Future Talent Manager - Industry

Remote Worker LTD.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales in Glasgow (Hybrid) is launching a dedicated Future Talent Manager - Industry role to lead apprenticeship programmes and graduates toward meaningful careers. You will coach managers, align learning with business needs, and drive high-quality placements across the OME UK business line.

Reporting to the Head of College and Future Talent, you’ll collaborate with education partners, HR, and industry leaders to shape a robust talent pipeline and ensure successful progression into suitable

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting apprenticeships and early career development programs.
• Ability to coach and mentor managers and colleagues.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Industry apprenticeship programmes and ensure delivery.
• Coach and support line and placement managers to develop apprentices.
• Identify future capability requirements with Industry leaders and HR.
• Partner with Future Talent team to coordinate attraction, assessment, onboarding and induction.
• Maintain relationships with colleges and training providers; align learning with workplace experience.
• Monitor apprentice progress, performance and engagement; coordinate timely support.
• Provide pastoral care to graduate programmes across OME UK; support wellbeing.
• Coordinate apprentice pay reviews with managers and Future Talent team.
• Support progression into suitable roles with clear career plans.
• Maintain relationships with former apprentices and graduates for future recruitment.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Stakeholder mgmt

Apprenticeships

People development

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Future Talent Manager - Industry

Glasgow - Hybrid module

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

The OME UK Business Line has experienced strong growth and continues to expand. To sustain this, we need to develop skilled Industry professionals.

The Future Talent Team drives learning and talent initiatives to support this. We seek a Future Talent Manager - Industry to lead apprenticeship programs and help apprentices and graduates build lasting careers.

You will coach and empower line and placement managers to provide meaningful work and consistent support, ensuring a high-quality experience.

Working closely with leaders, education partners, HR, and the Future Talent team, you’ll align programs with business needs, improve delivery, and support career progression.

Reporting to the Head of College and Future Talent, you’ll help shape our talent pipeline and foster a culture of learning and inclusion.

Role:

You will lead the coordination, oversight and continuous improvement of our Industry apprenticeship programmes, including:

• coaching and supporting line and placement managers to develop their apprentices effectively, ensuring they understand their responsibilities and complete the required training
• working with Industry leaders, heads of function, HR and skills specialists to identify future capability requirements and agree apprentice or graduate recruitment needs
• partnering with the Future Talent team to coordinate attraction, assessment, onboarding and induction activity working with managers to create purposeful placements and development plans that build practical competence and meet programme objectives
• maintaining strong relationships with colleges and training providers, aligning learning with workplace experience and participating in progress reviews where appropriate
• monitoring apprentice progress, performance and engagement, helping managers identify skills gaps and coordinate timely support
• acting as a source of guidance for apprentices working with managers and specialist teams to resolve concerns and support wellbeing
• coordinating apprentice pay reviews with managers and the Future Talent team
• supporting timely programme completion and progression into suitable roles, with clear plans for each apprentice’s next career step
• maintaining relationships with former apprentices and graduates to support future recruitment, share experience and understand longer-term career progression.
• Providing pastoral care to graduate programmes across OME UK

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who combines a commitment to developing people with the organisation, judgement and relationship-building skills needed to deliver effective apprenticeship programmes.
You will be comfortable coaching managers, listening to apprentices and constructively challenging where the quality of development or support needs to improve.

Essential Experience:

• Experienced in supporting apprenticeships and early career development programs.
• Skilled in coaching and mentoring managers and colleagues