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Adtalem Global Education

Director of Talent Strategy & Business Partnership

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Chicago, IL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $80K - $145K

💻 Human Resources

🗓️ September 26th, 2025

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Adtalem Global Education is hiring a Director of Talent Strategy & Business Partnership. The role involves developing and implementing comprehensive talent management strategies to support business growth, enhance performance management systems, and foster an inclusive organizational culture. The Director will manage talent initiatives, track KPIs to measure impact, and collaborate with HR business partners and leadership teams.

Highlights
  • Develop and implement end-to-end talent management strategies including succession planning, performance management, onboarding, and coaching.
  • Manage execution of talent initiatives with clear milestones and KPIs.
  • Support performance management system creation and change management processes.
  • Lead talent review processes to identify high-potential employees and develop succession plans.
  • Design career pathing and leadership development programs with change management execution.
  • Provide support for Adtalem Impact Council and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
  • Drive initiatives to enhance employee experience and retention through key engagement moments.
  • Collaborate with HRBPs and business leaders on talent-related resources and processes.
  • Track talent development metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and business results.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. Minimum 7 years in talent management or HR and 3 years in professional services or consulting preferred.
  • Salary range: $80,337 to $145,077 with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401k with 6% employer match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and an annual incentive program.

Director of Talent Strategy & Business Partnership Full Description

Company Description

About Adtalem Global Education
Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

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Job Description
Opportunity at a Glance
 The Director of Talent Strategy and Business Partnership is responsible for supporting business growth through execution of our talent strategy and fostering a high-performing, inclusive organizational culture. This role involves participating in creating and implementing end-to-end talent programs and initiatives to develop and retain top talent. The Director will also track metrics to measure talent ROI and business outcomes.
 
 Responsibilities
  • Talent Strategy: Develop and implement end-to-end talent management strategies, specifically around talent assessment, succession planning, performance management, onboarding, and coaching.
  • Project management: Manage the execution of talent initiatives, including developing project plans with clear milestones, responsibilities, and KPIs.
  • Performance Management: Support the creation of a robust performance management system that aligns employee performance with organizational goals, ensuring continuous feedback and development. Help create and implement modalities to drive performance management at the team level. Develop and execute a change management plan to support adoption of performance management system.
  • Talent Review & Succession Planning: Support the development of the talent review processes to identify high-potential employees, create succession plans for key leadership roles and drive differentiation in colleague development investments.
  • Colleague career pathing and talent development: Support the development of career pathing and leadership development programs and planning. Develop and execute a redesigned programs including change management.  
  • Impact Council: Provide support for Adtalem Impact Council ongoing activities and key initiatives and adhoc support for ERGs
  • End-to-end employee experience: Identify and execute initiatives to build an end-to-end employee experience with curated “moments that matter” to drive retention and employee engagement
  • Business Partnership support: Support HRBPs and business leaders with resources and processes to enable the implementation of changes as well as business as usual activities (e.g., performance calibration, goal setting follow ups etc.).
  • Metrics & Evaluation: Track talent development KPIs to measure effectiveness and impact on business outcomes
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree Required, Master's Degree in Organization Development or related field preferred.
  • 7+ years in talent management or human resources required.
  • 3+ years in a professional services or management consulting environment preferred.
  • Strong expertise in modern talent practices including succession planning, high-potential development, and strategic workforce planning.
  • Proven ability to lead initiatives and influence stakeholders across all levels of an organization.
  • A strategic mindset with the ability to align talent solutions with business goals and stay ahead of emerging trends.
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across diverse teams and leaders.

Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80337.00 and $145077.00. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
 
 Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
 
  • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
  • Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
  • 12 Paid Holidays
     
     For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
     
     You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
 
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