Director, Performance & Engagement

Marathon Health is a leading provider of advanced primary care in the U.S., serving 2.5 million eligible patients through approximately 630 employer and union-sponsored clients. Our comprehensive services include advanced primary care, mental health, occupational health, musculoskeletal, and pharmacy services, delivered through our 680+ health centers across 41 states. We also offer virtual primary care and mental health services accessible in all 50 states. Transforming healthcare delivery with a patient-first approach, we prioritize convenient access to both in-person and virtual care, resulting in improved health outcomes and significant cost savings. Committed to inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a positive work environment and recruit exceptional talent to ensure expertise and compassion in healthcare delivery. Marathon has been recognized as a five-time Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare winner and a six-time Best in KLAS award winner for employer-sponsored healthcare services.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Director, Performance and Engagement, plays a critical role in enabling a high-performance, people-centered culture at Marathon Health. This role is responsible for designing, executing, and continuously improving enterprise talent performance, engagement, and capability strategies that strengthen accountability, capability, and connection across the organization.

This leader is responsible for shaping talent strategy and building aligned functionality within Workday to assess talent, enable career mobility, and strengthen succession pipelines. Partnering closely with Organizational Development, People Operations, and clinical and business leaders, the Director turns enterprise strategy into practical solutions that track and develop talent across the organization. This role ensures that performance, goal-setting, promotion, succession, career, and recognition practices are effective, equitable, and aligned with Marathon Health’s mission, values, and strategic priorities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent, Performance, and Leadership Strategy

• Own the enterprise talent and performance strategy, operating model, and supporting frameworks across performance, succession, career development, and internal mobility.
• Serve as business owner for Workday Talent and Performance, including roadmap, prioritization, release readiness, and enterprise adoption.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable performance practices such as goal setting, milestone conversations, reviews, calibration, promotion readiness, and succession integration through Performance in Motion.
• Define clear expectations for performance, feedback, and evaluation while equipping leaders with tools, coaching capability, and confidence to lead effective performance and career conversations.
• Establish equitable competency, progression, and business-critical role frameworks that strengthen leadership capability, succession readiness, and sustainable talent pipelines across clinical, operational, and enterprise roles.

Engagement, Recognition, and Employee Experience

• Lead enterprise engagement measurement and action planning across Pulse Surveys, external surveys, and recognition insights to strengthen connection, accountability, and performance.
• Own and evolve the enterprise recognition strategy, programs, and platform to reinforce desired behaviors, improve engagement outcomes, and align recognition with talent and performance practices.
• Measure, communicate, and continuously improve the impact of engagement and recognition initiatives.

Talent Insights, Analytics, and Innovation

• Create and maintain an enterprise talent management scorecard and use data and analytics to measure program effectiveness, generate insights, and inform decision making and action planning.
• Communicate and share talent, engagement, succession, and performance insights within People Experience and with senior leaders to build awareness, influence behavior, and drive organizational outcomes.
• Evaluate, recommend, and advance technology, AI enabled capabilities, and emerging solutions that strengthen talent, performance, and career experiences and meet evolving business needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, or related field required, with 7+ years of experience in talent management, performance management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise performance and talent strategies within Workday required.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

• Strong understanding of modern talent, performance, and development best practices
• Experience leveraging HR technology and analytics to drive insight and improvement
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced, growth-oriented environments
• Demonstrated experience establishing governance structures that ensure consistency, equity, and quality
• Strong analytical capability with experience developing dashboards, interpreting data, and translating insights into action
• Executive presence with the ability to influence and partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide initiatives in complex environments
• Strategic thinker who translates business priorities into talent and performance solutions
• Innovative and adaptable, with experience leveraging AI and emerging technologies
• Strong communicator who engages stakeholders with clarity and credibility
• Operationally disciplined, building sustainable systems that scale

Pay Range: $140,000 - $170,000/yr

The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level. This position is also eligible for an annual incentive.

We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected. To apply to this position and learn more about open jobs at Marathon Health, visit our careers page.