Job Description Summary

We are seeking passionate development professionals who have a balance of specialized depth and breadth of expertise in building, facilitating and managing large programs in the context of business needs. The ability to join the dots with managing the details would be recommended as this role holder belongs to a small and mighty team that drives transformational development at scale within the organization. Individual should be able to work autonomously with guidance needed at times of complex situations/ joint problem solving. As we look at holistic development, expertise in psychometrics (Lumina, Hogan, Leadership Versatility/ 360) would be an additional benefit. Largely an individual contributor role; able to work in small project teams (as both team member/ leader). Phenomenal opportunity to contribute to the building of future-state readiness as we develop our talent for growth and scale.

Position Overview: Talent Development

We are in search of a Talent Development (TD) expert to play a key role in leading, designing, developing, and facilitating management and organization development strategies and solutions in our China sites. The successful candidate is a member of the Talent Development Center of Expertise. This person will provide solutions and results that enable specific management and organizational development strategies in alignment with overall HR and Business strategy, enabling business performance and contributing to the growth strategy of Applied Materials

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conceptualize, develop and facilitate management, employee and organizational development programs and initiatives in China.
• Define and manage complexity of programs with multiple stakeholders including Business Leaders, HR Business Partners, TD team members, and other relevant HR stakeholders.
• Design global, innovative and state of the art learning solutions that change behavior and improve performance, velocity and scale.
• Utilize expert facilitation skills for delivering management and professional development interventions and programs across the organization.
• Is skilled with the usage of psychometrics (lumina, Hogan, LVI, 360s) and drawing key insights to develop (Recommended)
• Contribute to the thinking, practice, and dissemination of Talent Management Best Known Methods (BKMs) throughout the organization.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE

• Instructional design with focus on management development solution
• Strategic and systems thinking; complex change management
• Effectively engage with VP-level leaders
• Combine a “consultative” mind-set/approach for diagnosis and development with an execution focus
• Experienced in TD program management including aligning multiple priorities, setting lead indicators and tracking progress in achieving objectives
• Experienced in using practical tools/models for leadership, management, organization, team, and talent improvement interventions and applying them at scale
• Global experience and mindset with flexibility to understand unique business/regional needs
• Able to work in a fast paced, intense, complex, global organization on multiple projects with a clear focus on execution and results
• Agile in ability to respond to changing organizational needs, adjusting resources and timelines
• Open-minded and curious to new perspectives and innovative strategies
• Bring a sense of urgency, energy and focus to achieving goals
• Ability to effectively influence and drive change in the organization
• Patient and measured in response to challenges, collaborating effectively within and across
• Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills, communication skills, and diplomacy, to successfully manage up and down the organization, with individuals at all levels
• 10+ years of experience in organization development and/or management development
• Experience in a complex global company in a fast-paced environment preferred
• Fluent in English