Talent Development Senior Manager

The Talent Development Senior Manager develops, implements and oversees attorney development, morale, engagement, and mentoring initiatives firmwide. Partners with the Chief Talent Officer and Global Talent Development Director and manages a team to execute projects, including Mentoring@Dechert, exit interviews and related data, industry surveys, feedback initiatives, and overseeing the Global Associates Committee and talent awards program.
Analyzes qualitative and quantitative data from evaluations, exit interviews, surveys, and related sources to generate and deliver reports for stakeholders that identify trends and inform talent strategies. Maintains and ensures accuracy, integrity, and consistency of data across firmwide systems and identifies opportunities to streamline data management and reporting processes, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
Works closely with senior leadership to develop firmwide communications, meetings, and presentations, including the annual State of the Firm and quarterly leadership presentations.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the exit interview process for associates, counsel and business service professionals including conducting interviews, maintaining the departure information database and supervising quarterly reports to identify opportunities to improve retention and engagement.

• Manage work related to attorney satisfaction surveys, articles and other submissions.

• Manage firmwide associate/partner and business service professionals mentoring programs, including designing curriculum and relevant training. 

• Analyze multiple sources of data to generate and deliver reports that identify trends and inform talent strategies, including performance review trends. Identify opportunities to streamline data management and reporting processes, ensuring efficiency and scalability.

• Lead Global Associates Committee, including partnering with Committee chairs on initiatives related to associate morale.

• Oversee firmwide peer-nominated Talent Awards program, recognizing individuals who champion diversity, innovation, and teaching.

• Manage firmwide upward feedback for senior lawyers and business service professionals.

• Work as part of a team to oversee various aspects of special projects, trainings, and morale events.

• Work closely with Global Talent leadership to drive talent initiatives and serve as project manager on various talent programs.

• Work closely with Diversity & Inclusion and the Diversity Committee on priorities relating to performance and engagement.

• Supervise and mentor junior team members.

• Manage the department budget.

• Perform all duties as necessary for the efficient functioning of the Department and Firm.

QUALIFICATIONS/ KSA’s:

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Seven plus years of related experience in law firm professional development, including lawyer performance management.

• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data from various sources to identify trends and inform talent strategies.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and complete fluency with Excel and other relevant and emerging technology tools, including Workday.

• Use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve solutions/services.

• Solve complex problems; take a broad perspective adapt existing and develop new solutions.

• Strong project management and organizational skills and detail orientation.

• Work independently.

• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience; direct the work of other staff members.

• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, problem-solving, analytical, and management skills.

• Ability to work with a team of highly-skilled professionals in situations that require diplomacy and confidentiality.

• Outstanding presentation skills; confident speaking before large groups.

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple concurrent projects to coordinate own work.

Additional Job Description

At the time of this posting, the salary range for this position in New York is $140,000 to $175,000 annually.  Actual compensation is commensurate with job related knowledge, skills, experience and location of the position.

PHYSICAL EFFORT / WORK CONDITIONS

For Other Exempt Staff

• This position operates in a professional office environment which is generally free of hazards and exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

• This position requires regular attendance on-site at a Dechert location with some travel to different sites using various modes of private and commercial transportation. Incumbents may be required to work extended hours including evenings and weekends.

• This position routinely operates standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopy machines, fax machines and filing cabinets, and requires frequent communication with the firm’s employees and partners as well as third parties.

• This position is mainly sedentary.  Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to read, sit and type for sustained periods of time; to walk, stand, reach, and bend; to open and close filing cabinets and access and retrieve materials in file rooms; to lift, carry and move files or other items of light to moderate weight; to operate equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

• This position requires a normal audio range, with or without correction. It also requires the normal visual range, with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Location(s)

PhiladelphiaNew York

Time Type

Full time

Dechert LLP is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination.  The Firm prohibits unlawful discrimination in any term or condition of employment against any employee or applicant for employment because of the individual’s race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, membership or service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.