Head Of Talent & Capability, Rx

Reed Exhibitions; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Reed Exhibitions in the United Kingdom seeks a Head Talent Partner to lead the Talent and Capability COE strategy for the RX business. You will partner with HR and business leaders to deliver talent solutions and leadership development that align with divisional priorities and performance goals.

The role focuses on building high-performing teams, strengthening leadership pipelines, and delivering meaningful employee experiences at scale across geographies.

Qualifications

• Recognise and incorporate the voice of the business when designing, delivering, and embedding talent practices within RX
• Advocate, educate, and influence senior leaders across various expertise areas within T&C scope. Focus on business transformation and people-centric approaches.
• Operate and lead across different geographies and industries, ensuring successful delivery of large-scale, highly visible talent initiatives
• Maintain a client-centric approach, adept at building relationships with executive and senior leadership teams, cross-functional teams, and critical stakeholders
• Understand and interpret RX business challenges and opportunities, prioritising and aligning T&C support accordingly
• Being future-focused, recognising the impact of AI and other global trends on our work and roles, and partnering with HR leadership and business stakeholders to identify the upskilling and shifts in focus that may be required in response
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful talent strategies and working knowledge and experience with Workday
• Effective leadership and team collaboration skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders to identify and implement Talent and Capability approaches that support RX’s business objectives
• Advocating and implementing RELX leadership and development programs within RX focusing on elevating manager capability, shaping high-performance RX culture, building a strong talent pipeline of future leaders
• Representing the needs and interests of RX in RELX-wide T&C discussions and initiatives. Ensuring that final outcomes are relevant, accessible and high-value with a compelling RX narrative
• Promoting a culture of continuous growth and curiosity. Utilizing data and metrics to monitor the quality, effectiveness and overall user experiences of talent initiatives within RX
• Co-ordinating all activities for RELX Talent Review with business leaders and HR partners to identify critical positions, talent readiness and succession pipelines. With leaders, support strategies to address readiness gaps, both technical and behavioural thus enhancing purposeful careers
• Driving a culture of feedback and recognition to drive business outcomes and a meaningful employee experience. Work closely with colleagues across the global HR organization to ensure integrated and aligned approaches for employees and leaders
• Managing the overall divisional training plan, being accountable for the T&C PNL

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping talent, leadership and capability strategies that support business transformation?

Would you like to partner with senior leaders to build high-performing teams, strengthen future leadership pipelines and create meaningful employee experiences?

About our Team:

We unlock organisational impact by building the skills, performance, and leadership pipeline that powers the business forward.

About the Role:

You will be an integral part of the RELX Talent and Capability (T&C) COE Leadership Team. In this role, you will serve as the Head Talent Partner to the RX business and HR leadership team. You'll take ownership of the delivery of the T&C COE strategy and ensure alignment with divisional priorities to enhance capability and performance. You will also represent the COE on your divisional HR leadership team and ensure talent solutions and development initiatives are effectively integrated into business goals and performance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with a variety of internal stakeholders to identify and implement Talent and Capability approaches that support RX’s business objectives
• Advocating and implementing RELX leadership and development programs within RX focusing on elevating manager capability, shaping high-performance RX culture, building a strong talent pipeline of future leaders
• Representing the needs and interests of RX in RELX-wide T&C discussions and initiatives. Ensuring that final outcomes are relevant, accessible and high-value with a compelling RX narrative
• Promoting a culture of continuous growth and curiosity. Utilizing data and metrics to monitor the quality, effectiveness and overall user experiences of talent initiatives within RX
• Co-ordinating all activities for RELX Talent Review with business leaders and HR partners to identify critical positions, talent readiness and succession pipelines. With leaders, support strategies to address readiness gaps, both technical and behavioural thus enhancing purposeful careers
• Driving a culture of feedback and recognition to drive business outcomes and a meaningful employee experience. Work closely with colleagues across the global HR organization to ensure integrated and aligned approaches for employees and leaders
• Managing the overall divisional training plan, being accountable for the T&C PNL

Requirements

• Recognise and incorporate the voice of the business when designing, delivering, and embedding talent practices within RX
• Advocate, educate, and influence senior leaders across various expertise areas within T&C scope. Focus on business transformation and people-centric approaches.
• Operate and lead across different geographies and industries, ensuring successful delivery of large-scale, highly visible talent initiatives
• Maintain a client-centric approach, adept at building relationships with executive and senior leadership teams, cross-functional teams, and critical stakeholders
• Understand and interpret RX business challenges and opportunities, prioritising and aligning T&C support accordingly
• Being future-focused, recognising the impact of AI and other global trends on our work and roles, and partnering with HR leadership and business stakeholders to identify the upskilling and shifts in focus that may be required in response
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful talent strategies and working knowledge and experience with Workday
• Effective leadership and team collaboration skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives

Work in a Way That Works for You

• We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation.
• We offer an appealing working prospect for our people.
• With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working Pattern

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.