Senior Talent Digital Manager

Lomond; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday & bank holidays

Pension scheme

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Enhanced family-friendly leave

Employee counseling

Smart Tech Scheme

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing resources

Retail discounts via app

Job summary

Lomond Group is seeking a Senior Talent Digital Manager to unite HR systems and learning technology under one roof at our St Mary Axe HQ in London. You will shape strategy, lead the Digital Innovation team and manage a mobile-first learning app on Thrive.

You’ll work 3 days in the office and 2 from home, guiding vendors, driving roadmaps and delivering seamless system improvements for c.3,000 colleagues across the UK. Salary £65,000–£70,000.

Qualifications

• A track record delivering HR or learning platform projects from selection to go-live and beyond.
• Experience owning a roadmap and prioritising a backlog when many wants exist.
• Confidence managing vendors from first conversation to contract and renewal.
• Experience leading a small team.
• Comfort using data to decide what to build next and explain it to non-technical colleagues.
• Credibility with senior leaders across several brands.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy and roadmap for Talent Digital Innovation, ensuring investments build on the last.
• Lead our Digital Innovation Advisor and collaborate with the Group Digital Learning Innovation Manager.
• Deliver and stabilise HR system implementations from go-live to continuous improvement.
• Run HR systems market reviews and lead platform migrations with a focus on native integrations.
• Keep service desk, applicant tracking and reporting tools running with clear ownership.
• Bring our mobile-first learning app to life, with Thrive as the underlying platform.
• Shape short, personalised learning by brand, role and region for onsite or mobile colleagues.
• Track improvements from app completion to onboarding time and productivity, and act on findings.
• Collaborate with the People Production team to align learning content and communications.

Skills

HR systems

Learning technology

Vendor management

Team management

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Thrive LMS

Job description

Ever tried building one learning app & one systems roadmap that both have to work for 15 brands? We're looking for a Senior Talent Digital Manager to lead our Talent Digital Innovation team from our head office at St Mary Axe in the City of London, working 3 days in the office & 2 at home, on a salary of £65,000 to £70,000. You'll join Talent Development & Digital, reporting to our Group Head of Talent Development.

Talent Digital Innovation brings HR systems & learning technology together for c.3,000 colleagues, from the north of Scotland to the south coast. If you've built your career as a Senior HR Systems Manager or Learning Technology Manager & you're ready to lead both, this role brings them under one roof. You'll make sure every system keeps improving long after go-live, & build a mobile-first learning app on top of Thrive, our learning platform.

What you'll be doing

• Set the strategy & roadmap for Talent Digital Innovation, so every investment builds on the last
• Lead our Digital Innovation Advisor & work hand in hand with our Group Digital Learning Innovation Manager
• Deliver & stabilise our HR system implementations, from go-live to continuous improvement
• Run our HR systems market review & lead any future platform migration, favouring native integrations
• Keep our service desk, applicant tracking & reporting tools running well, with a named owner for every system
• Bring our mobile-first learning app to life, with Thrive as the learning platform underneath
• Shape short, personalised learning by brand, role & region for colleagues on site or on the road
• Track what works, from app completion rates to new starter time to productivity, & act on it
• Work with our new People Production team, so learning content & communications share one look

What you'll need

• A track record of delivering HR or learning platform projects, from selection to go-live & beyond
• Experience owning a roadmap & prioritising a backlog when everyone wants something first
• Confidence managing vendors, from first conversation to contract & renewal
• Experience leading a small team
• Comfort using data to decide what to build next & explaining it to non-technical colleagues
• Credibility with senior leaders across several brands, & the patience to bring them with you

Here's what you can look forward to

• 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• A pension scheme to help you build towards retirement
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave covering maternity, paternity, adoption & IVF
• Free, confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Spread the cost of the latest gadgets & appliances with our Smart Tech Scheme
• Cut your commute's carbon footprint with our Cycle2Work Scheme
• Competitive base pay benchmarked to market
• Recognition for length of service, marked with special days & celebrations
• Funded professional qualifications to back your development & career growth
• Regular company socials, because we work hard & socialise even harder
• Access discounts at over 900 retailers through our smart spending app, plus a wellbeing centre with resources to help you stay active, eat well, build financial confidence & look after your mental health

Our process starts with a screening call with a Talent Acquisition Partner, followed by an in-person interview with our Group Head of Talent Development, then a second interview with our Group People Director.

The closing date is 15th November 2026, though we may close sooner if we receive a high number of applications. For any adjustments to the recruitment or interview process, contact Lisa Nostro at [e-mail].

At Lomond Group, we value diversity & inclusion & welcome applicants from all backgrounds, abilities & perspectives. If you don't tick every box but this sounds like you, we'd still love to hear from you.