will also support our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies, and engagement.

This is a hybrid role and will require the individual to work from our Markham office 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Talent Management programs to include Talent Development, Talent Review, Succession Planning, Engagement, and Diversity & Inclusion, with a fresh and modern view in mind.
• Assume responsibility for the full delivery of the Talent programs, including project tracking, and reporting.
• Proactively communicate status and timeline updates to internal customers and stakeholders.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners to drive the delivery and consumption of Talent programs across the business.
• Facilitate training for people managers to reinforce the importance of employee development.
• Own employee engagement survey process; ensure timely reporting of results and action items.
• Participate and coordinate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion events.
• Collaborate with HRIS team to ensure automation of Talent Management programs, processes, and reporting, where possible
• Ensure that organization-wide talent management initiatives are focused and aligned to the organizational objectives and serve as an effective tool for growth and retention.
• Provide ongoing expertise, observations, and feedback on "what's working, what's not" as it relates to talent development and leadership capability to lead performance framework.
• Identify and install metrics that most closely align to evaluating the effectiveness of an upgraded talent development framework.
• Work with HR Business Partners and various business functions to analyze and assess training and development needs for individuals, departments, and/or business units.
• Develop content in-house and partner with external consultants and vendors when necessary.
• Continuously improve upon training and development strategy and programs to support ongoing organizational capability requirements, using robust instructional design and program evaluation methodologies.
• Develop metrics to measure progress and provide recommendations to optimize performance.

Working knowledge of the following tools and concepts:

• Learning – knowledge and application of adult learning concepts and principles when designing training and development programs.
• Strong communication skills – written, verbal and presentation/facilitation. Ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas and concepts.
• Experience facilitating team sessions and/or meetings in order to influence effective decision making, problem solving or team building.
• Ability to handle difficult conversations in a positive manner.
• Ability to influence leaders and employees at all levels in the organization.
• Strong project & program management skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.
• 8+ years' experience in Talent Management, Leadership Development, or related HR field.
• A team player that's willing to "roll up their sleeves" and collaborate with others
• Strong customer orientation focus; highly responsive to internal clients.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
• Ability to recognize potential risks, problems or trends and suggest innovative, viable solutions.
• Ability to manage relationships and balance customer, project, organization, and team needs to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and take initiative, even under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances.
• Comfortable working in a high volume, rapidly changing, results-oriented work environment.

The Company is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment process to applicants with accessibility needs in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation during this process, please inform The Company of your requirements.  We are an equal opportunity employer.