Senior Manager, Talent and Performance Management

About the role and about You:

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Talent and Performance Management who will lead the Performance Management and Talent Planning Process at Zwift. This is a position on the People Team (HR Team) reporting to the Director of Business Improvement and Transformation. This is a new role in an expanding people function that will drive the development and management of a best in class goal setting, performance review and talent planning process.

What you’ll do:  

• Lead the evaluation, enhancement, and re-imagination of the Performance Management process (goal setting and performance reviews) to ensure clarity of expectations, exceptional delivery of high-quality feedback, and meaningful outcomes following performance conversations
• Serve as the program owner for Performance and Talent Planning at Zwift. This includes managing our goal setting process, twice a year performance review process, and talent and succession planning, continuously looking for ways to improve and scale
• Partner with the Compensation team and People Partners to ensure we are embracing a high-performance culture by rewarding, and compensating employees based on performance (pay for performance philosophy)
• Manage the Performance Management Workday workstream
• Develop and own the Performance Management Calendar in partnership with People Partners
• Support the development of talent calibration best practices, succession plans and targeted development plans for successors and other high potential talent
• Continue efforts to foster a culture of quality conversations to ensure employees are continuously giving and receiving feedback, having ongoing career discussions to maximize their performance and potential

What we’re looking for: 

• Minimum 7+ years of Performance Management, Talent Management and People (HR) experience combined
• 4+ years in a high growth gaming or tech company required
• Experience in leading Performance Management and Talent Planning processes 
• Excellent program development and management skills
• Proven ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, work independently and deliver results in a complex global fast paced organization
• Expertise in navigating within ambiguous situations, with high levels of autonomy
• Able to deal with change and desire to make a difference is paramount, we are looking for someone who loves to build from the ground up
• Someone who is user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative
• Current, in-depth knowledge of Performance Management best practices and trends, willing to think outside the box
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and storytelling skills; must be capable of communicating information to diverse audiences in a virtual environment
• Strong business acumen and a track record of successfully partnering with People Partners, D&I and business leaders
• Ability to create effective partnerships at all levels of the organization
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, consulting, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to take multiple and complex inputs and concepts and distill into simple, relevant, and executable strategies that are pragmatic, easy-to-execute and drive impact
• Prior usage of Performance Management and Talent Planning modules in Workday

 Bonus points: 

• Experience with BOTH Performance Management and as an HRBP
• Experience implementing Workday for Performance Management and Talent Planning modules
• Passion for cycling, running and/or fitness

How to stand out among the rest:

Your resume/CV is enough to show off your skills, accomplishments, and experience. However, if you choose to include a cover letter introducing us to your awesome personality, we will read that too.

Values:

Of course, we are nothing without our values. Our values ground us. They ensure we run and build a company where people love to work, feel like they are welcomed, included, and belong.  Only then can they thrive and do their best work.  The values we strive to live every day are:

• Make It Fun
• Elevate Teammates
• Cultivate Our Community
• Always Level Up
• One Zwift for All