Director, Talent Strategies
$80,000–$100,000 year
HybridPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Build and maintain relationships with employers, industry associations, and regional partners to serve as the primary point of contact for Partnership talent initiatives. Draw on employer engagement, research, and regional data to understand demand signals, identify workforce challenges, and translate insights into actionable priorities. Design and advance sector partnerships, pilot efforts, and initiatives addressing priority workforce needs, while facilitating employer-led conversations and coordinating across workforce boards and ecosystem stakeholders. Shape the Partnership's emerging talent function by providing direction to team members, refining processes, and aligning priorities with Chamber teams to move initiatives from concept to implementation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in business, public policy, economic development, workforce development, public administration, or a related field
- 5-10 years of experience in economic development, workforce development, partnerships, industry engagement, strategy, consulting, or a related field
- Deep, practical understanding of how employers experience the labor market and work to fill high-priority roles
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with employers, cross-sector stakeholders, and senior leaders
- Strong facilitation, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex information into practical action
- Experience managing cross-functional initiatives, partnerships, or stakeholder-driven projects in collaborative and matrixed environments
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- History of navigating ambiguity, taking an entrepreneurial approach, and demonstrating impact building something new
- Demonstrated ability to move between strategic thinking and practical execution
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and related productivity and collaboration tools, including artificial intelligence tools to support efficiency and productivity
- Minimum of two core in-office days per week
- Applications that fulfill the requirement to submit a cover letter and resume
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in or with the Greater Philadelphia region and understanding of its economic and workforce landscape
- Experience engaging directly with employers and industry stakeholders on workforce, talent, or competitiveness issues, especially in one of the Partnership's opportunity industries (precision manufacturing, biomedical engineering and production, or enterprise digital solutions)
- Familiarity with workforce development systems, economic mobility initiatives, sector partnerships, or intermediary organizations
- Experience facilitating employer convenings, working groups, coalitions, or regional partnerships
- Comfort working with labor market information, talent analytics, dashboards, or performance metrics
- Experience operating in highly collaborative, cross-sector, or public-private partnership environments
- Strong understanding of employer demand and the ability to translate employer needs into actionable initiatives and partnerships
- Occasional travel throughout the 11-county Greater Philadelphia region
- Out-of-region travel
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