Job Description

As the Talent Assessment Director at Bezos Academy, you will be the single-threaded owner of the performance and development assessment program for our fast-growing network of tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools nationwide. Our goal is to develop the talent who will create the best outcomes for children, so they can become creative and original thinkers and lifelong learners. In this position, you will build and scale a cross functional project team to research, develop, design, and implement a novel performance assessment framework which aligns to our overall talent strategy. You will apply our Hire and Develop the Best leadership principle to create a robust development journey for our staff, starting with our educators. This will prepare them to move along their career paths and ultimately discover, develop, and become certified in new skills and abilities. As owner of the program, you will work closely with our education, technology, data, talent management, and talent acquisition stakeholders to determine the feedback for teachers to receive, where and how that information is captured, and what measures are to be created so that we may apply analytics. You will use these insights to inform decisions and strategies on talent, performance, training, and development. You will also forecast and plan for a strong internal pipeline and build a predictive hiring model to assist talent acquisition in identifying top talent. You possess strong leadership, communication, and project management skills in the talent management space. You effectively work with internal and external stakeholders across various departments and teams. You have had success building talent and performance management programs for large scale organizations a track record of developing and using workforce analytics to drive talent insights actions. You have experience implementing (and a strong personal commitment to) industry-leading equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging practices in the field of talent and performance management.
LOCATION

• Flexible in the United States; Seattle, WA preferred
• Relocation support is available for those who are able to move to Seattle, Washington.

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $126,000 - $259,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

• Bachelor\'s degree
• Eight or more years of relevant experience
• Direct experience building talent and performance management programs at scale from scratch or reimagining established programs with proven results
• Five or more years of people management experience, including direct or indirect reports
• Strong analytical skills and experience using talent and performance-related data to measure outcomes
• Demonstrated experience working with varied cross-functional teams and key stakeholders
• Exceptional ability to communicate effectively across all lines of difference, teams, and job levels and successfully influence organizational decision-making

• History of leveraging strong working alliances cross-functionally and influencing senior leaders
• Experience leading teams or organizations effectively through growth, challenge, and change
• Demonstrated ability to use data to identify trends, provide insights, inform programmatic recommendations, and solve tough talent-related challenges
• Experience working with performance management technology solutions to capture, track, and drive results
• Experience designing talent, performance management, and/or workforce planning programs in either the education sector (or in a variety of sectors/industries)
• Deep knowledge and experience with one or more of the following: student outcomes measurement, teacher performance assessment, or predictive people analytics and model-building