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Pmd Talent Effectiveness Manager

Grant Thornton is seeking a PMD Talent Effectiveness Manager to join the team. The PMD Talent Effectiveness Manager is responsible for the end-to-end facilitation and operational delivery of the U.S. PMD (Partners / Managing Directors) performance management process. Reporting to the Director, Global Talent Effectiveness, this role translates PMD performance strategy into clear plans, timelines, communications, and execution rhythms for the U.S. firm. The Manager partners closely with the Go-To-Market (GTM) organization (scorecard strategy and design owner) and internal stakeholders (e.g., HRIS, People Experience, Service Line Operations, Quality) to ensure accurate, timely, and well-governed execution of the PMD performance lifecycle. This role is operational and program-management focused : establishing cadence, ensuring tooling and data readiness (e.g., Oracle inputs), coordinating operational processes, communications, reporting / insights, and maintaining PMD program content on Canvas. The Manager supervises an INDUS-based Global TE Senior Associate to delegate and quality-assure tactical work.

Qualifications (Personal Characteristics, Skills / Abilities, Academic) : The ideal candidate will be :

• A business-minded talent effectiveness professional who excels at program and process management with impeccable planning, coordination, and follow-through.
• Operationally rigorous, detail-accurate, and deadline-reliable in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.
• Analytical, comfortable with metrics and translating data into clear decisions, timelines, and stakeholder guidance.
• A concise, audience-aware communicator who can write, edit, and sequence communications that drive clarity and action.
• A strong collaborator across GTM, People & Culture, Tech / HRIS, SL Ops, and Quality teams; adept at role clarity and RACI management.
• Comfortable and trust-worthy with confidential information, sound judgment, and executive-facing professionalism.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess :

Core Responsibilities :

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Chicago, IL, Downers Grove, IL, Cleveland, OH, Minneapolis, MN, and Baltimore, MD offices only is between $112,000 and $168,000 per year.

About Us At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more : more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities : Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ? and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

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