CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

Job Description

The Team:

The Global Human Resources team are partners to all employees, delivering a meaningful, end to end employee experience. Our role is to attract, develop and engage employees in a purpose-centered work environment. Together, we challenge the status quo, encourage progressive thought and influence meaningful change across the business. We serve more than 30,000 employees in more than 40 countries. In all that we do, we strive to be a talent-led organization that cultivates equality, inclusion and empowerment for our employees and the communities we serve. We value meaningful work and creating personalized career opportunities as we build a world class HR team.

Every day, our Global Human Resources team role models the following competencies:

Influential Advisor - Champions an idea and provides solutions that impact the business
Builder of Organizational Capabilities - Creates processes and opportunities to support organizational priorities
Driver of Transformation - Leads with a growth mindset, continuously pursuing ways to remove barriers to execution
Strategic Mindset - Utilizes available resources such as data, insights, analysis and team perspectives to inform decision making
Business Acumen - Applies knowledge of the industry, market trends and competitive landscape to guide business outcomes

The Opportunity:

The Global Talent team provides world class programs geared towards developing, engaging, and retaining our talent. We design cohesive talent experiences as part of the end-to-end employee experience, including onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and career development, with diversity and inclusion foundational to all we do.

Reporting into the Talent Director, the Associate Manager Talent Development EMEA will be responsible to develop and execute right training offer to boost a culture of growth mindset where every employee can realize their full potential as well as developing leaders at all levels through unparalleled innovation, collaboration, and execution to become a talent-led organization.

You will partner closely with HR colleagues, stakeholders across the business and external partners to define, develop and implement professional learning, development, talent and career programs for Mattel EMEA.

In this role you will:

Lead career development and performance oriented talent processes such as OTPs, Talent Performance Management cycle, CAP, etc.
Support the design of high-potential development programs aligned with performance and succession planning goals.
Partner with local HRBPs and the global talent team to ensure alignment with processes and priorities including performance management.
Research and analyze best practices and trends to advance performance management strategies within the broader People & Culture plan.
Collaborate with the TA Lead to the design & implementation of the Early Career Program for EMEA
Build and maintain relationships with local HRBPs to improve and streamline new-hire onboarding, leveraging existing and new HR technology.
When needed, support the delivery and facilitation of engaging in-person and virtual workshops to ensure consistent learning experiences across EMEA such as ESCI 360 feedback, team workshops and team profiling tools such as DISC, MBTI, etc.
Serve as a resource for Career Development, 360 feedback delivery and coaching.
Research and analyze best practices and emerging trends to help advance our People and Culture Plan, L&D, Talent, and employee experience strategies.
Measure and analyze the impact of Talent initiatives and recommend improvements to ensure continuous program effectiveness and drive decision making, tracking progress of our Talent Development & Engagement goals.
Support the development of learning projects from needs analysis to deployment, taking into consideration the complexities of creating training for a regional audience with common, but niched needs.
Partner and ensure regional alignment with global talent team, local HR teams and with our Employee Resource Groups to shape programs and initiatives which develop and engage employees in a purpose centered workplace.
Support the delivery of customized solutions tied to key initiatives/client needs.
Liaise with external providers to ensure delivery quality and alignment with Mattel standards.
Monitor and report on learning budgets and resources where relevant.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Education, or related field required.
At least 4+ years of progressive experience in a Talent Development/L&D/ Capability building/ HR/ Leadership role with a leading business/organization.
Experience supporting the design and facilitation of performance management programs.
Proven experience in owning and leading projects from concept to implementation.
Demonstrates a global mindset and thrives in a consumer-facing, global, matrix working environment.
Strong business acumen and understanding of Mattel’s strategic roadmap and future goals and how learning can support our business growth.
Leads and acts with a high level of autonomy and ownership.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage and influence stakeholders across cultures.
A visible passion for and role model of personal growth and learning.
Ability to analyze data and derive insights to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
Influencing skills with a track record for building relationships.
Experience delivering results in a highly entrepreneurial team.
Flexibility, adaptability and resourcefulness to adapt to a constantly changing environment.
Ability to collaborate and build trusted partnerships across multiple functional groups and/or multiple global locations.
Fluency in Greek and English is required for the role.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here! You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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