Senior Manager, TA Assessment Practice

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 37.5 Line Of Business: Human Resources Pay Details: 115,600 - 163,200 CAD TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices allow colleagues to progress within the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay offered may vary based on a candidate’s skills, experience, geographic location, and business needs. Job Description About the Role As our bank transforms toward a skills‑based organization, we are building next‑generation talent intelligence capabilities to better understand, develop, and deploy our people. The Talent Assessment & Skills Validation Lead will design evidence‑based assessments, validate AI models for skill inference, and embed fairness and rigor into how we assess potential across the employee lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Skills & Capability Assessment Design and validate psychometric and behavioral assessments that measure technical, cognitive, and human skills aligned to business‑critical capabilities. Translate job roles and tasks into measurable skill constructs to support career pathing, upskilling, and internal mobility. Create frameworks to continuously evaluate employee skills through structured assessments, self‑evaluations, performance data, and peer feedback. AI & Skills Inference Collaboration Partner with data science and AI teams to ensure that skill inference models (e.g., using NLP from resumes, projects, learning history) are psychometrically sound and fair. Validate that AI‑generated skill profiles reflect true employee capabilities and are actionable for workforce planning. Co‑lead bias and fairness evaluations of AI outputs, particularly as they relate to skill visibility and career opportunity equity. Governance & Ethical Standards Develop protocols to monitor and audit automated skill assessments and AI recommendations, ensuring transparency, explainability, and compliance with global standards (e.g., EEOC, GDPR). Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to document defensible, auditable assessment practices in a regulated industry. Strategic Talent Intelligence Advise senior HR and business leaders on evidence‑based best practices for skills mapping, development, and deployment. Contribute to the global Skills Taxonomy and ensure alignment between assessments, AI models, and workforce planning needs. Represent the voice of ethical and valid assessment in cross‑functional product, data, and HR steering groups. Required Qualifications PhD or Master’s in Industrial‑Organizational Psychology, Psychometrics, Behavioral Science, or a related field. 7+ years of experience in skills or talent assessment, preferably in global or matrixed organizations. Demonstrated expertise in: Designing and validating assessments for skills, capabilities, or job performance. Conducting construct validation and adverse impact analysis. Advising on the use of AI or analytics in people decisions. Strong working knowledge of: AI/ML systems used for talent insights (e.g., skill inference, talent matching, career pathing). Skills‑based frameworks (e.g., SFIA, World Economic Forum, internal taxonomies). HR and workforce technologies (LMS, talent marketplaces, HRIS, ATS). Preferred Experience Experience integrating assessments into skills‑based talent platforms (e.g., Eightfold, Phenom, Beamery, Gloat, Workday Skills Cloud). Familiarity with global DEI standards and ethical frameworks for AI in HR. Understanding of workforce transformation, internal mobility, or agile workforce models. What We Offer A strategic role in shaping how one of the world’s leading banks transitions to a skills‑based future. Collaboration with leading minds in AI, talent strategy, and ethical innovation. Global scale, high impact, and visibility across HR, Risk, and Business leadership. Competitive compensation, flexibility, and professional growth opportunities. Who We Are TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches and stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues. Interview Process We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call. Accommodations Your accessibility is important to us. Let us know if you’d like accommodations (e.g., accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.). #J-18808-Ljbffr