Principal, Talent Management

##### **Firm Description** Founded in 2001, Partners Capital is a global investment office serving distinguished endowments and foundations, senior investment professionals, and prominent families around the world. With more than $75 billion in assets under management, the firm constructs customized investment portfolios for its clients by drawing on its deep network of partnerships with exceptional asset managers across all major asset classes. Clients include Syracuse University, Sesame Workshop, INSEAD Business School, New York’s Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Symphony, Eton College, Colorado College, several Oxford and Cambridge University colleges, family offices around the world, and senior executives from leading global investment firms. The firm employs more than 400 people across eight offices located in Boston, New York, London, San Francisco, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dallas. Partners Capital is diverse and inclusive in both people and thought. Our meritocracy is enabled by a truly inclusive and collaborative culture. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences are valued. ##### **Position Description** Partners Capital is seeking a Principal to join our Boston-based People Team and help support and execute talent management programs in a practical, hands-on capacity. The ideal candidate is a results-driven talent management practitioner with strong execution capabilities across key human capital disciplines, including talent development, performance management, employee engagement, workforce planning, and retention strategies. This role manages core talent processes and programs and is responsible for building, implementing, and continuously improving practical talent solutions that strengthen manager capability, support employee growth, and drive measurable business outcomes. As a fast-growing company of more than 400 people, including more than 200 employees in North America, we are seeking someone who is motivated, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and comfortable working on a small team in an extremely fast-paced, ever-changing environment. This practitioner must be able to manage, implement, and improve talent programs day to day while also contributing to thoughtful program design. Success in this role requires strong follow-through, practical judgment, and the ability to turn ideas into well-executed processes. Reporting to the Managing Director and Head of People, North America, this role will work with leaders, managers, and the People Team to deliver human capital programs that support business needs and strengthen the employee experience. This role will support our North American team across four offices: Boston HQ, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco. Strong judgment, follow-through, and the ability to build trusted relationships with leaders, managers, and employees are essential. Key Responsibilities include: 1. **End-to-End Talent Lifecycle Management** - Manage the continued development, operationalization, and oversight of core talent cycles and programs, including workforce planning, onboarding, development, performance management, and succession. - Ensure timelines, communications, and processes are well-coordinated and effectively executed. - Maintain consistent, well-organized talent processes that create a clear and smooth employee experience. 2. **Talent Development & Manager Capability** - Manage the design, build, and implementation of talent development programming, including onboarding, management development, technical training, and other interventions that address key business and people needs. Maintain and improve current programming. - Build and maintain tools, templates, and materials for career development, skill building, and talent planning. - Ensure development initiatives are measurable and tied directly to performance outcomes. - Support managers with tools and guidance to help them develop, engage, and retain t…