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Talent and Performance Management Lead

Dematic
$105,000-$150,000
United States, Michigan, Grand Rapids
507 Plymouth Avenue Northeast (Show on map)
Jun 08, 2026
The Talent & Performance Management Lead is responsible for crafting, implementing, and sustaining talent and performance strategies that accelerate Dematic's organizational capability. This role works closely with HR leaders and business collaborators across Dematic's global footprint. It drives initiatives to strengthen leadership pipelines, improve employee development, and align people practices with business strategy.

Key areas of ownership include succession planning, career frameworks, performance management, employee engagement, and enterprise-wide talent review processes. This position also collaborates closely with the KION Group People Development Center of Excellence. It ensures alignment, applies enterprise standards, and advances talent development across the broader organization.
This position will also partner closely with the KION Group People Development COE to ensure alignment, leverage standards, optimize system usage, and advance enterprise-wide initiatives that advance talent development across the organization. We offer:
  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $105,000-$150,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do In This Role:

    Talent (Enterprise Architecture & Readiness)

    • Define and lead enterprise talent management strategies supporting workforce planning, critical role coverage, and long-term growth.
    • Enable succession mgmt. and leadership pipeline health through focus on succession readiness measures and actions.
    • Support and maintain career architecture, job frameworks, and capability models that enable mobility, progression, and skill development.

    Learning (Capability Enablement & Development)

    • Translate enterprise talent and capability priorities into scalable, fit-for-purpose development solutions in partnership with Learning and People Development COEs.
    • Utilize data from talent processes to influence learning strategy, pathways, and blended program design (experience-based, ILT, VILT, digital) to address leadership and capability gaps.
    • Ensure development solutions are aligned to business needs, global standards, and measurable outcomes.

    Performance (Integration & Governance)

    • Lead enterprise performance management processes, in partnership with talent management COE, ensuring alignment across goal setting, feedback, calibration, and development planning.
    • Drive annual talent reviews, synthesizing performance, potential, and capability data into actionable insights for senior leadership.
    • Partner with HR and business leaders to embed performance and development as an integrated system.

    Engagement (Organizational Health & Impact)

    • Partner with KION Group People Development and Dematic leaders to support the employee engagement survey and action planning.
    • Use engagement, talent, and performance insights to inform targeted interventions and organizational improvement initiatives.
    • Promote consistent adoption of talent and development practices through strong stakeholder engagement and change leadership.

    COE Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

    • Act as a key connector between HR Business Partners, business leaders, and global COEs to ensure enterprise alignment and local impact.
    • Leverage analytics and qualitative insights to assess effectiveness, drive continuous improvement, and elevate employee experience.
    What We Are Looking For:
    • Professional experience in talent management, organizational efficiency/development, and performance management in a global, matrixed environment.
    • Proven success enabling talent and development frameworks with measurable business impact.
    • Strong consulting, facilitation, and influencing skills.
    • Ability to translate business strategy into enterprise talent, learning, and performance solutions.
    • Preferred education: Organizational Development, Human Resources, Adult Learning, or equivalent experience.
    • Preferred certifications: Organizational Design, Talent Management, Learning & Development, or related credentials.
    • Willingness to travel globally (10-15%).

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