Head of Talent
Gen Digital
| Company | Gen Digital |
| Category | HR & Recruiting |
| Location | New York |
| Remote | Hybrid |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | USD 230k–250k |
| Posted | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (ashby) |
Description
Global Head of Talent
Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer
Hybrid: Office-based (3+ days per week)
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Gen is at an inflection point. One year into our AI-first journey, we're not just responding to disruption—we're embracing it and reimagining how we attract, develop, and grow talent for the future. We're looking for an agile, forward-thinking Talent leader to help build what's next.
As Head of Talent, you will define and drive Gen's talent strategy across Talent Acquisition and Growth & Development, leading them as a unified capability with a clear ambition: attract exceptional people and continuously invest in their growth.
As a key member of the People & Culture Leadership Team, you'll serve as a strategic partner to the CHRO and Executive Leadership Team, working closely with HR leaders and Product Experience teams to shape how Gen builds workforce capability in an AI-native world.
This is a rare opportunity to lead through transformation—bringing the vision, operating model, and execution discipline needed to elevate both functions from strong foundations to world-class impact.
WHAT YOU'LL DRIVE
Talent Strategy & Organizational Leadership
- Champion leadership capability as a core talent priority, ensuring Gen's people managers are developed, supported, and equipped to lead in an environment where AI and human work are increasingly intertwined.
- AI Literacy and Skills development: Develop a next gen talent development strategy that support human transformation in an AI first world; ensuring employees can use AI effectively for productivity and that managers are equipped to lead AI/Human teams and integrate AI.
- Architect and own the integrated Talent strategy spanning acquisition, development, reskilling, and readiness, all aligned to Gen's business priorities and AI transformation agenda.
- Serve as a strategic partner and thought leader to the CHRO and the People & Culture leadership team, bringing external perspective, data-backed insight, and bias toward action.
- Build strong partnerships across the P&C leadership team and directly with business leaders to ensure talent initiatives are embedded in how Gen actually works, not sitting off to the side.
- Lead and develop a Head of Talent Acquisition and the full TA and L&D teams, setting clear global programs and direction, building capability, and driving accountability for outcomes across both functions.
Learning, Development & Workforce Readiness
- Build and own Gen's leadership capability strategy, designing programs that develop managers at every level to lead effectively in an AI-augmented environment. That means investing in the human skills that AI can't replace; coaching, judgment, communication, and team dynamics, while building fluency in how to integrate AI into how their teams actually work.
- Design and launch an always on learning programs across all people demographics ensuring a mix of structured and agile learning opportunities, and leveraging multiple learning approaches and formats. While flexing for different learning styles and content
- Build and scale a reskilling architecture that helps our workforce adapt to shifting role demands, with a clear focus on human skills (judgment, collaboration, leadership) alongside AI fluency.
- Own manager development programming with intentionality about what managers need now: navigating AI-augmented teams, coaching for growth, and leading with human connection in a hybrid world.
- Evolve and sustain Gen's AI literacy program for onboarding new hires, returning employees, and evolving cohorts keeping pace as AI capabilities evolve.
- Reimagine how work gets designed alongside AI by partnering with the business and strategic HR to redesign workflows, rethink roles, and develop skills that unlock the full potential of human + AI collaboration.
Talent Acquisition
- Set the strategic direction for how Gen attracts talent in a competitive, AI
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