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Manager, Talent Management, Talent & Succession


Mississauga, Canada
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01/05/2026 Regular/Permanent R-2358735

Position Summary...

The Manager, Talent & Succession Management, partners with the Senior Director, Talent Management, Line HR and the Chief People Officer to ensure WM Canada and each business function has a future ready workforce (inclusive of capabilities and diversity representation) to drive the talent agenda required to support business and functional priorities for both the immediate and long-term mandate.

What you'll do...

  • Talent Intelligence & Data: In partnership with the Talent Management Leadership Team, VP HRBP and Chief People Officer manage senior executive talent data and presentations for Walmart Canada and Walmart International. Enable talent strategies and decision-making through strong talent intelligence from a range of sources.
  • Drive Targeted Succession Outcomes: Activates initiatives at the global and local level by establishing strong governance oversight for talent, succession planning and diverse representation pipeline outcomes.
  • Innovates via Human Centric talent solutions: Leverages a human-centric design approach to ensure talent processes and solutions are simple, easy and effective; optimize to develop increased capabilities and higher performance culture. Champions and creates buy-in for testing and implementing new talent management and strategic workforce planning technologies and solutions.
  • Supports development initiatives to accelerate and amplify hi po and on bench talentIn partnership with Talent & Leadership teams, define and develop programs to build a diverse pipeline of mission critical talent. Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to establish meaningful future focused development plans for key/top talent inclusive of mentoring, coaching and sponsorship.
  • Utilize Assessments & Metrics: Define and report on key talent and succession planning metrics to identify strengths, gaps and inform new insights and actions. In partnership with Global Talent Teams, leverage assessments for high potential identification and development. Build the talent story- showing where we are, where we can go, and the road map to get there. Collaborate with the People Analytics insights team to review findings and help to provide a clear direction to prioritize talent programs. Transform data into a simple, visual story to influence decision makers and optimize programs based on results.
  • Inspires Acceleration: In partnership with line HR, BU Leaders and the Internal Talent Team, coordinate and support talent acceleration programs to increase capability and visibility of diverse talent, ensuring development opportunities have the intended business and development impact.
  • Manage International Talent Development Programs and Development of International Talent Reporting: Program contact for international talent development accelerators, including iRISE, Elevate, ELX, BLX, Quarterly Submissions, Annual Officer 360, etc.
  • Serve as Subject Matter Expert: Develops relationships with talent management industry professionals and/or organizations to maintain current market trends knowledge for internal use. Leverages and shares talent management, strategic workforce planning and talent analytics best practices as well as current trends and innovative new tools and methods to increase the effectiveness of talent solutions.

Qualifications:

  • BS or BA degree, preferably with an emphasis in HR or Business preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of current market practices and trends in talent management, succession planning, and people analytics.
  • Ability to translate business strategies into actionable and compelling talent development initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success designing, building, and flawlessly executing an overarching Talent Management initiatives. Prefer experience within organizations during periods of growth and transformation.
  • Extensive experience in advising and implementing workforce strategies; including organizational capability design, success profiles.
  • A business partner mindset with the experience and confidence necessary to work with senior business leaders, HR leaders, and employees at all levels to deliver results.
  • High business acumen with the ability to translate business objectives into Talent priorities.
  • Strong project management and prioritization skills.
  • Strong communication skills – written, oral and presentation.
  • Highly proficient in developing compelling executive presentations, acts with a high level of confidentiality, highly organized and skilled at keeping versional controls.
  • Resilient, demonstrated commitment to continuous growth, curious and creative problem solver.


Leadership Expectations:

Respect the Individual:

Demonstrates and encourages respect for others; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; supports workplaces where associated feel seen and connected through a culture of belonging, so all associates thrive and perform; contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work.

Demonstrates engagement and commitment to the team, developing others through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; and recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively to achieve objectives; communicates with impact and listens attentively to a range of audiences; and demonstrates energy and positivity for own work.

Acts with Integrity:

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).

Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and encourages others to do the same; supports an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns; reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action; acts with accountability for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.

Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.

Serve our Customers:

Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans.

Strive for Excellence:

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.

Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital tools and ways of working.

The pay range for this position is $91,900.00 - $126,390.00. Pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

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L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 91,900.00 à 126,390.00. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

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