Leadership, Performance & Talent Director

The Crown Estate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension and bonus

Flexible working

Family policies and discounts

Private healthcare

Life and critical illness cover

28 days holiday

Job summary

The Crown Estate seeks a Leadership, Performance & Talent Director to shape the organisation's leadership, performance and talent ecosystems. You will develop a scalable framework, embed standards, identify succession opportunities and guide executive hiring governance with strong data-driven insight.

You will influence senior leaders, drive evidence-based practice, and lead strategic talent initiatives across the People and Culture function to deliver lasting value for the country and

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and leading enterprise-wide leadership, performance and talent strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Strong expertise in evidence led practice, drawing on psychology, behavioural science and workforce insights.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders to influence talent and succession decisions.
• Track record delivering outcomes through collaboration and influence.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the enterprise-wide leadership, performance and talent framework.
• Embed leadership expectations and performance standards into everyday practice.
• Lead talent identification, succession planning and pipeline development.
• Use data, diagnostics and insight to assess capability and inform investment decisions.
• Shape development and coaching strategies to deliver performance outcomes.
• Govern executive and senior hiring frameworks for alignment with capability needs.
• Be the business owner for performance technology and drive adoption and governance.
• Ensure fair, evidence-based leadership and talent decisions aligned to priorities.
• Collaborate with People and Culture teams to deliver impact.

Skills

Leadership strategy

Performance analytics

Executive stakeholder

Talent succession

Evidence-based practice

Data-driven decisions

Equity and inclusion

Job description

Advert Close date: 30th September 2026

Leadership, Performance & Talent Director at The Crown Estate

Purpose of Role

At The Crown Estate, our purpose is to create lasting and shared prosperity for the nation. As the Leadership, Performance & Talent Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how leadership, performance and talent are enabled across the organisation.

This role is the enterprise lead for leadership, performance and talent, responsible for creating the systems, standards and conditions that support high performance at scale. You will ensure our leadership framework and performance approach are translated into clear, consistent and evidence led practices, helping leaders make better decisions, develop future capability and deliver long-term value.

Context of Opportunity / Main Accountabilities

Reporting to the Head of Talent, this is a strategic leadership role that sits at the heart of our People and Culture function. You will influence the future of leadership and organisational effectiveness across The Crown Estate by establishing a coherent and sustainable approach to performance, talent and succession.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning and evolving the enterprise wide leadership, performance and talent framework.
• Embedding leadership expectations and performance standards into everyday practice across the business.
• Leading the approach to talent identification, succession planning and leadership pipeline development.
• Using data, diagnostics and insight to assess capability, measure impact and inform investment decisions.
• Shaping leadership development and coaching strategies, ensuring programmes deliver meaningful performance outcomes.
• Providing governance and oversight of executive and senior hiring frameworks to ensure alignment with future capability needs and equitable decision making.
• Acting as the business owner for performance technology, driving adoption, governance and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring leadership, performance and talent decisions are fair, consistent, evidence based and aligned to organisational priorities.
• Working collaboratively across Business Partnering, Learning, Talent Acquisition, Reward and business leadership teams to deliver sustainable organisational impact.

Most Important Skills Based Requirements

We are seeking an experienced and credible leader who combines strategic thinking with a strong understanding of leadership, talent and organisational performance.

You will bring:

• Significant experience designing and leading enterprise-wide leadership, performance and talent strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Strong expertise in evidence led practice, drawing on organisational psychology, behavioural science, assessment methodologies and workforce insights.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and executives to influence complex talent, leadership and succession decisions.
• A track record of delivering outcomes through collaboration, influence and partnership rather than direct authority.
• Strong analytical capability, with experience using data and insight to evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• The ability to balance organisational priorities, make strategic decisions and focus resources where they will create the greatest impact.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build trusted relationships.
• A values-led approach, demonstrating a commitment to equity, inclusion and fair decision-making.

If you are passionate about creating high-performing organisations, developing exceptional leadership capability and shaping the future of work through evidence-based practice, we would love to hear from you.

Join The Crown Estate and help create an environment where people, leadership and performance contribute to lasting value for the country, communities and future generations.

Our Offering / benefits:

• competitive salary, pension and performance relatedbonus offering.
• flexible working
• market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End
• private healthcare
• life andcritical illness cover
• 28 days holiday with the option to buy more

We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

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