Senior Talent Management Specialist - Transportation & Logistics

Forward Air is seeking a Talent Management Advisor to shape people strategies that support our fast-paced transportation and warehousing operations. In this role, you will partner with leaders to assess talent needs, design development and succession plans, and enhance performance management practices for frontline and corporate teams. You will analyze workforce data, recommend targeted learning solutions, and drive initiatives that reinforce our safety-focused, performance-driven culture while supporting growth and career paths across our nationwide logistics network.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to assess talent needs across transportation and warehousing operations.
• Design and implement talent development, succession, and career pathing programs.
• Support and optimize performance management processes and tools.
• Analyze workforce and talent data to guide decisions and measure program impact.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives aligned with a safety-focused, performance-driven culture.
• Consult with HR and operations on organizational design and capability building.
• Coordinate learning and development solutions for frontline and corporate employees.
• Support change management for new talent programs and HR technologies.
• Ensure talent practices align with company policies and relevant employment regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support growth across Forward Air's network.

Required Skills

• Talent management strategy
• Performance management systems
• Succession planning
• Learning and development design
• HR analytics and reporting
• Employee engagement programs
• Competency modeling
• Change management
• Stakeholder communication
• Transportation/logistics industry knowledge