Director, Talent Management- 12 Month FTC- Global Location Agnostic

MUFG Americas; London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking a Director of Global Talent Management to implement impactful talent strategies. This role requires experience in managing talent functions in international settings and will involve collaboration with senior leadership to drive organizational success. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and leadership skills, along with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive health and wellness benefits

Retirement plans

Educational assistance and training programs

Paid maternity and parental leave

Paid vacation and sick days

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in managing a talent management function across an international business.
• Experience working with senior leadership across multiple functions.
• Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative talent management strategies aligned with business strategy.
• Assess return-on-investment for talent strategies.
• Monitor KPIs/SLAs for continuous improvement.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Strong leadership

Problem-solving skills

Ability to manage multiple projects

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

Overview

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Talent, Learning & Culture is a trusted partner dedicated to building a resilient and engaged workforce, ready to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. We value and invest in our people like we do our clients. We hire, develop, and empower talent to thrive, own their own unique path, and propel MUFG forward.

Within the Talent Management team, we help employees own their careers and grow into the leaders of tomorrow through dedicated succession planning, promotions, and talent development. Our structured talent review and early careers initiatives support employees at every stage of their journey.

About MUFG

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. Please visit our website for more information - https://www.mufg.jp/english

Note: Given the international and collaborative nature of MUFG, this role will work on global and regional engagements, and flexibility is required to allow for meetings and connectivity as needed with clients and colleagues across the AMER, APAC, and EMEA time zones.

The Director, Global Talent Management, is a senior team member of the Global Talent, Learning and Culture team within Global Human Resources (GHR).

The main purpose of this role is to implement impactful, integrated global talent strategies that empower a brighter future for our people and our business. To create Talent strategies aligned to business plans, so that leaders utilize Talent as a key component of their strategy,

in order to contribute to the creation of a successful high-performance culture.

The role holder will work with teams across HR and MUFG to support continuous organisational enhancement which helps MUFG achieve its vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group. The role holder will partner with internal key stakeholders and to design, develop, and deliver talent solutions. The role will coordinate with Global business lines, regional stakeholders and HR Advisory to ensure a consistent approach to Talent Management and development.

All Global Human Resources roles must comply with the location strategy of that region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with HR stakeholders and business leaders to create innovative, evidence-based talent management strategies that align with and drive the organization’s strategy
• Assesses return-on-investment and impact scenarios, identifying and implementing talent strategies for future workforce requirements
• Work closely with other TL&C Heads and HR Advisory to understand business needs, and build out a multi-year strategy for Talent. Design and implement strategy for Executive and Senior Management teams to facilitate high quality conversations on Talent, aligned to Organisation Design, Human Capital Planning, and other key people process.
• Continuously improve talent processes in line with the vision and strategy, monitoring KPIs/SLAs and suggesting mitigation actions
• Enhances and optimizes talent development initiatives with a focus on partnership with L&D leaders to design and enhance talent programmes, and delivering return on investment from the programmes via effective development planning and talent tracking.
• Provides thought leadership relating to Talent, Succession and Development to business leaders and business executives
• Consults with HR Business Advisors and Leaders for selected Global Business Groups to understand business priorities, identify requirements and establish effective talent & development solutions. Actively participate in business Talent meetings to provide expertise and challenge leaders to take inclusive and appropriate action on Talent. Recommend strategies to mitigate talent gaps through proactive measures
• Manage centralised and offshored Talent Management resources, and act as the primary contact to liaise with HR partners in Solutions, and Central Services to ensure the Talent Processes are sufficiently resourced across the global team.
• Provide 1:1 support to senior leaders and key Talent as required, to support the creation of robust development plans for critical successors. Advise leaders on the effective utilization of development tools such as job assignments, job rotations, assessments, development programs, training, and coaching and mentoring
• Communicate the full Talent Learning & Culture product suite to HR colleagues and leaders in a compelling and engaging way, to drive collaboration and impact.
• Acts as an escalation point for Talent Partners in the team as required.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement within HR through undertaking internal diagnosis and process reviews in order to understand barriers and possible solutions, conducting external research into best practices and new ideas
• Ensures compliance with regulatory expectations of Talent and Succession planning within the jurisdiction(s) covered
• Leverages technologies to ensure a positive worker experience by proactively seeking information to solve Talent Enablement requests and create efficiencies
• Respond to feedback received through formal and informal feedback channels, using qualitative and quantitative information to inform Talent-related decisions and drive forward the firmwide business strategy
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in Talent and the future of work, incorporating new methodologies and technologies as appropriate
• To deputise for the Head of Global Talent Management as required

Additional duties as required to support the agenda of GHR, as required

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in managing a talent management function across an international business
• Experience working with senior leadership across multiple functions to build a talent-driven organisation
• Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders
• Experience driving people-related change initiatives
• Experience driving a high performance culture in an organisation through talent and development initiatives
• Proven experience in communicating and presenting confidently and competently to senior management

Education / Qualifications:

Preferred: A degree or equivalent professional qualification/experience in Human Resources or other relevant field.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, able to adapt style and tone to suit the audience.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, working with different stakeholders and managing priorities.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Experience in managing multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future trends/consequences and create innovative strategies.
• Demonstrates an ability to prioritise a challenging workload and act with urgency, delivering to multiple, sometimes tight, deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain a professional manner in a busy environment

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A strong interest in Learning and OD with a passion for developing a high performing workforce and making a difference
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• Strong problem solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to perform well in a pressurised environment
• A confident and strategic approach, with the ability to lead, motivate and provide clear direction to a high-performing team
• The ability to articulate and implement the vision and strategy for GHR

PERFORMANCE AND DUTIES

The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process, with relevant input obtained from the dual-hatting entity as relevant.

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

The compensation and benefits information in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside of the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits consistent with the local market.

The typical base pay range for this role is between$150,000 - $185,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.