Director, Talent Programs - COO Organization

Director, Talent Programs - COO Organization

• Full-time
• Workplace Type:
  Hybrid
• Department: GTO

Linked In is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

This role will be based in San Francisco, New York or Chicago.

At Linked In, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust andoptimizedfor culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business.

The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a Linked In office on select days, asdeterminedby the business needs of the team.

Talent at Linked In is unlike anywhere else. We hire, develop, and empower the people who build products that redefine how the world hires and grows talent. Our vision is to ensure every employee—and every customer—can do the best work of their careers.

We are seeking aDirector, Talent Programs to serve asthe strategic partnerleadingcritical talent programs for

Linked

In’sCOO organization, and tolead the Functional Talent Development teamthat supports this critical business. This role is uniquely positioned at the intersection oftalent strategy, performance enablement, leadership development, and large-scale change management.

This leader willbeaccountable for the following:

• Driving the design and activation of the Unlocking Growth talent strategy for COO,which sets new expectations for leadership, performance, and development across the organization.
• Leading and developing the Functional Talent Development team, ensuring operational excellence, cohesive strategy execution, and high-quality delivery across all talent development programs and initiatives.
• Partnering with Functional HRBPstodelivercritical talent strategies that alignwithkey business priorities.

Success in this role requires a leader who cansetvision, mobilize teams,operatewith discipline, and partner closely with senior HR and business leaders to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Talent Development Leadership

• Lead, inspire, and develop theCOO Functional Talent Development team, providing clear direction, coaching, and support to ensure excellence in execution and cohesion across global work streams.
• Build team capability, aligning roles, priorities, and workflows to support both near-term execution and the long-term Unlocking Growth talent strategy.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the Functional TD team.

Strategic Talent Leadership

• Lead the continued design, evolution, and execution of the Unlocking Growth talent strategy for the COO organization, ensuring alignment to business priorities and clarity of success measures.
• Partner closely with the COO LT, HRBP teams, and cross-functional partners toidentifypriority talent needs and design solutions that accelerate performance and operational impact.
• Serve as a strategic advisor on leadership expectations, performance practices, and talent programs—challenging thinking,identifyingroot causes, and shaping decisions through data and insight.

Performance Management & Leadership Expectations

• Leadthebuild andimplementationof thenew performance management framework for the COO organization, ensuring integration into leadership routines and talent practices.
• Partner on the activation of leadership expectations, ensuring they are embedded into performance, development, succession, and daily leader behaviors.
• Once new initiatives are hardened, transfer ongoing ROB responsibilities to identified
  
  HRBP owners.
• Lead the change management strategy needed to help leaders and teams adopt new talent practices across the COO organization.
• Manage cross-functional work streams, ensuring alignment, clarity of roles, and consistency in…