Senior Talent & Leadership Development Lead

Geely Auto UK; Coventry; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Geely ECOS scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

Job summary

Geely Auto UK is seeking a Senior Talent & Development Manager to support HR, training, culture, and UK employment law across the group, collaborating with managers and staff to ensure smooth people processes.

You will design and deliver leadership development, drive talent reviews, champion culture, lead recruitment, ensure compliant practices, and enhance learning tools and workflows in a fast-paced automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, or Organisational Development.
• Experience designing employee engagement initiatives and culture programmes.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong communication, presentation, coaching, and facilitation skills.
• Experience leading projects across HR disciplines.
• Strong MS Office; proficient with HR systems and LMS.
• Knowledge of L&D methodologies, talent management, succession planning, and organisational development.
• Data-driven approach to learning impact measurement.
• Strategic thinker with execution capability and continuous improvement mindset.
• Creative, solution-focused, proactive, and adaptable problem-solving.
• Experience supporting a sizeable, fast-paced organisation across sectors.
• Understanding of change management principles.
• Automotive industry experience (Desirable).
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver management training and capability-building programmes.
• Support talent management activities including performance/potential assessment, succession planning, and development interventions.
• Facilitate periodic talent reviews and ensure follow-up actions support long-term organisational capability building.
• Champion company culture and values, supporting the integration and alignment of Group and UK local culture.
• Lead HR initiatives that drive employee engagement, organisational effectiveness, and cultural development.
• Leading recruitment strategies for key roles, whilst optimising recruitment processes, tools, and frameworks to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• Provide expert guidance on UK employment law to ensure compliant, consistent, and risk-appropriate people practices.
• Maintain high standards of compliance across the whole Talent Development.
• Oversee employee lifecycle processes and identify opportunities to enhance learning tools, templates, and workflows to enhance the talent in the organisation.

Skills

Learning & Development

Talent Management

Employee Engagement

Organisational Development

Change Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Coaching

Facilitation

LMS Knowledge

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or above

Tools

HRIS

LMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Geely Auto UK is seeking a Senior Talent & Development Manager to support HR, training, culture, and UK employment law across the group, collaborating with managers and staff to ensure smooth people processes.

You will design and deliver leadership development, drive talent reviews, champion culture, lead recruitment, ensure compliant practices, and enhance learning tools and workflows in a fast-paced automotive environment.