Overview
Director Talent Management Jobs in Shanghai, Shanghai, China at adidas
Title: Director Talent Management
Company: adidas
Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Purpose & Overall Relevance
Lead and drive the end-to-end Talent Management strategy for Greater China, ensuring a strong leadership pipeline, accelerated talent growth, and sustainable organizational performance aligned with business priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Talent Strategy & Leadership Pipeline
- Define and drive GCA Talent Strategy, aligned with business growth priorities and global frameworks
- Lead “Build vs. Buy” talent strategy, balancing internal pipeline development and external hiring
- Drive succession planning for key and critical roles, ensuring ready-now and ready-future pipelines
- Provide visibility and governance on leadership pipeline, including alignment with global talent pools
- Translate business strategy into actionable talent priorities and workforce plans
- Talent Management & Core Processes
- Own and evolve core talent processes (performance, potential, succession) to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability
- Lead SLT-level talent sessions (e.g., Talent Reviews, Succession, TLU) with strong data-driven storytelling
- Drive integrated talent solutions with HRBPs to address business needs (e.g., pipeline gaps, retention risk, capability building)
- Ensure effective execution of locally developed programs, aligned with global standards and best practices
- Leadership Development & Learning
- Define GCA leadership development agenda, including HiPo, executive development, and critical role readiness
- Identify capability gaps and design or localize high-impact learning solutions
- Foster a continuous learning culture, embedding development into the flow of work
- Ensure clear career pathways and development plans for critical talent segments
- Early Career Strategy & Future Talent Development
- Define and drive the GCA Early Career strategy, establishing a sustainable pipeline of future talent to support long-term business and organizational growth.
- Lead the design and evolution of early career programs to attract, develop, and retain high-potential young talent, building future leadership capability.
- Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to identify emerging talent needs and develop targeted talent pipelines through internship, management trainee, and early career programs.
5. Talent Mobility, Engagement & Experience
- Drive internal mobility strategy to accelerate talent growth and improve retention
- Enhance onboarding and early experience, ensuring strong integration and engagement
- Lead key engagement initiatives, leveraging insights to improve employee experience and culture
- Strengthen connection across talent lifecycle (hire → develop → retain)
6. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
- Embed DEI across all talent decisions and processes (selection, succession, development)
- Drive diverse talent pipelines, including gender and other priority dimensions
- Deliver against DEI KPIs and ensure equitable access to opportunities
- Provide thought leadership on inclusive talent practices
7. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction Interface
- Partner with TA and Employer Branding to ensure strong EVP and candidate experience
- Ensure alignment between external attraction strategy and internal talent pipeline needs
- Leverage market insights to strengthen adidas employer positioning in GCA
Knowledge, Skills & Capabilities
- Strong strategic thinking with business acumen
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix environment
- Excellent facilitation and storytelling capability (especially for SLT settings)
- Strong data analytics mindset; ability to translate insights into action
- Deep expertise in Talent Management topics (performance, succession, leadership development)
- Capability to lead complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives
- Strong consulting and problem-solving skills
- Experience driving DEI integration in talent practices
Requisite Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)
- ~10+ years experience across Talent Management / HR / Talent functions
- ~8+ years leadership experience managing high-performing teams
- Proven track record driving end-to-end talent strategy and transformation
- Experience operating in a global, matrix organization
- Strong exposure to multiple business functions and markets
- Demonstrated success influencing senior leadership and driving change
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.
