Our client is seeking a Leadership & Talent Senior Manager to lead the design and delivery of leadership, talent and succession initiatives across a complex international business. This newly created role will play a pivotal part in shaping the future talent agenda, ensuring leadership capability and organisational effectiveness are aligned to business growth plans.
Reporting to the Culture & Talent Director, the successful candidate will bring external best practice and translate it into practical, scalable solutions that fit the organisation's culture and evolving maturity. Initially operating as an individual contributor, this role offers the opportunity to build and shape the function over time.
- Design and deliver leadership development strategies and programmes across multiple geographies.
- Lead executive coaching, mentoring and senior leadership development initiatives.
- Develop and embed talent management frameworks, including succession planning, performance management and talent reviews.
- Create and implement high-potential identification, assessment and development programmes.
- Design competency and behavioural frameworks that support organisational performance.
- Lead leadership events and development interventions.
- Utilise talent data and insights to inform decision-making and future workforce planning.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to enhance talent processes and practices across the organisation.
- Building and embedding talent and leadership frameworks where there is limited existing infrastructure.
- Creating solutions that effectively support both operational and non-operational employee populations.
- Balancing local and international business requirements.
- Working within a developing technology landscape to deliver effective talent solutions.
- Significant experience designing and delivering senior leadership development programmes.
- Expertise in talent management, including succession planning, performance management and potential assessment.
- Experience building and delivering high-potential development initiatives.
- The ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across a multi-site or international organisation.
- A commercially minded and pragmatic approach, with the ability to create fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Strong facilitation and coaching capabilities.
- Coaching qualification (ILM Level 7, ICF accredited, or equivalent).
- Previous people management experience.
- Experience operating across multiple international locations.
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