Global Head of Talent Management

Head of Global Talent Management

About PPG

PPG Industries is a global leader in paints, coatings, and specialty materials, with a rich history dating back to 1883. As one of only 49 companies to have appeared on the Fortune 500 list every year since its inception in 1955, PPG demonstrates enduring strength and innovation in the industry. We're honored to be recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for the 18th consecutive year. The company has been recognized with multiple R&D 100 Awards for groundbreaking technologies, including recent honors for antimicrobial and antiviral paints that combat viruses and bacteria. PPG is also celebrated as an exceptional workplace, earning accolades such as TIME Magazine's World's Best Companies in 2024, Gallup's Exceptional Workplace Award, and Foundry's Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT for the eighth consecutive year in 2026, along with recognitions for diversity, veterans, and disability inclusion.

About The Role

We're looking for a Global Head of Talent Management to design and implement simple, high-impact talent systems that deliver measurable business results across our operations in more than 70 countries and our team of approximately 44,000 employees worldwide. As a key priority, you'll transform our global succession planning to build a robust pipeline of ready successors for critical roles-faster and more effectively. You'll also shape our talent philosophy, partner with HRBPs and People Analytics, all while making a step change in how talent enables PPG's success and drives our nearly $16 billion in annual revenue. If you're an action-oriented internal talent consultant, a trusted advisor, and exceptional at execution and clear communication, this is your chance to thrive in a dynamic, award-winning environment.

The position is based at our HQ in Pittsburgh, and reports to the Global Head of Talent. The Global Head of Talent Management sets a clear enterprise-wide talent philosophy and builds simple, scalable systems that produce measurable business results; this leader and their team will co-create solutions with executives, business leaders, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), and People Analytics-solving the business's problems to ensure a robust pipeline of successors for critical roles, faster. A core focus will be advancing succession planning to move the needle on bench strength and readiness across the organization. They will be known as an action-oriented internal talent consultant, a trusted advisor, and exceptional executer who communicates with clarity and drives accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and run efficient and high-impact global talent review, calibration, succession, and action planning processes-accelerating pipeline development and addressing critical role gaps.
• Define and socialize a clear talent philosophy, critical roles philosophy and approach to key talent pools.
• Drive results and shared accountability for proactive talent development through Talent Councils.
• Lead pre-hire and leader development assessment processes.
• Own talent mobility philosophy and programming, including rotational programs.
• Drive leader assimilation and acceleration for new/transitioning leaders.
• Lead workforce planning efforts, with special emphasis on leading the thinking and strategic planning related to AI impacts on the workforce.
• Partner with People Analytics to build actionable talent health dashboards that tell leaders and HRBPs in ten seconds - where are we winning and where are we losing? This includes metrics on succession health, turnover of top talent, and identifying hotspots.
• Drive clarity, focus and alignment globally through clear and compelling communications. Focus and motivate a global audience to prioritize the critical few things that matter most in talent.
• Lead the global coaching practice - both internal and external coaching partnerships.
• Partner with Leadership Development and external partners to provide custom executive leadership development experiences.
• Partner with the broader Talent team and HR to evaluate the potential for and build an internal talent marketplace.
• Lead and develop a global team of talent professionals.

Outcomes & Scorecard

• Succession coverage for critical roles (key priority metric).
• Bench strength & time-to-readiness improvements.
• Optimal time in role for high-potential talent
• Critical role internal fill rate and time-to-fill.
• Successful action plan execution.
• Inclusion and belonging metrics.
• Stakeholder NPS and adoption of systems/processes.
• New leader success rates and time to productivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Organizational Psychology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Talent function expertise: 10-12+ years in Talent Management, Succession Planning, Leadership Assessment/Development, Organizational Effectiveness, or Workforce Planning in a global, matrixed enterprise.
• Proven track record designing simple, scalable talent systems that leaders use and that produce measurable results.
• Strong data fluency and partnership with People Analytics; comfort with AI implications for talent and org design.
• Credible executive presence and communication-concise, visual, and outcome-oriented.
• Experience leading global teams and orchestrating cross-functional execution.

Leadership Competencies & Behaviors

• Business-first and internal customer orientation.
• Simplifier; makes the complex simple, relatable and actionable.
• Strategic and practical systems thinker.
• Execution excellence.
• Influence, collaboration & co-creation.
• Data-driven communicator.
• Change leader.

What Excellent Looks Like in 12 Months

• Stakeholders across the business and HR marvel at the clarity you have brought, the trusted relationships you have built, the outcome orientation of the team and the singular commitment to driving tangible improvements for the business.
• You have moved the needle on succession planning by refreshing a clear and impactful talent review process, launched impactful talent dashboards, established collaborative talent councils and brought clarity to our critical roles and overall talent philosophies.

Despre noi:

PPG: PROTEJM I INFRUMUSEM LUMEA

Prin leadership in inovaie, sustenabilitate i culoare, PPG ajut clienii din pieele industriale, de transport, produse de consum i construcii, precum i din post-vanzri, s imbunteasc mai multe suprafee in mai multe moduri decat orice alt companie. Pentru a afla mai multe, vizitai www.ppg.com i urmrii @PPG pe X.

The PPG Way 2030

Suntem campionii clienilor

Proactivi. Indrznei. De incredere. Tot ceea ce facem incepe cu clienii notri. Ascultm, acionm rapid i nu ne oprim pan nu le rezolvm cele mai mari provocri. Atunci cand clienii notri catig, cretem cu toii.

Acionm cu scop i vitez

Agili. Condui de date. Autonomi. Ne asumm riscuri inteligente pentru a rmane inaintea concurenei. Lucrm proactiv i cu agilitate, folosind date de calitate pentru a dezvolta soluii care creeaz valoare.

Suntem operatori exceleni

Productivi. Colaborativi. Responsabili. Indiferent de rolul nostru, identificm problemele, ne asumm responsabilitatea i aducem intotdeauna soluii. Suntem atat proactivi, cat i receptivi pentru a susine imbuntirea continu i pentru a livra rezultate. Ne sprijinim echipa din prima linie - imaginea PPG in faa clienilor.

Luptm ca s catigm

Orientai spre viitor. Determinai. Ambiioi. Suntem pasionai de creterea afacerii i de reuita alturi de clienii notri. Livrm rezultate, adoptm noi tehnologii i folosim agilitatea i viteza ca puncte forte.

Suntem mandri de PPG

Puternici. Unii. Pasionai. Muncim in siguran, acionm cu integritate i apreciem diversitatea perspectivelor. Celebrm realizrile i suntem mandri de impactul pozitiv pe care il crem impreun pentru a proteja i infrumusea lumea.

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