Talent Management & Development Manager

As a Talent Management & Development Manager, you will:

• Lead and govern talent reviews, succession planning, Growth Compass, and key role planning processes for the Batangas Factory.
• Drive best practices in performance management, career development, coaching, and employee growth conversations.
• Leverage talent insights and workforce data to identify organizational risks, succession gaps, and development opportunities.
• Partner with leaders and HR stakeholders to build sustainable leadership pipelines and strengthen internal mobility.

• Develop and execute the factory's leadership, learning, and capability roadmap aligned with business priorities and global standards.
• Design and implement learning interventions that strengthen leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, and a culture of continuous learning.
• Lead the Education & Training Pillar of IWS and partner with factory leaders to ensure critical roles achieve required capability levels.
• Analyze learning effectiveness and recommend improvements based on business impact and development outcomes.

Learning Design, Delivery & Impact

• Oversee the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of leadership, managerial, and functional learning solutions.
• Manage learning calendars, facilitators, vendors, budgets, and learning resources.
• Evaluate learning transfer, capability growth, behavioral change, and business impact to continuously enhance program effectiveness. Deliver engaging learning experiences through a blend of modern learning methodologies and instructional design approaches

• Act as a trusted advisor to factory leaders and P&C Business Partners on talent, leadership, succession, and capability priorities.
• Coach managers in conducting meaningful performance, development, and career conversations.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and global stakeholders to ensure alignment with JTI frameworks and best practices.

  Support the development of a strong people-management culture across the factory.

• Manage Talent Management and Learning & Development budgets for the Batangas Factory.
• Partner with external learning providers and vendors to ensure quality delivery and compliance.
• Ensure all activities and expenditures are aligned with company governance and financial processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressive HR experience with significant exposure to Talent Management, Performance Management, Succession Planning, and Learning & Development.
• Experience in a manufacturing, factory, industrial, or similarly structured operational environment is highly preferred.
• Background in leadership development, capability building, talent reviews, or factory education programs is highly desirable.
• Strong experience designing and implementing talent and learning programs in a complex organization.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing business decisions through people insights.
• Strong project management, organizational, and execution skills.
• Experience managing learning vendors, budgets, and development initiatives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; exposure to people analytics and visualization tools is an advantage.
• Professional certifications in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Coaching, Instructional Design, or Change Management are a plus.
• Willing to work primarily from the Batangas Factory.

What to Expect?

• Lead the factory's Talent Management and Learning & Development agenda.
• Play a key role in developing future leaders and strengthening organizational capability.
• Partner directly with factory leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drive leadership development, performance excellence, and succession planning initiatives.
• Lead a critical pillar of the factory's IWS journey and contribute to long-term business success.
• Enjoy broad exposure across talent, learning, leadership, organization capability, and workforce development initiatives.