Talent Manager, Upstream

bp; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

bp is seeking a Talent Manager in Melbourne to lead talent management for an allocated entity, aligning business priorities with succession, development and movement to strengthen the talent bench over time.

The role focuses on Group Leader and Level E roles, delivering clear insights and actionable decisions through data, collaboration with senior leaders, and partnerships with external providers. This role blends strategic direction with hands-on execution in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in talent management, succession, leadership development, workforce or organisation planning within a large organisation.
• Experience working with senior business and People & Culture leaders, including supporting people tables, succession reviews, talent forums or similar decision-making processes.
• Strong data and analytical capability, using talent and organisational information to identify risks and shape priorities.
• Strong programme and project leadership, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, dependencies and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end people table process and annual talent rhythm, bringing together insights for effective discussions and ensuring decisions, talent moves and development actions are followed through.
• Maintain succession plans for Group Leader and critical Level E roles, identifying gaps, feeder roles and development priorities while strengthening high-potential pipelines.
• Support slates, chessboards and talent moves, connecting role requirements with succession plans and career pathways while identifying development opportunities.
• Use succession, mobility, potential, skills, performance and attrition data to identify risks, inform talent priorities and recommend practical action.
• Support talent discussions and updates for senior forums, including bp Leadership Team, People & Culture Leadership Team and Board-level audiences.

Skills

Agility core practices

Analytical Thinking

Coaching

Communication

Creativity and Innovation

Culture and behaviour change

Curiosity

Customer centric thinking

Data Analysis

Decision Making

Leadership Assessment

Leading transformation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Entity:

People, Culture & Communications

Job Family Group:

HR Group

Job Description:

Please note that roles based out of SJS or Sunbury will move to Timber Square, Southwark, from Q4 2027

About the role

As a Talent Manager within bp’s Executive Development and Talent Management team, the role leads talent management for an allocated entity, providing a clear and consistent connection between business priorities and the talent decisions needed to support them.

The focus is on developing the entity talent agenda, bringing together business context, organisational insight and talent data to advise succession, development and movement of critical talent. With a particular focus on Group Leader and critical Level E roles, the role strengthens succession and the deeper talent pipeline while supporting the identification and development of bp’s highest-potential talent.

Success in this role requires a combination of critical thinking and strong delivery, bringing clarity to challenging talent questions and turning insight into focused decisions and action.

What you will be responsible for

The role owns the talent rhythm for an allocated entity, connecting talent strategy, succession, development and talent movement to strengthen capability and bench strength over time.

• People tables and talent cadence: Own the end-to-end people table process and annual talent rhythm, bringing together the insights needed for effective discussions and ensuring decisions, talent moves and development actions are followed through.
• Succession and talent pipelines: Maintain succession plans for Group Leader and critical Level E roles, identifying gaps, feeder roles and development priorities while strengthening high-potential and deeper talent pipelines.
• Talent moves and development: Support slates, chessboards and talent moves, connecting role requirements with succession plans and career pathways while identifying appropriate development opportunities.
• Talent insight: Use succession, mobility, potential, skills, performance and attrition data to identify risks, inform talent priorities and recommend practical action.
• Senior leadership and enterprise engagement: Support talent discussions and updates for senior forums, including the bp Leadership Team, People & Culture Leadership Team and Board-level audiences, while connecting entity priorities with broader Executive Development and Talent Management activity.
• Development partners and data: Work with external leadership development providers and internal bp faculty, while maintaining accurate talent information and handling sensitive individual and organisational information with care and discretion.

What you will bring

Strong talent management judgement is essential, alongside the ability to understand wider organisational, capability and pipeline implications. The role requires confidence working with nuanced information, influencing senior audiences and managing multiple priorities and dependencies.

• Significant experience in talent management, succession, leadership development, workforce or organisation planning within a large organisation, with a strong understanding of critical roles, talent assessment, development and movement.
• Experience working with senior business and People & Culture leaders, including supporting people tables, succession reviews, talent forums or similar decision-making processes.
• Strong data and analytical capability, using talent and organisational information to identify risks and shape priorities.
• Strong programme and project leadership, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities, dependencies and deadlines.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to turn wide-ranging information into clear recommendations for senior audiences.
• Experience working across different areas of a business and with external leadership or development providers, influencing outcomes without relying on direct authority.
• Strong discretion and judgement when handling sensitive talent and organisational information.

Why join our team?

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits!

bp is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your needs.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Culture and behaviour change, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Decision Making, Digital Fluency, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Facilitation, Global Perspective, Influencing, Job Design, Leadership Assessment, Leading transformation, Managing change, Managing workforce concerns, Microsoft Excel {+ 12 more}

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Future Location Notice:

This role will start in Sunbury, London. bp has announced a planned office move to Timber Square, London, with all positions currently advertised in Sunbury, including this one, expected to relocate around Q4 2027-Q1 2028. This presents an exciting opportunity for all employees and leaders to come together in one London location. The specific date of the move will be confirmed closer to the time.

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.