Head of Talent

Phoenix; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a strategic partner in talent and learning solutions. This role is pivotal in driving the People and Business Strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs. You will leverage your expertise to develop innovative solutions that enhance talent pipelines while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. With a commitment to excellence, this established organization offers a collaborative workplace where your contributions will make a significant impact on the future of talent development. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for people, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Cover

38 Days Annual Leave

Excellent Pension

12x Salary Life Assurance

Career Breaks

Income Protection

3x Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Experience in developing strategy and plans.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of talent and learning solutions.
• Develop solutions to address business needs and build talent pipelines.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Talent Program Delivery

Learning and Development Expertise

Data Analysis

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Permanent

Location: This role could be based in any of our UK offices - London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Telford with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.

Closing Date: 30/04/2025

Salary and benefits: £100,000 to £125,000 plus an indicative bonus range of 30% up to 60%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

This is a critical partnership role that will lead on the design and delivery of talent and learning solutions, working as part of our Integrated Talent Journey Team, that drive the People and Business Strategy. The role will provide consultancy, design and delivery services across the talent and learning lifecycle for Functions or for the Business Units, using their skills, expertise and knowledge across the breadth of the talent lifecycle. The role will have dual reporting into the HR Director and the Talent Journey Director to ensure business aligned solutions are created utilising the full range of skills and expertise across TA, Talent, Development, Leadership, Learning, OD/OE, Performance and DEI. You will be responsible for developing and delivering solutions to address the business needs and to build strong long term, diverse talent pipelines. This role requires the individual to be both strategic and operational.

What are we looking for?

• A strategic thinker, with experience of developing strategy and plans
• A commercial leader with exceptional stakeholder management
• Experience delivering talent programmes for different teams
• SME knowledge and experience in Learning or Talent
• Insight driven, experience using data to influence and report
  
  

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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