Strategic Talent Acquisition and Leadership Development Partner

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Direct Line Group Full time

At Direct Line Group, we're a customer-obsessed market powerhouse combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair to HR, finance, and procurement. We're more than just an insurance company.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Talent in designing and delivering strategies and programmes to successfully identify, manage and develop leaders and talent across DLG. This role will be accountable for the implementation of leadership and talent programmes, working closely with the broader People Partnering & Organisational Effectiveness team and the wider HR function.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Embed and execute leadership and talent strategies across the business through ExCo, Enterprise Leaders Network (ELN) and people managers.
  • Partner with external assessment and leadership development vendors to deliver impactful development interventions and selection and development assessments for leaders and talent, collaborating with other HR teams including Talent Acquisition, People Partners and Learning.
  • Support the development and execution of a DLG-wide assessment strategy to support leadership, talent and learning practices.
  • Implement and embed a robust Leadership Capability model across all HR practices, ensuring it remains fit-for-purpose.
  • Drive key talent identification, management and development initiatives across the business, collaborating with HR and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate documentation and delivery of outcomes.
  • Drive Succession planning and development initiatives across the business, collaborating with HR and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate documentation and delivery of outcomes.
  • Co-design and co-deploy progressive initiatives and programmes within Leadership and Talent plan, directly and in partnership with wider HR teams to ensure continued uplift in capability across leadership, people managers and wider talent pools.
  • In partnership with Head of Talent, design / source capability building interventions as necessary in conjunction with the Learning team or external parties.
  • Understand business and market needs, leveraging data and insights to translate them into an executable and impactful Leadership and Talent practices.
  • Identify, own and manage the risks involved in running our business, appropriate to role, and escalate where necessary.
  • Maintain accurate leadership reporting and support in reporting and analysis across the Leadership, Talent, Early Careers and D&I team.
  • Stay up-to-date with external best practice and bring ideas and opportunities to leadership and talent strategies.
What You'll Need:
  • Experience in talent, culture and leadership methodologies, strategies and tools with successful implementation and demonstrable results.
  • Evidence of supporting or leading the delivery of a talent and leadership agenda across a business with effective means to measure behaviour change and business benefits.
  • Ability to be both strategic and execution-oriented, i.e., paint a long-term picture; think holistically and drive implementation.
  • Ability to influence, consult and manage key stakeholders to deliver on the talent and leadership agenda, driving interventions that work across business areas and deliver business impact.
  • Ability to analyse complex information and translate it into solutions to meet organisational needs.
Ways of Working:

Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. Most colleagues are in the office 2 days a week, and we consider flexible working options that work best for you.

We offer a range of benefits, including 9% employer-contributed pension, 50% off home, motor and pet insurance, plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover. Other benefits include additional optional health and dental insurance, AIP bonus, EV car scheme, 25 days annual leave increasing each year up to a maximum of 28, buy-as-you-earn share scheme, employee discounts and cashback, and many more.

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