Manager - Talent & Culture - OKC, OK

Job Summary

At Expand Energy, people are at the heart of our strategy. We foster a culture where humility, curiosity, and continuous learning is celebrated. Expand leads through stewardship, acts with character, collaborates with radical candor, and is always looking to disrupt in pursuit of better outcomes. If you’re innovation-minded, data-driven, and committed to empowering others, this is where you’ll thrive.

The Manager – Talent & Culture will set the vision and lead the design, execution, and continuous evolution of our enterprise-wide talent and culture strategy. This leader will champion initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, develop top-tier talent, and embed our core values into every aspect of the employee experience. Serving as a thought partner to business leaders, the Manager – Talent & Culture will align people practices with business goals, ensuring we attract, grow, and retain exceptional talent while fostering a culture that accelerates performance and belonging.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Define and support the long-term talent management strategy, including workforce planning, leadership development, performance management, succession planning, and career growth frameworks.
• Translate our core values into actionable programs, ensuring they are lived experiences across the organization. Lead initiatives that strengthen connection, collaboration, and pride in Expand Energy’s mission.
• Partner with executives to build strong talent pipelines. Implement development programs, talent reviews and bench-strength assessments that grow our people at all levels to drive organizational performance.
• Lead enterprise efforts to measure and enhance employee engagement, ensuring Expand Energy is a place where people feel valued, empowered, and inspired to contribute their best.
• Drive cultural integration, change management, and organizational effectiveness initiatives that support Expand Energy’s growth and strategic priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders across the business. Demonstrate strong presence to lead development discussions and occasionally facilitate programs.
• Manage our external executive coaching engagements to ensure effective growth and development of our executive team.
• Oversee strategic direction of our petro-technical development talent committees that enables operational excellence.
• Establish key metrics to evaluate talent and culture effectiveness. Leverage data and employee feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and development opportunities to the Talent & Culture team, building a high-performing group that exemplifies Expand Energy’s values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specific Skills

• Demonstrated success in setting and executing enterprise talent and culture strategies within a dynamic, growth-oriented organization.
• Proven ability to translate values into meaningful culture-building initiatives.
• Strong leadership and presence to influence and engage executives, managers, and employees at all levels.
• Expertise in performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills; able to inspire and unite diverse groups around a shared vision.
• Strong analytical mindset; able to use data to drive decisions and measure impact.
• Strategic thinker with practical execution ability. Able to balance big-picture vision with hands-on delivery.

Education

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university

Preferred: Master’s degree - from accredited university - Human Resources, Business Administration or related field

Preferred: Other - PHR/SPHR

Experience

Minimum: 8 - 12+ years related work experience