Senior Partner, OD

Tate & Lyle; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an OD specialist to drive capability growth across its global operations. This role focuses on developing leadership and management programmes to enhance talent and foster an inclusive workplace. The successful candidate will implement strategies that support organizational goals, ensuring leaders are equipped to thrive in their roles. With a comprehensive rewards package and a commitment to improving lives, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a team dedicated to innovation and excellence in the ingredients solutions sector.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Personal private medical insurance

Life assurance

16-week Equal Parental Leave

Mental health & well-being support

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in Organisation Development as an HR discipline.
• Experience in administering learning programmes, especially for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an OD strategy for capability growth across the organisation.
• Design leadership development approaches for senior and aspiring leaders.

Skills

Organisation Development

Leadership Programmes

Problem Solving

Project Management

Change Management

Job description

Tate and Lyle is a successful organisation with a clear purpose, ambition, strategy, and strong expert talent, solely focused on achieving its ambition as a world-class ingredients solutions provider. We have expanded our plant-based footprint beyond corn into tapioca, stevia leaf, chickpea protein, and soluble fibre to explore wider platforms for achieving our ambition. Achieving this ambition will require development of new capabilities, reallocation of resources, and investment to become a leaner, more agile company, leveraging the latest technology, process insight, and ways of working.

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of this role is to develop, in partnership with the VP Talent & OD, an OD strategy that drives and supports capability growth across the organisation. Focusing on key populations such as leaders, managers, critical, and high potential talent, the role will develop and evolve programmes and approaches that underpin the growth in capability required for Tate & Lyle to meet its organisation goals and outcomes.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Definition and implementation of the Company’s approach to the development of high potential and critical talent, including identification and calibration techniques, programmes, development planning, and monitoring and reporting back to the business.
2. Design and delivery of the approach to leadership development across the organisation, including for those in senior leadership positions and for those aspiring to leadership. Particular focus is to be given to the period immediately following the stand-up of the new organisation and the following 12 months (to April 2026), to ensure that leaders are well-placed to support their new teams and those with whom they work, to achieve their goals and to excel in their roles.
3. Definition and implementation of the Company’s approach to management development, including simple and pragmatic measures to ensure that people managers can feel confident and capable in their roles, and to ensure that their people can thrive and flourish.
4. Definition and implementation of the Company’s centralised learning proposition, to deliver the right capabilities to enable the organisation to achieve its strategic aims and ambitions. This proposition will also answer the Company’s thirst for learning and professional growth, as referenced in Tate & Lyle’s engagement surveys, and will provide our people with tools and opportunities to support their development.
5. Identify and support areas of specific organisational capability build, in partnership with the technical/functional business, or wherever the need arises, to ensure critical needs are met in a pragmatic and measurable way that ensures engagement and participation.
6. Lead on the production of competency frameworks across the organisation, ensuring they exist where needed, to support growth and development of skills and capabilities through tangible means.
7. Support organisational functions to develop their own capability development mechanisms and tools to deliver critical business outcomes.
8. Support organisational change efforts and ensure a workable framework is in place to manage change as required.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Consistent improvement in engagement scores related to development
• Targeted uptake for specified interventions
• Leadership development approach defined and signed off by the end of CY25

LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS

Ensure adherence to local labour laws or requirements, such as pay transparency in North America, and plan accordingly.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCES

• Expert knowledge of Organisation Development as an HR discipline
• Experience in working with/administering learning programmes, especially Leadership programmes
• Ability to manage and solve complex problems
• Project Management skills
• Understanding of Change Management principles

WHAT YOU'LL GET

As a global business operating in 50 countries, we offer a comprehensive rewards package including a bonus scheme, 16-week Equal Parental Leave, mental health & well-being support, private medical insurance, and life assurance.

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Personal private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workforce.

About Us

Our purpose, Improving Lives for Generations, inspires all we do. We strive to make food healthier and tastier, improve our work practices, promote safety, and positively impact communities. Driven by consumer health trends and societal needs, we deliver ingredients and solutions to meet these demands, including sweeteners, fibres, texturants, and starches, supporting a sustainable and healthy future.

Across the globe, we are Improving Lives for Generations. Our talented people are central to this journey. Want to learn more? Take a look here.