Strategic Talent & Performance Lead (Hybrid)

St. James’s Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Employee benefits package

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

St. James’s Place is seeking a Talent & Performance Lead to shape talent, succession and performance frameworks across the organisation. You will translate business strategy into practical people solutions, driving workforce readiness and organisational capability.

You’ll partner with leaders and People Teams to ensure enterprise-wide people practices align with strategic ambitions, delivering evidence-based insights and governance for sustained performance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Talent Management, Organisational Development, Learning & Development, or related People discipline.
• Experience designing and implementing talent, succession planning and performance management frameworks.
• Proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting people data and translating insights into actions.

Responsibilities

• Design and embed best-in-class talent frameworks, tools and guidance across talent, succession, organisational capability and performance management.
• Develop and maintain career frameworks and internal mobility pathways enabling sustainable careers.
• Lead talent reviews and succession planning with methodological support and governance.
• Maintain governance, data reporting and analysis for talent and performance across the organisation.
• Provide expert guidance to People Partners and leaders on talent, capability and performance matters.

Skills

Talent management

Organisational development

Learning & development

Data analysis

Stakeholder influence

People analytics

Facilitation

Communication

Change management

Regulated environment knowledge

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent

Chartered CIPD (Level 5 or 7)

Tools

Talent analytics tools

Talent management platforms

Job description

St. James’s Place is seeking a Talent & Performance Lead to shape talent, succession and performance frameworks across the organisation. You will translate business strategy into practical people solutions, driving workforce readiness and organisational capability.

You’ll partner with leaders and People Teams to ensure enterprise-wide people practices align with strategic ambitions, delivering evidence-based insights and governance for sustained performance.