The purpose of this study is to examine the application of talent management through employee competence in State-Owned Enterprises. The research design uses descriptive research with a quantitative approach. Research targets are employees of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) in Indonesia. Data collection methods by providing a structured questionnaire aimed at the respondents.The analytical tool used in this study is Partial Least Square (PLS) the software used is smart-PLS. Employee competence has a positive and significant effect on talent management. The application of talent management through employee competence is dominated by the ability of employees so that effective functions in social groups can be applied. To improve the ability of employees, then other competencies such as; individual skills, recognition and appreciation, individual attributes and knowledge can be a factor that determines the ability of employees in applying talent management, so employees have the talent needed by SOEs because in the application of talent management,  exclusive positions are only occupied by selected employees.