Talent & Development Manager

Solutions Driven; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Solutions Driven is recruiting a Talent & Development Manager to own the talent agenda in Leicester, combining recruitment, onboarding and L&D. You will build pipelines, drive direct hiring, and shape the onboarding experience to ensure new starters land well while developing existing staff.

With real ownership and a clear path to senior people leadership within two to three years, the role rewards strategic partnership with senior leaders and hiring managers in a well‑established

Qualifications

• In house experience across talent acquisition and L&D, or deep expertise in one with exposure to the other.
• Track record of direct hiring and building talent pipelines.
• Confidence partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• Manufacturing/engineering/industrial experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Run recruitment end to end and build pipelines.
• Shape onboarding, learning and development for new starters and existing staff.
• Own both talent acquisition and L&D agendas and drive impactful people outcomes.

Skills

Talent acquisition

L&D

Direct hiring

Pipelines

Stakeholder partnering

Onboarding

Learning & development strategy

Job description

HRBP - L&D and Talent Development Manager | Leicester (office based) | circa £50k to £60k

Most talent roles make you pick a lane.

This one doesn't.

We're partnering with a well established specialist engineering manufacturer in Leicestershire to appoint a Talent & Development Manager who will own both sides of the people agenda.

Hiring the right people. Then helping them grow.

You'll run recruitment end to end, building pipelines and making direct hiring the norm rather than the exception.

Alongside that, you'll shape onboarding, learning and development, so new starters land well and great people have somewhere to go.

Why this one stands out:

• Real ownership and visibility in a business that values its people
• The chance to put your own stamp on how talent is attracted and developed
• A clear path to step up into the senior people leadership role within two to three years

What you'll bring:

• In house experience across talent acquisition and L&D, or deep expertise in one with solid exposure to the other
• A track record of direct hiring and building talent pipelines
• Confidence partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers
• Manufacturing, engineering or industrial experience is a bonus, not a must

Commutable from Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry and Northampton.