Talent Management Partner
About the role
Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.
We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.
Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.
Work location:
- This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes travel as part of the responsibilities.
Job Summary
As a Talent Management Partner, you’ll help turn talent conversations into meaningful opportunities for people to grow and contribute at Acuity. Partnering with HR and business stakeholders, you’ll bring performance management, talent reviews, calibration, and development planning to life, while contributing to succession, internal mobility, and engagement initiatives.
You’ll take ownership of defined talent processes and turn talent data into clear insights and practical recommendations, helping leaders and HR partners make informed decisions about development, succession, and internal mobility, then translate those decisions into action. Working within the direction set by Talent Management leadership, you’ll have room to solve problems, improve how we work, and deepen your expertise, making talent practices more useful for the business and the people they support.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Own assigned talent processes, managing timelines, stakeholder inputs, preparation, and delivery within established frameworks.
- Partner across HR and the business, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, HR Technology, and Analytics, to understand needs, anticipate issues, and recommend practical solutions.
- Analyze talent data to identify themes, risks, and gaps and recommend follow-up actions.
- Co-facilitate talent discussions with HR partners, using data and thoughtful questions to surface gaps, support consistent decisions, and agree on practical next steps.
- Drive follow-through, clarifying owners and timelines, tracking agreed development and talent actions, and surfacing barriers.
- Create clear tools, communications, and guidance, and provide practical coaching to help HR partners and leaders apply talent processes consistently and effectively.
- Maintain reliable data and improve processes, applying established data governance practices and using feedback and practical measures to assess reporting accuracy, adoption, quality, and follow-through.
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in talent management, HR, organizational development, or related functions, including hands-on ownership of core talent processes.
- Practical experience delivering talent processes, with depth in one or more areas such as performance management, talent reviews, succession, or development planning.
- Demonstrated ability to own assigned work, manage competing priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Strong relationship-building and facilitation skills, with the confidence to ask questions, offer recommendations, and influence without authority.
- Ability to validate and interpret talent data and translate findings into practical recommendations; comfort using HR platforms, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate talent insights into concise, decision-ready summaries and create practical guidance that helps HR partners and leaders adopt and apply talent processes. Sound business judgment and discretion with confidential information, including knowing when to act independently or seek alignment.
- Ability to travel for business as needed
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting talent process implementation or transformation in a global, matrixed organization.
- Experience with Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar enterprise talent platforms.
- Experience translating employer brand, associate value proposition, or culture messaging into HR-owned processes, communications, tools, or associate lifecycle moments.
The range for this position is $85,700.00 to $185,400.00 USD. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Accommodation in the Application Process: Acuity Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws requiring reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in employment. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation in the application process. If you believe you need reasonable accommodation to assist with our online application system or any aspect of the application process, please contact Human Resources at (770) 922-9000, and select option 4. Please be prepared to identify the requisition / position applied for and the aspect of the application process for which you believe accommodation is needed. The company will engage in an interactive process with you to better understand the request and to determine whether reasonable accommodation is needed and available.
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