Talent Management Manager

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Talent Management Manager to join our HR team and lead talent management initiatives across the organization. You will play a key role in aligning talent management strategies with business objectives, developing and implementing talent programs, and enhancing employee performance and development. You will be responsible for driving initiatives such as succession planning, talent reviews, and performance management, ensuring that the organization has the right talent to meet its goals.

Job Responsibilities:

• From a company & stakeholder perspective:
  • Understand the company’s business, culture, and strategic goals to ensure recruitment and talent management needs are aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Identify and manage the sourcing, assessment, and selection of external vendors for talent development programs.
  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on talent management issues, offering insights, solutions, and recommendations.

• From a talent management perspective:
  • Design, implement, and manage innovative talent management programs to nurture leadership talent and drive employee engagement.
  • Build and maintain the talent management standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistent practices across the organization.
  • This includes and not limited to, career planning, succession planning, talent reviews, performance management, and learning & leadership development initiatives.
  • Continuously assess and refine talent management processes, providing recommendations for improvements based on data and feedback.
  • Adapt talent management strategies and programs in response to changing market conditions and business needs.
  • Development career management policies, processes, and governance in conjunction with the business to ensure clear career paths for all employees, including but not limited to career plans, career level performance requirements, pre-requisites for promotions.
  • Utilize talent assessment tools to evaluate the strengths and development needs of the internal talent pipeline.
  • Conduct functional competency assessments for employees, monitor skill inventories, and perform gap analyses to identify areas for improvement.
  • Develop, implement, and assess leadership programs aimed at preparing high-potential employees for future leadership roles.
• From a general management perspective:
  • Maintain flexibility and adaptability to change market, business, company and team needs.
  • Adapt a data driven mindset to drive continuous measurement, optimization and improvement for all initiatives.
  • Outcome focussed with clear measures of success for each initiative.

Job Requirements:

• Passion for working with people and creating strategies that lead to business success.
• Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to create organizational effectiveness through people-driven initiatives.
• Strong understanding of HR-related functions and experience with people-centric projects is a plus.
• Proven experience in talent management, including succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.
• Minimum five (5) years of working experience,
  • preferably experience in Talent Management, Human Resources, Business administration or related field.
  • in managing diverse talent segments across different value/supply chain areas.
  • in managing a talent pool of greater than 1,000+ people, across different countries and geographies, with differing cultures and ways of working.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive decision-making and track the success of initiatives.
• An outcome and goal-oriented multi tasker, with the ability to define measures of success, track these measures and drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder and employee management skills; irrespective of seniority/levels.
• Whilst not mandatory, experience in the creative, animation and gaming industry is a plus.

Why Join Us:

• We are one of Malaysia’s leading animation and game studios.
• Enjoy a range of benefits! From comprehensive medical benefits to lifestyle benefits.
• We are not all about work, work, work. We have fun workshops, festive celebrations, and fun events to get-together.
• Want to have fun and an enjoyable time with your colleagues? We have a game area (PS4, PS5, and arcade machines)!
• Our office is easily accessible by public transport – take the train (LRT) and stop at Subang Jaya Station via Kelana Jaya Line.