Drive the Enterprise Culture and Talent Agenda
Drive Mercury’s Talent & Culture strategy in alignment with Mercury’s values, business priorities, growth plans, and long-term capability needs
Shape the cultural frameworks, leadership expectations, and operating rhythms that help the company scale in a deliberate and durable way
Bring a modern, external perspective on what high-performing cultures need to thrive in changing environments
Drive Performance, Talent, and Leadership Development
Ensure talent practices are clear, disciplined, and aligned to company performance and future capability needs
Build leadership development strategies that raise the bar on people management, coaching, accountability, and team effectiveness
Partner with the People Business Partner team and senior leaders to identify organizational and leadership capability gaps and put plans in place to strengthen bench strength and readiness
Design, govern, and ensure that the company’s job architecture framework drives clarity, internal equity, and market competitiveness across roles and functions
Shape Employee Experience and Engagement
Own the strategy for employee experience, engagement, listening, and culture health
Strengthening the employee experience across key moments that matter, from onboarding through growth, development, and change
Lead the people and culture dimensions of the company’s ESG strategy, with a focus on inclusion, employee experience, responsible leadership, and community impact

Bachelor's degree required
8+ years of progressive experience in talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, employee experience, or related People functions
Experience designing and leading enterprise-wide programs across performance management, talent reviews, succession, leadership development, and employee engagement
Experience building or evolving career architecture, career frameworks, skills strategies, or related workforce design approaches
Experience advising senior leaders and influencing decisions across a complex organization
Experience translating strategy into scalable programs, tools, and operating practices
Experience using data and organizational insights to diagnose issues, prioritize action, and measure impact

Competitive compensation
Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
Engaging work environment
Promotional opportunities
Education assistance
Professional and personal development opportunities
Company recognition program
Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more

Senior Manager, Performance and Culture

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