Talent Management Lead

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a Talent Management Lead..

In this role, you will

• Be a key driver in shaping our organizational capabilities and ensuring long-term success. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of: Talent Management and Development and Performance. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with deep business acumen, data-driven decision-making, and best-practice HR methodologies.

Required Qualifications

1. Talent Management
• Lead the design and administration of company-wide Talent Review and Succession Planning processes to identify, assess, and develop employees for critical roles.
• Develop and manage career pathing frameworks and competency models that support employee growth and organizational agility.
• Oversee the deployment of targeted development programs (e.g., leadership training, mentorship programs) to close identified skill gaps.
• Integrate diversity and inclusion principles into all talent management and succession processes.
2. Performance Programs
• Own and refine the end-to-end Performance Review cycle (objective setting, check-ins, year-end reviews, calibration).
• Ensure the performance review system supports a high-performance culture by emphasizing clear expectations, continuous feedback, and fair, objective evaluation.
• Educate managers and employees on performance management best practices and effective coaching.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends, ensure consistency, and recommend enhancements to drive higher employee engagement and productivity.
• Collaborate with the People Technology team to design and implement system enhancements that streamline the performance review cycle and improve the user experience.

Skills

• Business Athlete Mindset: You are deeply knowledgeable about the business and industry, comfortable navigating and leading others through ambiguity, pivoting quickly to address new challenges, and solving complex problems without a pre-existing playbook.
• Systems Thinker: You recognize the connections across the organization, and take a holistic approach to analyzing situations and developing solutions that are sustainable in the longer term and account for system interdependencies.
• Strategic Acumen: You have an ability to translate long-term business strategy into concrete talent and workforce initiatives.
• Data-Driven: You use data and insights to proactively diagnose issues, inform your recommendations, influence decisions, and measure the impact of your work.
• Execution Excellence: You deliver high quality results through leading projects and initiatives with milestones and delivery schedules in partnership with stakeholders, and develop clear action plans with results-oriented goals for measur