Talent Management Specialist

Summary

Join Smash as a Talent Management Specialist and become a trusted advocate for our Smashers, enhancing their employee experience and fostering professional growth. You will conduct compensation analysis, track projects, build competitor benchmarks, identify flight risks, and organize team-building activities. This role involves regular 1:1 meetings with managers, designing training events, creating reports, building a Smashers catalog, and supporting the administrative team. You will standardize role profiles and develop training opportunities. This is a high-impact, human-centered role blending data, empathy, and strategy.

Requirements

• Previous experience in Talent Management, People Operations, or HR Business Partner roles is required
• Strong interpersonal skills and a sincere passion for people and culture
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects and facilitate strategic conversations
• Analytical mindset with the ability to turn data into actionable insights
• Strong organizational skills with experience building systems and processes from scratch

Responsibilities

• Act as an advocate for our Smashers—building strong relationships and representing their needs across the business
• Conduct compensation analysis and help define internal equity
• Track active projects and needs of Smashers to ensure alignment with client expectations and individual success
• Build and maintain a competitor benchmark for benefits and compensation strategies
• Identify and report on flight risks, proactively working to improve engagement and retention
• Organize team-building activities and help shape our company culture
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with managers (via video when possible) to assess performance and identify growth areas
• Design and manage quarterly training events for Smashers across disciplines
• Create and maintain reports that uncover opportunities for improvement (radar/opportunity reports)
• Build a detailed catalog of our Smashers, documenting skills, roles, and strengths to better support internal visibility and growth planning
• Support the development and maintenance of our candidates catalog
• Standardize and organize Smashers’ role profiles, ensuring consistency and clarity across the organization
• Develop training opportunities for the administrative team based on organizational needs
• Support the administrative team’s activities (recruiting, client management, HR operations) when extra help is needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in tech, project management, or experience as a Scrum Master or PM
• Proficiency in tools like Google Workspace, and basic analytics/reporting platforms

Benefits

• A people-first culture that values authenticity and growth
• Opportunities to design, lead, and innovate within your function
• Flexibility to work remotely and collaboratively with a global team
• A mission-driven company that’s scaling with purpose