Talent Development Specialist

About the role

We're seeking an experienced Talent Development Manager to join our Global Talent practice in an onsite consulting role for our GCCs. Working closely with the client's Talent Success team and People Business Partners (PBPs), you will deliver an integrated people and talent strategy that aligns organizational design, performance management, and workforce planning with talent growth, learning initiatives, leadership capability development, and future skills enablement. You will serve as a strategic thought partner, translating business people priorities into actionable talent interventions-from succession planning and workforce mobility to skills development and leadership acceleration. This role is pivotal in enabling high-performing teams, driving measurable talent outcomes, and embedding a culture of continuous learning and capability development across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Thought Leadership & Advisory
• Provide strategic thought leadership on building high-performing teams, skills development, leadership effectiveness, and organizational capability
• Advise client leadership on emerging talent trends, future skills requirements, and talent strategies that drive competitive advantage
• Partner with Talent Success teams and People Business Partners to develop integrated talent strategies aligned with business objectives
• Integrate organizational design, performance management, workforce planning, and talent development into a cohesive people strategy
• Translating Business Priorities into Talent Solutions
• Translate strategic business and people priorities into actionable talent interventions (e.g., succession planning, workforce mobility, skills development, leadership programs)
• Design and deliver focused talent support for key enterprise priorities, ensuring teams have the capabilities needed to execute strategic initiatives
• Work with PBPs to identify capability gaps and develop targeted interventions addressing critical business needs
• Build business cases for talent investments and communicate ROI to leadership
• Unified Talent Intelligence & Decision-Making
• Support PBPs in integrating year-end feedback, 360 assessments, coaching data, and performance information into a unified site-level talent view
• Enable data-driven succession planning, talent calibration, and development decisions through comprehensive talent analytics
• Develop talent dashboards and insights tools that provide visibility into high-potential talent, critical capabilities, and succession readiness
• Create talent profiles and development roadmaps for key talent segments (high-potential, critical skills, leadership pipeline)
• Leadership Development & High-Impact Leader Acceleration
• Design and deliver comprehensive leadership development programs for emerging leaders, middle managers, and senior executives
• Accelerate effectiveness of high-impact leaders through targeted coaching, mentoring, and development interventions
• Conduct leadership assessments and create personalized development plans addressing critical competency gaps
• Develop tailored interventions focused on strategic leadership capabilities: change leadership, stakeholder management, systems thinking, innovation
• Global Talent Success Program Adoption & Impact
• Lead adoption, engagement, and impact of global Talent Success programs (e.g., Learning AI, Executive Coaching, Leadership offerings, skills platforms)
• Tailor global programs to local GCC context, ensuring relevance and effectiveness for the organization
• Drive awareness, enrollment, and participation in talent development programs across employee populations
• Track program adoption metrics and measure business impact, providing regular reporting to leadership
• Employee Listening & Engagement-Driven Talent

Benefits

Additional Information

About Zinnov Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used - and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we've partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face: Where should we invest? How do we scale globally? What capabilities will win in the next decade? Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We're known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven - not opinion-heavy slideware. At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity. Zinnov isn't for everyone. It's for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions - not just presentations.

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