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Company Summary

EchoStar is looking for a VP of Talent Management to lead a national HR team. Reporting to the SVP, Chief People Officer, the VP of Talent Management will be responsible for the centralized teams that provide leadership development, talent management, selection and assessment programs, organizational design and effectiveness, and culture and inclusion programs for a nationwide workforce of 15,000. Additionally, the role will have a key responsibility in building and delivering the Talent Lifecycle programs for the entire population.

Department Summary

ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND EFFECTIVENESS

+ Responsible for providing organizational design expertise to the enterprise by linking strategy, structure, processes, rewards, and people to deliver business results.

+ Develop and execute change management strategies for organizational initiatives.

+ Implement programs and initiatives to measure and improve employee engagement.

+ Developing talent strategies for robust succession planning and performance management.

CULTURE

+ Responsible for acting as culture keeper for EchoStar’s core values of Curiosity, Pride, Adventure, and Winning.

+ Recruits, educates, motivates, and rewards leaders and team members displaying behaviors consistent with EchoStar culture; this includes focusing on the culture during the recruiting efforts, performance management, leadership development, and rewards and recognition.

LEADERSHIP

+ Accountable for increasing the capabilities of the HR Talent Development team in support of the broader HR organization.

+ Act as a trusted advisor to senior HR and leadership regarding leadership and talent lifecycle strategies and organizational effectiveness to support the business growth and direction.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Organization and Leadership Development

+ Manages and continuously improves the organizational strategy and supporting programs to help recruit, develop and retain our future generation of leaders.

+ Develop a robust succession planning process and manage the succession pipeline.

+ Conducts needs analyses and works with managers to determine emerging business trends, skill needs, and corresponding training and development strategies.

+ Partners with HR advisors to provide effective organizational design coaching to executives and managers to drive measurable business and organizational improvement.

+ Help build informal teams to build linkage between various field and HQ training design and development organizations to ensure consistent communication and alignment where appropriate.

+ Assess, counsel, and recommend team members for participation in internal or external educational and training programs.

+ Compile data and analyze past and current year training requirements to evaluate ROI and prepare budgets and justify funds requested.

Talent Lifecycle

+ Improve and administrate our performance appraisal, talent/succession planning process, and web-based system.

+ Drive the framework of the company’s OKR and Goal Setting process.

+ Use our talent planning system to identify potential talent within EchoStar for open positions and assist with succession plan development efforts.

+ Design new methods to develop and share talent within and across teams to sustain the talent process. Identify emerging capability needs and facilitate the process with the recruiting and leadership team to develop or acquire key capabilities.

Assessments and Selection Practices

+ Support the development of our corporate and department-level assessment strategy including pre-hire, promotion-based and developmental assessments.

+ Work closely with the HR leadership team and external assessment partners to support the selection, design, and validation of projects.

+ Optimize our assessment suite to help select and position talent.

Team Member Engagement

+ Serve as a subject matter expert on our engagement survey, system, and database to support our survey administration, research requests, and the action-planning process.

+ Work with individual leaders and departments in conjunction with the HR advisors to help create action plans based on Team Member Engagement Survey data.

+ Support projects and assignments to support overall team member engagement improvement efforts.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

The ideal candidate has:

+ 15+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, with at least 5 years at an executive level. A bachelor's degree in business or equivalent experience.

+ Post-graduate degree in Business, Human Resources or Industrial and Organizational Psychology is preferred.

+ Experience in an operations environment is strongly preferred.

+ A proven track record within multiple HR disciplines: team member advocacy, team member relations, leadership development, and recruiting experience are most critical.

+ Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to communicate effectively and influence all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.

+ Ability to stand firm, remain committed when necessary, and facilitate discussion and understanding when difficult decisions must be made and executed.

+ Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, depending on business demands.

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $200,000.00/Year - $275,000.00/Year

Benefits

We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits (https://careers.dish.com/about/benefits?pk\_vid=7df16cf2830b8db21671727467e02e66) .

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. U.S. Citizenship is required for certain positions. EEO is the law.

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