Selection & Assessment-Senior Manager

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This position supports Verizon's global talent assessment and selection through consultation and project leadership in: Development of talent assessment solutions, assessment technology implementation, interview design, job analysis, validation analyses, competency modeling, and legal compliance of selection practices.

Responsibilities:

• Leading large-scale cross-functional projects to develop selection tools for specific business groups using job analysis and/or competency modeling.

• Maximizing the business value of assessments through the management of criterion and content validation studies.

• Managing the technical strategy and execution of the pre-hire assessment program, including partnering with internal and external technology teams to configure assessments within Verizon's human capital management suite, overseeing ATS integrations, and defining and maintaining testing policies and requirements.

• Supporting internal stakeholders (e.g., recruiters, HRBPs, hiring managers) by aligning assessment implementation strategy with business needs and serving as an expert resource for questions regarding employment testing considerations.

• Leading and managing assessment and selection vendors.

• Managing large, complex datasets; own and manage assessment data reporting; and perform analyses of applicant and employee data.

• Ensuring assessments are implemented in compliance with all relevant legal and professional standards (e.g., guiding technical documentation and analysis).

• Developing implementation guidelines, processes, communications, and training to support the use of selection and assessment tools.

• Contributing to HR transformation projects, as needed (examples: Talent GPS, Project Aurora, Work Forward).

This position can sit out of any valid domestic Verizon corporate location.

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience in selection and assessment or talent management.

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

• Ph.D. or Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resource management or related field.

• Consulting experience in selection and assessment

• Experience managing and implementing large-scale selection-related projects in a corporate HR environment.

• Strong understanding of employee selection and related processes, tools, techniques, and validation practices.

• Experience developing structured interview guides for employee selection.

• Experience with professional standards and practice in employment testing, measurement, and selection (e.g., Uniform Guidelines, OFCCP, SIOP, APA Standards).

• Excellent project management skills; ability to manage multiple large-scale projects.

• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills when working under pressure.

• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to relate to, communicate with, build alliances with, and influence stakeholders and senior executives.

• Ability to communicate data-based information effectively and concisely to corporate stakeholders.

• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel, and Google Sheets.

• Persistence in driving ideas and delivering quality solutions and deliverables against tight deadlines.

• Experience interacting with and/or managing vendors.

• Strong verbal and written,n and presentation skills.

• Experience with Workday

• Experience creating and/or delivering executive presentations on relevant topics.

• Experience in R, SPSS, SAS, or other statistical packages for data/trend analysis.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.