Sutter Health

Senior Director, Talent Management

Sutter Health

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sacramento • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $195,562 - $312,915 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Defines the system’s strategic approach to talent and organizational planning, succession planning/management, leadership development and performance management.
  • Assesses the overall organizational needs, and oversees the design, development, and implementation of talent systems and programs in alignment with organization's values and strategic objectives.
  • Provides strategic leadership for performance and talent management and strategic planning activities, establishing comprehensive action plans to address gaps and enable successful execution of the business strategy.
  • Evaluates talent strategies, initiatives, and programs to develop leaders at all levels, and leads a robust succession planning process that addresses future critical roles and leadership needs.
  • Directs resources focused on providing performance and talent management consultation, providing guidance and support from design to implementation and measurement phases of change initiatives.
  • Monitors and tracks effectiveness of programs, and provides data/analytics and reporting on program impacts and/or status.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training & Development, Business Administration or related field
  • 8 years recent relevant experience
  • Deep expertise in enterprise performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, and internal mobility practices.
  • Ability to translate complex talent data into clear executive insights and decision-ready recommendations.
  • Experience operating within large, matrixed, or regulated organizations, balancing enterprise standards with leader ownership and accountability.
  • Strong consulting and influencing skills, guiding senior leaders without direct authority over outcomes.
  • Knowledge of workforce planning, internal labor markets, and talent risk management.
  • Knowledge of organizational development and/or training and development best practices and methodologies.
  • Knowledge of talent management, succession planning and leadership development best practices.
  • Familiar with workforce/talent planning and/or development.
  • Familiar with current and emerging labor market trends and practices.
  • Ability to understand the business and culture to effectively lead/facilitate talent and performance initiatives.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to recognize, analyze and synthesize issues, and formulate breakthrough strategies and business plans for improvement and growth.
  • Ability to manage large scale projects from inception to successful implementation.
  • Ability to operate strategically and tactically.
  • Demonstrates credible leadership presence, with the ability to respond to questions with logic, clarity, calmness, and authority.
  • Ability to bring individuals together to resolve differences and/or to achieve acceptance of a solution.
  • Ability to influence others by persuasion, negotiation, and problem solving, and to move others to recognize and appreciate different points of view and to consider/accept alternative options.
  • Analytical skills with proven ability to resolve issues/problems by leveraging business and HR/functional knowledge and client relationships.
  • Collaborative working style to facilitate open sharing of information and cooperation with various project participants and/or stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues to manage/minimize risks.
  • Ability to interact and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of role’s duties while respecting cultural and linguistic differences and fostering an inclusive work environment.
  • Ability to communicate through verbal and written means, and to present concepts and information in a manner that is readily understood by management and employees.
  • Organization and planning skills to effectively delegate, manage, and/or re-prioritize activities and projects to meet deadlines while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness.
  • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with changing business priorities.
  • Displays integrity and ethics in handling confidential and sensitive information.
  • Ability to use essential applications and/or databases associated with the role’s duties and responsibilities.
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise performance managementtalent assessmentsuccession planninginternal mobility practicesworkforce planningtalent risk managementorganizational developmenttraining and development best practicestalent managementdata analytics
Soft Skills
consulting skillsinfluencing skillsstrategic thinkinganalytical skillscollaborative working styleproactive problem solvingcommunication skillsorganization skillsleadership presencenegotiation skills
Certifications
Bachelor's in Human ResourcesBachelor's in Organizational DevelopmentBachelor's in Training & DevelopmentBachelor's in Business Administration