McKinsey & Company - Human Resource & Talent Specialist

Role Overview:
Leveraging your expertise in talent management and stakeholder collaboration, you will drive the Professional Development domain operations and actively support the execution of our core Talent/PD strategy for the global VG &Media function.
As a member of the HR &Talent and VG & Media People & Culture teams, you will apply your end-to-end program management and planning skills to spearhead initiatives and PD operations to ultimately advance our talent objectives. You will be recognized and relied upon as a subject matter expert in the professional development domain.
Talent Strategy Design & Execution:
- Apply Business Acumen: Translate functional business strategies into actionable talent priorities, defining and executing targeted talent measures within the VG & Media function.
- Leverage Organizational Design: Maintain and administer the path talent architecture, including defining role progressions, mapping skill codes, and structuring clear career paths.

- Drive Stakeholder Alignment: Partner with key functional leaders to build clarity and consensus on overarching talent and performance management strategies.
Professional Development Domain Management:
- Provide Strategic Advisory & Coaching: Serve as a trusted advisor to people leaders and individuals, offering expert counsel on career development, review and recognition cycles, and navigating performance issues (integrating subject matter experts to resolve complex challenges).
- Execute Operational Excellence: Independently lead and seamlessly execute developmental milestones, Annual Reviews, and essential PD operations across VG & Media.
- Facilitate & Influence: Convene and guide VG & Media managers to align on professional development strategies, share best practices, and cultivate a culture of continuous growth.
Project Management:
- Drive Strategic Projects: Drive and manage cross-cutting HR & Talent initiatives that reinforce and scale the broader talent strategy across the global VG&Media function.
- Optimize Global Processes: Champion consistency across people processes by scaling and standardizing best practices for annual reviews and ongoing performance management.
Data Management & Insights-driven Collaboration:
- Apply Analytical Problem-Solving: Analyze people and team metrics (e.g., advancement data, historical performance trends) to uncover insights that directly inform and shape our talent strategy.
- Drive Data-Informed Interventions: Track progress against developmental milestones, proactively identify core challenges, and architect creative solutions to achieve key PD outcomes in VG & Media.
- Ensure Data Integrity: Manage core organizational data accuracy within firm systems (e.g., MyDev).
You will be based in Chennai or Bangalore, two of our primary India centers supporting the VG & Media function.