Associate Manager, Talent Management

IFF

Associate Manager for Talent Management shaping talent strategies in the Scent Business Unit at IFF. Collaborating with HR leaders to drive performance and capability initiatives across global teams.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeHazlet • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $111,904 - $139,880 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Tableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the execution of the Business Unit and HR talent strategies, ensuring alignment to enterprise practices while tailoring solutions to regional and BU needs.
Translate BU Talent Strategy into actionable roadmaps, milestones, and measurable outcomes for HR partners and leaders.
Drive annual talent processes, including assessments, talent reviews, and succession planning.
Build and maintain succession pipelines for critical roles, monitoring readiness, movement, and risk.
Enable high‑quality performance practices, including goal setting, feedback, calibration, and leader coaching.
Support employee engagement action planning across the BU and Regional HR teams.
Translate capability needs into targeted development plans; support promotion of enterprise learning programs.
Manage job architecture frameworks, competencies, levels, and development resources aligned to BU needs.
Use people analytics to identify trends, talent risks, and opportunities; build dashboards and insights for leaders.
Support organization design, team effectiveness efforts, and change management initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in HR, I/O Psychology, OD, or MBA preferred.
6–10+ years of experience in Talent Management, HR Business Partnering, Learning & Development, Organizational Effectiveness, or related areas.
Proven experience facilitating talent reviews, succession planning, and performance enablement processes.
Strong analytical fluency with the ability to interpret people data and translate insights into actions.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and partner across regions and COEs.
Demonstrated program management skills with attention to detail, timely execution, and quality standards.
A learning mindset with strong judgment, adaptability, and the ability to navigate ambiguity effectively.
Ability to create clear narratives, frameworks, and toolkits to support HR adoption and leader engagement.
Experience using systems such as Workday, Power BI, or Tableau.
Exposure to competency models, assessments, or methodologies (e.g., Korn Ferry).
Professional certifications such as SHRM‑SCP, SPHR, ACC/PCC coaching, or Prosci change certification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to shape talent, capability, and performance for a global Business Unit.
Ability to influence strategic workforce and organizational decisions.
A collaborative, inclusive environment that values innovation and continuous improvement.
Access to global learning programs and development resources.
Competitive compensation and benefits designed to support your well-being.
A role that creates impact across leadership, culture, and organizational effectiveness.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Talent ManagementHR Business PartneringLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational EffectivenessPeople AnalyticsSuccession PlanningPerformance EnablementJob ArchitectureCompetency ModelsChange Management

Soft Skills

Analytical FluencyStakeholder ManagementInfluencing SkillsProgram ManagementAttention to DetailAdaptabilityJudgmentCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

Certifications

SHRM-SCPSPHRACC CoachingPCC CoachingProsci Change Certification