Director of Talent Management
Impact: Strategic, Organizational, People-focused
Leads and directs the talent management function, including talent acquisition, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, and employee engagement strategies to align with organizational goals.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Occasional
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $130,000
- Entry-level
- $85,000 - $105,000
- Senior
- $170,000 - $220,000
- Growth by 2033
- Average
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- High
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Performance Management
- HR Analytics
Soft skills
- Leadership
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 7-10 years
- Years to senior
- 12-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- HR Manager
- Senior HR Manager
- Director of Talent Management
- VP of HR
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High