Sr. Director, Talent Management and Executive Development

The Senior Director, Talent Management will lead enterprise strategies in the areas of talent management, leadership development, and/or organizational design and effectiveness. At the heart of this role is ownership of TIAA's annual Executive Operating Committee (EOC) Summit — a signature leadership event for our top leaders — as well as additional leadership development events, executive dinners, and quarterly meetings for this same cohort. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and facilitating initiatives that strengthen TIAA's leadership pipeline, optimize organizational structures, and enhance overall workforce effectiveness. Partnering with People Team and line of business leaders and associates, this role will align initiatives with business objectives to support TIAA's mission and vision.
Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Design and execute TIAA's annual EOC Summit, a signature leadership event for the organization's top leaders, owning the experience from strategic vision and content design through polished, seamless on-site execution.
• Design and execute one or more additional leadership development events annually for the top leaders, ensuring each experience is compelling, relevant, and aligned to TIAA's strategic priorities.
• Facilitate executive dinners and quarterly meetings that bring TIAA's leaders together, fostering connection, alignment, and shared accountability across the group.
• Develop and implement enterprise strategies that support leadership development, succession planning, and workforce effectiveness in alignment with business goals.
• Design and implement leadership development strategies and programming that energize TIAA's leaders, ensure a strong leadership pipeline, and build a highly skilled workforce.
• Enable organizational design and effectiveness initiatives to ensure the business operates effectively and efficiently as it pursues critical business objectives.
• Facilitate the success of enterprise talent management approaches such as succession planning, performance management, executive assessment, and human capital planning.
• Lead programs such as executive coaching and career development to enhance leadership effectiveness at all levels of the organization.
• Partner with senior People Team and line of business leaders to drive strategic initiatives that enhance associates' performance, career mobility, and retention.
• Champion TIAA's values, embedding them into talent management, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development strategies.
• Facilitate change management, ensuring leader and associate adoption.
• Leverage data analytics and workforce insights to track progress, measure the success of initiatives, and inform continuous improvement.
• Actively seek out trends, best practices, and emerging technology to continuously innovate TIAA's talent management, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development strategies.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
9IC

Anticipated Posting End Date:

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

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