Talent Development Partner

woodmac; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood Mackenzie in the United Kingdom seeks a Talent Development Lead to partner with function leaders to build capabilities and drive sustainable performance. You will use learning needs analysis, succession data and engagement feedback to prioritise gaps and design solutions with SMEs, external partners and the wider team.

This hybrid role requires strong stakeholder management, experience in learning architecture, and a passion for AI-enabled learning to accelerate change.

Qualifications

• Talent management and succession planning expertise.
• Learning experience design and taxonomy knowledge.
• Data analysis and evidence-based decision making.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Facilitation and coaching capability.
• AI fluency and understanding of AI learning ecosystems.
• Strong project and programme management experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary talent development partner for assigned business areas.
• Align development priorities with business strategy and workforce needs.
• Conduct learning needs analysis and use talent insights to inform interventions.
• Support succession planning, career mobility and talent movement activities.
• Design, source and implement learning solutions that address capability requirements.
• Deliver and facilitate learning interventions that support business performance.
• Lead implementation of Manager Fundamentals and other manager development initiatives.
• Promote AI capability building and support adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders.
• Drive accountability for agreed development actions and commitments.
• Manage external suppliers and subject matter experts where required.
• Ensure learning resources and LMS content remain relevant, accessible and current.
• Monitor programme effectiveness and business impact.
• Report progress and results using measurable performance indicators rather than activity metrics alone.
• Deliver and facilitate learning sessions that support business performance.

Skills

Talent management

Succession planning

Learning experience design

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation & coaching

AI fluency

Project management

Tools

LMS

Job description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.

For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world's most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.

Now, with the world's energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That's why we've redefined what's possible with Intelligence Connected.

By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.

This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence - whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.

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Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive - we succeed together
• Trusting - we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed - we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused - we accelerate change
• Curious - we turn knowledge into action

Role Purpose

The Talent Development Lead enables colleagues to build the capabilities required to deliver sustainable business performance. Acting as the primary talent development partner for an assigned function or segment, the role works closely with Strategic HR Business Partners and business leaders to identify capability priorities, shape development solutions and drive measurable organisational outcomes.

Using talent insights, learning needs analysis, succession planning data and engagement feedback, the role determines priority capability gaps and designs, sources and delivers solutions that support business objectives. The role collaborates with subject matter experts, the wider Talent Development team and external partners to deliver impactful learning experiences and development programmes.

What You'll Do

Strategic Talent Development

• Serve as the primary talent development partner for assigned business areas.
• Align development priorities with business strategy and workforce needs.
• Conduct learning needs analysis and use talent insights to inform interventions.
• Support succession planning, career mobility and talent movement activities.

Learning & Capability Building

• Design, source and implement learning solutions that address capability requirements.
• Deliver and facilitate learning interventions that support business performance.
• Lead implementation of Manager Fundamentals and other manager development initiatives.
• Promote AI capability building and support adoption of AI-enabled ways of working.

Stakeholder & Programme Management

• Build trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders.
• Drive accountability for agreed development actions and commitments.
• Manage external suppliers and subject matter experts where required.
• Ensure learning resources and LMS content remain relevant, accessible and current.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor programme effectiveness and business impact.
• Use evidence and data to evaluate outcomes and inform decisions.
• Report progress and results using measurable performance indicators rather than activity metrics alone.
• Deliver and facilitate learning sessions that support business performance.

Key Relationships

• Function and Segment Leadership Teams
• Strategic HR Business Partners
• Talent Development Team
• Subject Matter Experts
• External Learning Vendors and Partners

Skills & Experience

• Talent management and succession planning expertise
• Learning experience design
• Skills architecture and taxonomy knowledge
• Data analysis and evidence-based decision making
• Behaviour change and performance consulting
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Facilitation and coaching capability
• AI fluency and understanding of AI learning ecosystems
• Strong project and programme management experience

About You

Commercially aware and able to connect talent development activity to business outcomes. Confident working with data to identify priorities and measure impact. Able to influence senior stakeholders constructively and effectively. Curious about emerging technologies and continuous learning. Comfortable operating across matrixed and global environments.

Deliverables (Internal Only)

• Stakeholder feedback at mid-year and year-end.
• Learning interventions with evidence of contribution to business results.
• Talent mobility and talent moves within the assigned function or segment.
• LMS usage and engagement measures.
• Learning session delivery, feedback and engagement measures.Evidence of succession planning activity and outcomes.

Working Arrangements

We are a hybrid working company and the successful applicant will be expected to be physically present in the offic