Head of Talent Development and Talent Management

About the Company:

Our global market leading Client is seeking an exemplary individual to join their UK and Ireland HR team to lead Talent Management, Succession planning, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Talent development, Apprenticeships and Early Careers development agenda for the UK, Ireland and an expanding European footprint. You will be a Talent Management and Development Leader with progressive experience gained in the FMCG, Retail, E-commerce, Hospitality, manufacturing or logistics sector.

About the Role:

As a leader in this space you will be able to demonstrate experience reimagining Talent Development and Talent Management. Both as the creator and implementer of industry leading strategies which have created high performing teams and leaders thus future proofing the organisation in so many ways including a market leading digital learning agenda and performance and leadership framework.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will strategically partner with the Executive and Senior Leadership Teams to ensure proper alignment of an accountable, high-performing, and values-driven culture to actively anticipate, plan for, and address talent and culture needs of the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Talent Management– Leads, develops, and executes the overall talent management strategy that drives engagement, succession planning and retention while delivering a clear and scalable approach to supporting leaders across the business. Monitors relevant metrics and KPIs to proactively diagnose and address key talent trends across the organisation
• Professional & Leadership Development – Further develop the human capital of the organisation through competency development, career-path planning, targeted learning strategies and developmental assignments that prepare individuals to achieve their maximum potential. Evaluate and develop education and training opportunities, both internal and external, to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the workforce
• People Leadership – Lead, motivate, and encourage the Talent team. As a member of the HRLT, engages and motivates the broader People and Communications team across the UK and Ireland. Define People/HR goals and objectives that align with and support the strategic and operational goals of the organisation.
• Culture & Values – Act as the ambassador of culture, consistently defining ways to identify and reinforce the behaviours that exemplify organisation values. Strive to advance people and implement organisational strategies to promote employee engagement. Partner with senior management to help enhance a positive, engaged culture that works to assimilate the interests, talents, and contributions of all employees at every level. Develops, directs, and monitors plans aimed at maintaining a healthy workplace culture, including strategies, programs, and initiatives related to associate engagement
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Act as a strategic thought partner in collaboration with senior leadership to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging throughout the organisation. Leads the strategy and execution of all DEIB initiatives, including the DEIB council and ARGs. Responsible for the continued evolution of the DEIB strategic roadmap.
• Developing and managing the Talent Management and Talent Development roadmap and portfolio of work.
• Creating meaningful and measurable development opportunities form early careers to executive team members
• Establishing and owning executive talent & succession readout cadence, including CEO level readouts creating executive coaching programmes with external professionals
• Establishing & maintaining cross-functional talent review process.
• Providing professional expertise and support in the design, development and implementation of the talent review process that is required to achieve business goals and results in the creation of an internal bench of top talent.
• Collecting, analysing and maintaining data gathered to inform targeted development (e.g., succession planning).
• Partnering closely with the Analytics team to support and drive development reviews with HRBPs and lines of business.
• Collecting and coordinating aggregate data for talent pool creation; translating data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels.
• Partnering with the HR Business Partner community to understand the overall business, client groups and strategic business objectives, to ensure the work prioritised aligns with their business roadmap.
• Successfully manage and drive complex projects through the full project management lifecycle as applicable.
• Creating and maintaining an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity and competitive advantage in support of the company's diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
• Closely partner with HR and business leaders to define strategic talent management and development objectives that support business priorities. Lead and drive these objectives in partnership, leveraging data and analytics.
• Execute end-to-end delivery of annual talent processes (succession planning, promotion and performance development),
• Support targeted strategies and development/advocacy programs to hire, develop and retain diverse talent. Build close relationships with DE&I partners to ensure our practices include the appropriate diversity lens.
• Consult with HRBP’s and business leaders, to diagnose people and organisational gaps and identify ongoing training and development needs for senior levels within the business.
• Design and facilitate development interventions for teams and individuals including senior level offsites utilising available external partners
• Coach individuals to improve performance, using a variety of tools such as MBTI, Hogan Development Survey and Interpersonal Leadership Styles and relevant coaching techniques.
• Source and create great relationships with external partners
• Create a high performing team

Qualifications:

Degree in Human Resources or Business Management; master’s degree in business/organisational development is strongly preferred

Industry experience ideally retail, hospitality, FMCG, manufacturing, logistics or management consultancy

Broad HR experience including a specialist talent management, talent development, organisational development, program and performance management.

Experience creating, designing, developing and supporting organisation-wide talent management programs that cover performance management, talent development, leadership development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship management.

Experience with talent management and learning & development creating innovative measurable programmes

Intellectual rigour and curiosity

Experience in diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging

Prior experience serving in an HRBP capacity is desirable

Proven experience working end-to-end talent solutions

Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced work environment and delivering results in a cross-functional team setting

Ability to influence stakeholders in written and oral communication

Executive-level presentation skills

Flexible and adaptable – ability to adapt to various situations and stakeholders

Autonomous and self-driven - ability to work with all levels of the organisation

Demonstrated experience influencing senior leaders.

Able to collaborate cross-functionally.

Professional, resourceful, and action-oriented.

High energy, disciplined, and focused.

Having a robust understanding of and ability to fully utilise the portfolio of PM tools and documents such as: charters, kick-off meetings, issues

Please note: We will be shortlisting for these positions in about 14 days time and if we are in a position to progress with your application we will contact you then.

Unfortunately, sheer volume of response means that we cannot contact everyone individually to inform them of the outcome, so please accept that if you have not heard from us within two weeks following receipt of this message, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Your details will be kept on our database, unless you instruct us otherwise, and we will contact you as and when a suitable position becomes available