Senior Manager, Succession Planning

Job Description

The Senior Manager of Succession Planning develops and oversees strategies for identifying, preparing, and retaining employees who can fill critical leadership and specialized positions in the future. The role works with executives, human resources business partners, and department managers to assess organizational talent, identify succession risks, and establish development pathways for high-potential employees.

Responsibilities include maintaining succession plans, conducting talent reviews, evaluating readiness for promotion, and coordinating leadership development initiatives. The manager establishes competency frameworks, tracks development milestones, and ensures that succession plans reflect changing business needs and workforce demographics. The position also monitors key-role vacancies, recommends talent-development interventions, and provides confidential reports to leadership to support continuity, organizational resilience, and effective workforce planning.