Lead - Talent Management

Why Join Iris?

Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of India’s Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry? Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture that truly values your talent and ambitions?

Join Iris Software — one of the fastest-growing IT services companies — where you own and shape your success story.

About Us

At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client’s most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry’s top professionals to realize their full potential.

With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation & logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application & Product Engineering, Data & Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data & MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us

At Iris, every role is more than a job — it’s a launchpad for growth.

Our Employee Value Proposition, “Build Your Future. Own Your Journey.” reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.

We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best — both personally and professionally.

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Objective

Job Description

To design, develop and implement the performance management system for Iris and ensure its running on time in every cycle and updating as per organization’s needs

Deliverables:Implement and improvise Performance Management System for the company that enables to measure role and level wise KRAs / KPIs and goals outcomes and help reporting managers to identify areas of improvement and developmental plans for their teams

Ensure timely implementation of performance management cycle on a half-yearly and annual basis – measured by stakeholder feedback

Ensure fair, timely, and complete feedback is delivered to employees as measured by the employee feedback survey

Running the Promotion cycle for all levels and career streams taking into account the Talent Architecture of the company.

Performance policy reviews and bringing process improvement based on business requirement

Develop and implement a competency-based assessment model for each career stream as per the defined Talent Architecture, ensure competency assessment gates are well defined for upward and lateral career movement

Develop mechanisms for potential assessment for specialist and leadership levels

Develop frameworks and interventions for leadership development

Develop mechanisms for career development as per the Talent ArchitectureActivitiesEnsure the performance cycles are executed timely and as per defined process on an annual and half-yearly basis

Gauge and develop metrics for measuring effectiveness of the performance cycle

Conduct stakeholder education and training to prepare managers to fairly assess performance and potential and provide feedback.

Partner with L&D team to identify the training needs post closure of the performance cycle which will enable training team to ensure that required trainings are planned and discussed with business managers

Role

Ensure the performance management cycle is run on the SuccessFactors tool for all roles in the organization, including all the goal-setting and feedback mechanisms:

Goal setting and modification

Half-yearly and Annual assessment

360 feedback

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IDP completion

Ensure all roles in the organization have measurable Goals / KRAs with well-defined success measures and timelines which are reviewed from time to time

Develop communication material and design campaigns around Performance Management in collaboration with the corporate communication team

Act as a subject matter expert on performance and potential assessment; and provide advisory to leaders, management, and all stakeholders

Establish a framework for competency and career development

Program management to ensure the cycle is completed on time keeping stakeholders informed - responsible for providing support and coordination on various projects and activities related to the performance

Program Management is an essential part of this role

Experience 8-10 yearsRole Specifications and capabilities requiredDeep understanding of Performance Appraisal framework design, development and execution.

Create and share dashboards and analytics to provide insights on performance management process.

Networking and awareness of market information at any given point in time related to Performance Management best practicesExperience of SuccessFactors PMGM moduleOwn PMGM system requirements.

Partner with systems team on enhancements.

Mandatory Competencies

Perks And Benefits For Irisians

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