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Talent Manager
Do you have excellent interpersonal skills and a flair for business? Do you want to work in sales and marketing and occupy a key position within a company? Becoming a Key Account Manager could be the ideal option for your professional future. But you still need to know what it’s all about.
The business
What is a Talent Manager?
Its role
The talent manager optimises the management of skilled human resources within the company. You will define and implement a global strategy for talent acquisition, development and retention. Your mission: to attract the best profiles and support their professional development in order to boost organisational performance.
Its field of action
As a talent manager, you will work at the heart of the Human Resources department, working closely with the business divisions. You will interact on a daily basis with candidates, operational managers and specialist recruitment agencies to identify strategic talent.
Your remit will range from designing recruitment campaigns to analysing the performance of acquisition processes. You will work in synergy with the communications teams to develop the employer brand and optimise the organisation’s e-reputation.
The functions
What does a Talent Manager do?
A talent manager’s day-to-day work involves a variety of strategic and operational activities.
You define the overall talent acquisition strategy
You source and hunt for candidate profiles for strategic positions
You manage the recruitment process from identification to integration
You support employees in their professional development
You analyse the performance of your recruitment campaigns
You maintain a network of specialist external partners
You design retention programmes for key talent
You carry out strategic monitoring of market trends
Qualifications
The qualities and skills needed to be a good Talent Manager
Strategic and analytical vision
You have a thorough understanding of performance management and talent acquisition issues. Your analytical skills enable you to assess the effectiveness of processes and continually optimise your recruitment methods.
Relational excellence
Your ease of communication makes it easy to deal with all your contacts. You quickly create a climate of trust with candidates and maintain lasting relationships with your external partners.
Mastery of digital tools
You make effective use of recruitment platforms, professional social networks and HR software. This technological expertise speeds up your searches and enriches your pool of potential candidates.
The benefits
What are the advantages of being a Talent Manager?
This job puts you at the heart of the transformation of companies by contributing directly to their development. You play an active part in the success of strategic projects by identifying and attracting the key skills needed for organisational growth.
Your expertise in talent acquisition will open up exciting career prospects as you progress to Human Resources Director, Chief Talent Officer or specialist consultant. As your skills grow, you’ll enjoy increasing autonomy and professional recognition in a fast-expanding sector.
Remuneration
Talent Manager: salary and career development
The job of talent manager offers attractive and progressive remuneration. At the start of your career, you can expect a salary of €30,000. After a few years’ experience, this salary rises to €50,000, and to €78,800 for experienced senior profiles.
In addition, there are often significant benefits: profit-sharing, target-based bonuses, specialist training and a company car. Your career prospects will take you into HR departments or strategic consulting positions, offering stimulating career opportunities.
Up to
78 800 €
Salary per year
Training courses
What studies do you need to become a Talent Manager?
Our training courses
The best way to secure your place as a talent manager in a company is to follow the right training at a good business school. INSEEC offers several excellent courses tailored to the requirements of the talent manager profession, combining theoretical training and professional immersion for a successful integration.
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