Strategic Leader, People Development & Reward

Guidant Global; Southampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is seeking a senior interim People/HR leader to unite the company’s Centres of Expertise across Learning, Leadership, Talent, Succession, OD, Culture, Reward and Employee Experience. The role requires strategic direction with hands-on delivery, driving capability and change across the workforce.

You will chair the CoE portfolio, align specialist teams into a coordinated function, and translate priorities into practical, deliverable People plans while partnering with HRBPs to

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience leading an integrated People/HR portfolio.
• Broad experience across Learning, Leadership, Talent, Succession, OD, Culture, Reward and Employee Experience.
• Strong strategic workforce planning and capability building.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Centres of Expertise portfolio across Learning, Leadership, Talent, Succession, OD, Culture, Reward and Employee Experience.
• Bring specialist People teams together so they operate as a coordinated and integrated function.
• Translate organisational and workforce priorities into practical, prioritised and deliverable People plans.
• Work with HR Business Partnering and workforce planning teams to identify future skills, capability and talent requirements.
• Lead the development of learning and leadership programmes to strengthen leadership capability across the organisation.
• Oversee talent management, succession planning, career development and internal mobility strategies.
• Lead organisational development and culture initiatives to improve organisational health, team effectiveness and readiness for change.
• Provide strategic oversight of reward, recognition and benefits, ensuring effective governance and compliance.
• Manage external specialist advisers and support senior-level decision-making, including remuneration and pay negotiations where required.
• Make informed decisions on which People initiatives to build, improve, simplify, sequence, stop or retire, balancing long-term strategy with practical delivery.

Skills

Senior leadership

HR leadership

CoE portfolio

Learning & Development

Talent & Succession

Organisational Development

Change management

Stakeholder management

Strategic workforce planning

Governance & compliance

Job description

Guidant Global is seeking a senior interim People/HR leader to unite the company’s Centres of Expertise across Learning, Leadership, Talent, Succession, OD, Culture, Reward and Employee Experience. The role requires strategic direction with hands-on delivery, driving capability and change across the workforce.

You will chair the CoE portfolio, align specialist teams into a coordinated function, and translate priorities into practical, deliverable People plans while partnering with HRBPs to