Consultant, Internal Talent Mobility

The Role at a Glance

This role will be responsible for partnering with Talent & Employee Experience (T&EX) leadership to design, implement, manage, and advance an internal talent mobility program. This role will partner broadly across T&EX and People, Culture & Communications (PCC) to deliver a program that fosters simpler and easier employee navigation of internal processes for preparing for, finding, posting, and moving up and/or into new roles.  This role will be the product manager for Lincoln’s internal/career mobility program, developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

• Partners with T&EX leadership to define employee mobility across Lincoln and its workforce segments (non-exempt, professional, and managerial) to guide construction of a viable, relevant, and valuable program.  
• Develops and maintains strong key stakeholder relationships as they relate to Lincoln’s internal mobility program.
• Integrates internal mobility program effectively across T&EX, talent acquisition, DEI to broadly build representative and qualified internal talent pools and pipelines for internal movement opportunities.
• Partners with learning functions to understand core capabilities and skills that enable employees at different levels and career stages to prepare to progress within Lincoln for career growth. 
• Coordinates with HR Operations and HR Technology to create a digitally accessible and easy to use platform for internal talent to use to enhance their profiles and search for and acquire new roles within Lincoln.
• Partners with key internal stakeholders to drive awareness of our internal mobility strategy and program once implemented and consistent with our employer brand, employee experience, and inclusion focus.
• Contributes to the development of clear policies and processes around internal mobility resource usage, access, eligibility, and movement.  
• Develops measurement/KPI framework to prove program return-on-investment.
• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends around internal mobility best practices, assess the impact, and collaborate with management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.
• Identifies and recommends the implementation of process improvements for Lincoln’s internal mobility program.
• Designs and develops instructional and/or awareness materials (tutorials, job aids, reference guides, audio/video scripts, story boards, navigational text, tests, etc.) that simplify and effectively provide instruction on increasingly complex information or concepts.
• Serves as a resource to the HR community for internal mobility resources and processes and consult on approaches to best leverage tools to support business needs.
• Collaborates with HR Partners and other stakeholders to develop ‘just-in time’ training and experiences to meet talent-specific needs of business clients.
• Participates in more complex talent projects; including but not limited to consultation, needs analysis, planning, design/development, implementation, facilitation, and evaluation.
• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility, assesses the impact, and collaborates with management to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future solutions.
• Champions and enhances organizational initiatives by positively influencing and supporting change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Serves as a resource to team members and applicable internal/external stakeholders on more complex assignments/projects for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Identifies and recommends process improvements that significantly reduce workloads or improve quality for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Consults/Analyze on more complex assignments and/or projects for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.

What we’re looking for

Must haves

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
• 3-5+ Years of Human Resources, Talent Management, and/or Talent Attraction experience directly aligned to the specific responsibilities for this position. (Required)
• Master's degree in human resources, I/O psychology, social work or related field, plus 2+ years of relevant experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed and logical discussions/presentations.

Nice to have:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail. 
• Demonstrates the ability to use sound judgment and discretion regarding confidential information. 
• Demonstrated ability to identify and recommend process improvements.
• Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. senior management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches.  
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative style.  
• Demonstrates strong project management leadership skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines. 
• Finds common ground and can gain collaboration among senior/executive management, colleagues and peers; can influence outcomes without directing or commanding. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 
• Demonstrated ability to develop and use metrics to monitor and advance workplace programs.
• Critical thinker with an ability to analyze information and to evaluate the implications of a course of action or strategy.
• Demonstrated ability (i.e. emotional intelligence skills) to successfully navigate interpersonal business situations to get desired business results.
• Demonstrated success participating in cross-functional projects.

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted through March 31st, 2025 subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.