Principal Talent Management Partner

The Role

As our Senior IC, Talent & Performance Architecture, you won't just run programs—you'll build the very infrastructure that defines our high-performance culture at Gametime. You hold the company-wide design authority for our most critical people initiatives, translating our talent philosophy into simple, scalable, and impactful solutions for our remote workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Performance Management

• Own and lead all aspects of performance management, including policy, timelines, tools, enablement, calibration, and post-cycle action planning.

• Drive fairness and quality through consistent application of rating guidance and promotion criteria.

Talent Reviews & Succession Planning

• Run quarterly and biannual talent reviews, identifying bench strength and risks for critical roles.

• Maintain succession slates and development plans in collaboration with leadership.

Career Architecture

• Maintain role profiles, levels, and competencies aligned to Gametime’s culture.

• Ensure job architecture supports hiring, development, and compensation practices; partner with Total Rewards on Radford alignment.

Manager Enablement

• Build and deliver playbooks, workshops, and toolkits to raise managerial capability in feedback, coaching, and performance conversations.

• Track adoption and effectiveness through feedback and success metrics.

Internal Mobility & Development

• Standardize frameworks for individual development plans, mentorship, and stretch assignments.

• Partner with business leaders to support internal pipelines for critical roles.

Attraction, Selection & Onboarding Partnership

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to align interview practices with competencies.

• Support bar-raising hiring and onboarding experiences.

Engagement & Retention Linkage

• Use engagement survey data to inform talent programs and manager development.

• Identify retention risks and recommend interventions.

Workforce Planning

• Collaborate with FP&A and Talent Acquisition on headcount planning, succession, and internal movement strategy.

Talent Analytics

• Build and maintain dashboards that track performance cycle health, promotion velocity, internal mobility, and adverse impact.

Systems & Tooling

• Act as product owner for talent platforms. Oversee configuration, integrations, and usability of tools supporting performance, engagement, and development.

Change Management & Communication

• Create executive-level narratives, manager enablement kits, FAQs, and company-wide communications to support program launches and change efforts.

AI Technology

• Comfortable leveraging AI tooling to streamline cycles (feedback quality checks, calibration signal surfacing, skills inference for successors).

• Evaluates, adopts, and operationalizes AI within talent systems; sets guardrails for bias, fairness, and privacy.

• Partners with People Analytics to run AI-assisted insights (e.g., promotion velocity variance, mobility predictors) and convert to action.

Key Competencies

Technical Skills

• Expertise in performance management, competency models, and Radford leveling.

• Advanced spreadsheet and analytics capabilities; experience with HRIS, performance, engagement, and LMS systems.

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong facilitation and communication skills, including executive presence.

• Skilled in guiding calibrations and cross-functional alignment.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking with ability to influence executive stakeholders.

• Ability to drive adoption of programs across a fully remote, high-performance culture.

Problem-Solving & Decision-Making

• Proactive in identifying opportunities to simplify and scale talent programs.

• Uses data to inform program evolution and decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree required Experience: 10+ years in Talent Management, Organizational Development, or related field Other Requirements:

• Experience owning company-wide performance cycles in a high-growth environment

• Familiarity with job architecture, leveling, and promotion readiness models

• Strong analytical, program management, and facilitation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fully remote tech environments

• Culture Amp or similar platform experience

• Background in workforce planning or financial partnership

What We Can Offer:

• Flexible PTO

• Competitive salary & equity package

• Monthly Gametime credits for any event ($1,200/yr)

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance

• Life insurance and disability benefits

• Diverse Family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility

• 401k, HSA, pre-tax savings programs

• Company off-sites and meet-ups

• Wellness programs

• Tenure recognition

At Gametime pay ranges are subject to change and assigned to a job based on specific market median of similar jobs according to 3rd party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary for several reasons including skills/capabilities, experience, and available budget.

United States - Pay Range

$167,080—$216,222 USD