Head of Talent Management

Working with the Head of Talent, the Head of Talent Management will be responsible for defining the Talent Strategy for LSEG. The role will look at the end to end talent needs of the organisation, considering business priorities, current workforce capabilities and using outputs from talent processes to agree multi year talent priorities. These will be delivered by working with peers across the Talent community including Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Leadership Development and Early Careers.
- To ensure the priorities are achieved the Head of Talent Management will maintain and evolve talent practices in talent assessment, 360 feedback, succession planning, executive development, and performance enablement as a minimum. They will use influence with senior stakeholders to ensure understanding and buy in to talent practices and ensure the outcomes and insights from these processes are used for targeted development of individual skills and capabilities to maintain and improve the health of the organisation.
- This role is a key part of the Talent Leadership Team within the People function.

The role is responsible for implementing and maintaining effective programmes that support the attraction, retention, and engagement of talent across LSEG.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

- Talent Strategy: defining the talent activities that will drive business and commercial outcomes.
- 360: design, review and implement a senior leader 360 approach and gather insights to guide future executive development and hiring activity.
- Succession Planning: Sets overall strategy for succession processes. Strengthens pipeline across company
- Assessments: Works with stakeholders in acquisition and development teams to build and implement assessment approaches across the organisation
- Learning and Leadership: Integrates assessment and talent insights development programs partnering with Head of Learning and Head of Leadership
- Performance Management: inputs to the design and evolution of performance management approach working with colleagues from across the People Function
- Assessing future potential: leads strategy to assess future potential at different levels of the organisation, implementing a robust and simple solution that is scalable for both leadership and expert talent.
- Collaboration: Builds effective partnerships with, ExCo, LSEG leaders, and People Function stakeholders globally to identify and define effective programmes to support the achievement of short and long-term business objectives
- Leadership: Lead a small expert team to deliver and continuously improve while adding to the wider Talent function as part of the leadership team.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

- Extensive experience in a similar role with overall responsibility for performance and assessment in a large organisation. Financial Services experience is not a requirement.
- Accredited occupational psychologist
- Strong experience in people development, particularly at executive levels
- Experienced and certified in the use of performance assessment tools e.g. Hogan, Leadership Circle
- Experience in leading high performing teams and driving change programmes
- Strong communication skills, comfortable engaging and collaborating with stakeholders across functions at all levels

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable la