GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

The Director, Talent Management manages and coordinates organization-wide efforts to ensure that performance management and quality improvement programs are developed and managed using a data-driven focus that sets priorities for improvements aligned to ongoing strategic imperatives. This position will also maintain effective programs for retention, promotion and succession planning to ensure we identify, engage and hire dream teams.

You will:

• Collaborate with highly innovative, energetic business leaders to define organization and people strategies that effectively support GRAIL’s strategy and deliver results.
• Understand the business imperatives and translate to aspects of the people strategy including leadership development, talent acquisition and management, diversity and inclusion, coaching and performance management, organization design, team effectiveness and change management programs that deliver measurable business impact.
• Advise and influence leaders and their teams on the people elements related to strategic business decisions; show innovation and forward-thinking orientation to solve these challenges.
• Develop organizational design team effectiveness strategies and change management programs.
• Work closely with People Partners and functional leadership teams in the creation and implementation of organization design and growth initiatives
• Ensure effective leadership teams and succession pipelines through development, hiring and coaching.
• Provide consultation on employee engagement and retention designed to support the desired organizational culture.
• Provide advice and guidance on all aspects of performance management including leadership development, accelerated development, coaching and terminations when appropriate.
• Partner with the VP of People Partnering and Development to lead the Center of Excellence (COE), including Talent Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Project Management and Employee Relations; deliver effective HR support and programs to the business.
• Advance organizational excellence through effective implementation and adoption of core HR programs for the business including workforce planning across global sites, talent reviews, succession planning, quarterly performance enablement, quarterly engagement surveys, etc.
• Lead specific project work as determined by both business priority and HR initiatives to drive results.
• Implement professional development plans that advance skill sets with a view to future workforce needs.
• Report to VP, People Partners + Development

Your background should include:

• 10+ years of Talent Management experience with progressive scope and scale of responsibility
• Comprehensive HR expertise with significant experience leading talent management, DEI, L&D or HRBP team; or a combination of leadership experience in a few of these functions
• Relevant undergraduate degree or noteworthy experience combined with HR certifications; advanced degree in organizational behavior or business considered favorably
• Strong communication, influencing and partnering skills
• High EQ and learning agility; able to spot patterns in people, processes and influence key business decisions
• Comfortable navigating senior leadership levels on complex people issues
• Experience handling sensitive employee relations matters
• Experience supporting tech, life sciences, or commercial teams is helpful
• Ability to work adeptly with data analysis and systems (i.e., Google Slides and Google Sheets) a plus
• Strategic competency with coaching with proven results in advancing the development of managers and leaders
• Strong knowledge of HR compliance, legislation and best practice
• Experience in rapid growth or start-up organization (and the resulting requirement to wear multiple hats) viewed favorably
• Not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get involved in all aspects of the role - no job too big or too small
• Genuine curiosity and strong desire to continuously learn and grow
• Sense of humor and passion for GRAIL are essential - we are excited to work here and you should be too!

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.