Talent Development Consultant

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

As a member of the MFS Talent Development (TD) team, you will play a key role in activating and enabling the talent strategy by supporting communication and consulting related to the full TD portfolio.  You partner with HRBPs and business leaders to assess needs, engage stakeholders and translate global nuances to drive business and client outcomes. You are a trusted advisor to business and HR leaders, serving as a change agent supporting adoption of performance-driven strategies, tools, and solutions, also ensuring alignment of COE solutions with business strategy and client needs.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Solid understanding of full Talent Development portfolio and strategy, including change and leadership development; talent reviews and succession management; performance management; OD interventions; skill building, professional development and early career curricula.
• Support alignment with business priorities and promote adoption of enterprise talent strategies and solutions, bringing an enterprise mindset and One HR collaborative approach.
• Partner with HRBPs, business leaders and others to develop strategies and deploy solutions that create value for business, clients and support HR strategic objectives.
• Articulate TD programs and solutions to HRBPs and business leaders to enable successful implementation and drive business impact.
• Share key business insights with TD Consultants to influence evolution of talent programs and solutions, and ensure employee and leader experiences.
• Lead and accelerate change in partnership with HRBPs and business leaders, bringing a future-focused mindset to new approaches to work, skill development, and adoption of AI and other technologies.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5-6 + years progressive HR experience; knowledge and experience in financial services industry preferred
• Familiarity with corporate talent development, OD, succession management, learning and performance management best practices
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong consulting, coaching, negotiating and influencing skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) skills
• Strong organization and time management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Experience managing through and leading organizational change

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At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k) 

• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider

• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually 

• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches

• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves

• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account

• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)

• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them

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At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [email protected] for assistance. 

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.