Senior Manager, Talent Partner Sea

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

- Drive and activate talent initiatives that bring the Emerging Markets (EM) Talent Strategy to life through high-impact, locally relevant programs and market engagement.
This role combines across market execution of the Talent Strategy and EM HUB project management, ensuring talent solutions are practical, inclusive, and aligned with the business.
The focus is on turning strategy into action by supporting clusters in developing future-ready, diverse talents and by coordinating cross-market projects that strengthen our EM Talent ecosystem.
- Key Responsibilities:

- Clusters Talent Initiatives
- Partner with HR Directors and HRBPs across clusters to translate the EM Talent Strategy into local actions, pilots, and programs aligned with cluster business priorities.
- Design and deliver cluster-specific initiatives that build leadership capability, accelerate development, and strengthen succession pipelines.
- Track progress, impact, and adoption of market initiatives across clusters, consolidating insights and reporting for leadership.
- Act as a strategic consultant on talent processes (performance, succession, development, learning culture), ensuring consistent adoption with cluster relevance.
- Identify and scale best practices from clusters, fostering knowledge sharing and cross-market collaboration.
- Leverage data and insights to diagnose talent gaps, anticipate future skill needs, and recommend targeted interventions.
- Embed DEI in every initiative to ensure representation, belonging, and equitable opportunities.
- Co-facilitate talent workshops and learning sessions with HRBPs and business leaders to reinforce a growth and feedback culture.
- Provide regular feedback to the EM HUB on what works in clusters to influence and improve EM-wide talent tools and frameworks.
- 2. EM HUB Project Management
- Drive ad-hoc regional projects that strengthen talent culture and connection across Emerging Markets — such as EM _Career Week_
- Ensure seamless planning, alignment, and storytelling to maximize impact and visibility across all markets.
- Track participation, measure impact, and report key outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement and recognition of success stories.
- Key Relationships:

- EM Talent Team
- EM HR Team
- Clusters HRDs, HR teams & SLT
- Global Talent Team
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

- Ability to think strategically to partner with HR and business management.
- Strong expertise in Talent areas (Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning, Performance Management, Succession Planning).
- Understanding of the integrated Talent Management Processes.
- Commercial awareness, customer focus, understanding of HR and business strategy
- Facilitation skills and internal consulting skills; ability to analyze the situation and provide effective solutions, program design skills, consulting mindset with good executional skills and follow-through.
- A good team player, self-starter, driven to get strong results.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to present and sell concepts to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to build trustful relationships with key stakeholders and HR partners and manage conflicts.
- Proven project management skills ensuring clear accountability of tasks, producing great quality outputs as per the milestones.
- Being able to lead and drive change independently.
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

- University degree or equivalent preferably with a focus in Talent Management, HRM, Psychology or Personnel Management.
- Minimum 8-9 years progressive work experience in the field of HR (preferably in an international organization/ consulting/ ideally with both HRBP and Talent experience).
- Experience in the implementation of HR Tools.
- Growth and international mindset.
- Fluent in English.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**AT ADIDAS, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT EMBEDDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INTO OUR CULTURE AND TALENT PROCESSES GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES A SENSE OF BELONGING AND OUR BRAND A REAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.**

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