Talent Manager, Engagement & Development

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Job Description:

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Talent Manager, Engagement & Development new team member to join our Human Resources team. 

Meet the Team: 

Working in our Human Resources department, it’s our mission to help support Airbus’ greatest assets: our team members. Our team works cross-departmentally as well as with our global counterparts to ensure we are making a positive impact on all aspects of our employee experience.

How We Care for You:
⦁    Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
⦁    Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
⦁    Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 
⦁    Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.
 

Your Challenges:

Engagement: 35%

• Support local activation of Airbus engagement strategies by aligning  values, behaviors, and leadership expectations with site-specific realities.
• Facilitate employee feedback mechanisms (e.g., surveys, focus  groups) and partner with leaders to act on results.
• Lead local engagement initiatives that build community, inclusion, and belonging during and after integration.
• Partner with the Communications and HR teams to ensure messaging and experiences reflect Airbus culture while remaining authentic to the acquired company’s identity.

Performance Management: 20%

• Guide local deployment of Airbus performance management practices, ensuring understanding and adoption among managers and employees.
• Support training, resources, and coaching for effective goal setting, feedback, and performance conversations.• Partner with the regional COE to capture feedback and iterate on performance enablement tools as needed.

Career Development: 15%

• Champion internal mobility and transparent career growth by connecting employees to Airbus learning and development resources.
• Support local implementation of career development tools, frameworks, and conversations.
• Partner with managers and HR to identify talent development needs and align with regional capability-building efforts.
• Track development outcomes and share insights to inform regional pipeline strategies.

Stakeholder & Integration Support: 25%

• Serve as a connector between the regional Talent COE, local HR, and business leaders to ensure people strategies are aligned and locally relevant.
• Act as a cultural translator and change agent to support the successful integration of people practices.
• Help identify risks, change impacts, and support needs throughout the integration process.
• Pilot new tools or programs from the COE with the acquired company and provide feedback to improve implementation.

Other duties as assigned:  5%
 

Your Boarding Pass: 

⦁    Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or related field or equivalent experience.

⦁     7-10 years of HR, talent development, or employee engagement experience
⦁    5+ years of experience supporting cultural change or employee engagement programs
⦁    Familiarity with performance management and career development practice
⦁    Relationship builder with strong listening and facilitation skills
⦁    Strategic doer—comfortable executing while keeping long-term goals in mind
⦁    Highly collaborative and able to navigate ambiguity with professionalism
⦁    Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to tailor messaging across audiences
⦁    Organized and proactive with solid project and stakeholder management capabilities
⦁    Fluent verbal and written communication skills in English, with a strong ability to handle detail and deliver accurate work in a timely manner
⦁    Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
⦁    Written, presentation and oral communication, interpersonal and consultative skills, as well as effective result-oriented problem solving skills.

Preferred Licensure/Certifications/Experience:

⦁    SHRM CP or PHR
⦁    Experience in a matrixed or global organization
⦁    Integration and Acquisition experience

⦁    Working knowledge of federal, state and local employment law
⦁    Data Analytics experience

Travel Required
⦁    15% Domestic and International
 

Citizenship

• Authorized to work in the United States

Physical Requirements

• Onsite 60%

• Remote 40%

• Vision: Daily able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings.

• Hearing: Daily able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.

• Speaking: Daily able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): Daily able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts.

• Carrying: Several times a week able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Lifting: Several times a week able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs.

• Pushing / Pulling: Several times a week able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools.

• Sitting: Daily able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer.

• Squatting / Kneeling: Several times a month able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: Daily able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor.

• Travel: Rarely able to travel independently and at short notice.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): Daily able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor

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Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

Flexible

Job Family:

HR Expertise <JF-HR-CC>

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