Senior Manager for Talent Management & Organization Development (TMOD)

Senior Manager for Talent Management & Organization Development (TMOD)

Shanghai, China | req18931

FORVIA HELLA is a listed international automotive supplier. As a company of the FORVIA Group, FORVIA HELLA stands for high-performance lighting technology and vehicle electronics and, with the Lifecycle Solutions Business Group, also covers a broad service and product portfolio for the spare parts and workshop business as well as for manufacturers of special vehicles. With currently around 34,000 employees at over 125 locations, the company is active worldwide and generated adjusted sales of €8.0 billion in the fiscal year 2025.

YOUR TASKS

Location: Shanghai or Nanjing, China

Drive Talent. Shape Organizations. Enable Transformation. FORVIA HELLA is a global automotive technology leader, combining innovation, sustainability, and people development to shape the future of mobility. To support the ongoing transformation of our business in China, we are seeking a Senior Manager for Talent Management & Organization Development (TMOD) who will play a key role in implementing our global TMOD strategy, strengthening leadership capabilities, and driving organizational effectiveness. You will orchestrate TM&OD activities across China as well as coordinate cross-divisional talent initiatives, facilitate best-practice sharing, and support the development of a strong leadership pipeline and future-ready organization. You will act as the critical link between global TMOD expertise and local business execution in China. You will partner closely with business leaders, HR teams, and international stakeholders to translate global talent and organization strategies into measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Talent Management & Succession Planning

• Ensure consistent implementation of globally defined

• TMOD frameworks, methodologies, and tools.

• Drive adoption and sustainability of talent and

• organization initiatives across FORVIA HELLA China.

• Build robust succession pipelines for critical

• leadership and technical positions.

• Identify and accelerate the development of

• high-potential talent.

• Provide expert advisory in workforce and talent

• planning discussions with business leaders and HR Team

• Leverage people data and analytics to identify

• trends, opportunities, and organizational risks.

• Deliver TMOD Programs &

• Continuous Improvement

• Deployment of global and regional TMOD programs

• across Electronics China.

• Monitor program effectiveness and drive sustainable

• adoption.

• Capture local business insights and contribute to the

• continuous improvement of TMOD solutions.

• Support communication, training, and stakeholder

• engagement activities related to TMOD initiatives.

• Organizational Development

• & Effectiveness

• Embed FORVIA HELLA Leadership Principles (G.E.R) into

• leadership development, talent management, and people practices.

• Support culture transformation and change initiatives

• that enable business growth, collaboration, and organizational

• effectiveness.

• Promote a strong leadership culture through coaching,

• communication, and role-modeling of desired programs

• Leverage engagement and culture insights to identify

• opportunities and drive continuous improvement.

• Learning & Training

• Drive the implementation of global learning programs

• in the region with consideration of regional specifics.

• Tailor-made learning solutions according to the

• regional business needs to enhance the upskilling and reskilling of the

• organization competence.

• YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• What You Bring

Experience

• Bachelor's degree or above in Human Resources,

• Psychology, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or a

• related discipline.

• 8+ years of experience in Talent Management,

• Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Change Management, HR

• Consulting, or related HR areas.

• Experience working in multinational organizations

• within automotive, technology, electronics, industrial, or manufacturing

• sectors.

• Strong track record of delivering large-scale talent

• and organizational transformation initiatives.

• Experience

• managing complex stakeholder environments and matrix organizations.

• Personal Attributes

• Strong business acumen, connect talent and organization strategies to business performance, and translate people insights into practical, value-creating solutions.

• Strong consulting and influencing skills.

• Ability to challenge and support business leaders

• constructively.

• Strong facilitation and communication capabilities.

• Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline.

• Comfortable operating in dynamic, fast-changing

• environments.

• Fluent

• in Mandarin and English.

• Why Join FORVIA HELLA? At FORVIA HELLA, you will:

• Influence the future talent strategy of a global

• technology leader.

• Partner directly with business leaders on critical

• transformation initiatives.

• Join an international TMOD community with global

• exposure and career opportunities.

• Help shape the next generation of leaders and

• organizational capabilities.

• Contribute

• to the future of sustainable and intelligent mobility.

• Even if you do not meet all our requirements, do not hesitate to apply to us, because the further development of our employees is very important to us and opens up a wide range of opportunities for you in our company.

• FORVIA HELLA stands for the variety of all employees. Inclusion and diversity are firmly anchored in our company culture. We are continuously looking for new team players and welcome applications from all interested parties, regardless of their ethical and social background, age, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity.

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