LivePerson is a transformational force in how brands and consumers communicate. With over 18,000 brands, we are on a mission to make life easier for people and brands everywhere through trusted Conversational AI. We believe in a future where conversations are the norm for getting your intentions fulfilled - whatever they are.  

We are an innovative, intent-driven company that believes in building the future and we are looking for growth minded, unconventional thinkers, developers and builders to join the team.

You will thrive here if: 

You can operate in a fast paced, dynamic environment

You nerd out about AI, how it can be applied, or how you can learn more about it (don’t worry we’ll help)

You believe data-led decision making is the norm

You see feedback or failure as motivation to learn and to grow 

You relate to our core principles and want to work with experts in their respective fields

The Role

The Talent Development leader will set the framework and operationalize the vision through implementing initiatives with an inclusive approach to developing global leaders, building manager capability, empowering employees to develop their skills and navigate their careers, establishing a learning culture and designing the organization for scale. 

Reporting to the Head of Global HR for the GRO Organization - Sales and Marketing teams,  this role is a combination of strategic and operational leadership that will work in partnership across the global sales and marketing business functions to deliver results that will ultimately drive higher value to our customers, partners and improve business success. 

Responsibilities

• Create a vision for developing highly effective leaders that build strong teams, lead with empathy, and unlock the capabilities of a global, dynamic diverse workforce
• Design learning programs that build manager capability to ensure people managers engage with their employees in a personalized way resulting in high performance, rich career development and empowered teams. 
• Develop and implement integrated talent practices that enable employee learning, growth and career progression inclusive of career conversations, goal setting, progress check ins, feedback, re-skilling and coaching.
• Develop integrated talent practices that allow LP to strategically manage our talent inclusive of talent reviews, executive succession planning, and strategic talent deployment. 
• Create organization design and development consultation capability partnering with HR business partners and leaders to enable the business to scale.
• Use a data driven approach to identify needs, design solutions, assess results and continuously evolve our talent practices. 
• Develop an integrated talent system/platform that enables employees to manage their careers and the company to strategically plan short and long term talent deployments.

You will thrive at LivePerson in this role if:

• You are business minded and understand how to design and apply talent solutions to address business challenges
• You are passionate about technology, nerd out about AI, how it can be applied and how you can learn more about it (don’t worry we’ll help)
• You understand how to leverage data and people analytics in the context of broad systems thinking.
• You have a global talent mindset and understand diversity, inclusion, employee performance,  leadership and organizational effectiveness in a world view context
• You are results oriented, thrive in fast paced environments, are compassionate and perpetually curious
• You have a leadership presence and the ability to influence through storytelling, collaborating with senior executives, entry level employees and everyone in between
• You are bent towards creative problem solving and have a track record for innovative leadership
• You seek diverse opinions to learn and make better decisions
• You relate to our core principles and want to work with high caliber talent in their respective fields

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience; MA/MBA preferred
• 10+ years of experience working in fast paced, high growth global organizations
• 5+ years of either HRBP, talent management, plus 2+ years of learning and/or OD

Why you’ll love working here:

LivePerson was named to FastCompany’s World’s most innovative companies of 2020 list for the Artificial Intelligence category. We offer amazing colleagues along with opportunities to push your own limits to grow. We embrace invention and experimentation. Most importantly, you’ll have an ability to make an impact at work and at brands across the globe as we build the future with trusted Conversational AI together.

At LivePerson, people from diverse backgrounds come together to do their best work and be their authentic selves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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