Talent Development Program Manager

Salt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a proactive Talent Development Program Manager to own end‑to‑end delivery of scaled talent development programs across the EMEA region. This 12‑month secondment is based in London with hybrid flexibility (2–3 days onsite).

You will manage global events, stakeholder alignment, learning experience design and analytics to demonstrate impact. The role requires 5+ years in talent development, strong PM skills, LMS familiarity, and comfort with AI in learning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in talent development or related field.
• Experience managing scaled programs across multiple stakeholders in a complex organization.
• Strong project management coordinating events, vendors and multi‑stakeholder delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder and senior‑leader communication skills.
• Proven ability to design and improve learner experiences (communications, engagement strategies, post‑program measurement).
• Comfortable with learning technologies and with using AI tools or a demonstrated curiosity to adopt AI in learning approaches.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with tight timelines.
• Based in (or able to work from) London.
• Experience with an LMS administration and common L&D technology tools.
• Experience in designing supportive processes and operational improvements.
• Prior experience in a global matrix organization or with cross‑regional program rollouts.

Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end program management: plan, coordinate and deliver global and regional talent development programs and events (logistics, vendor/event agency management, venues, scheduling).
• Stakeholder management: partner with Talent Development partners, HR business partners, change management teams, senior leaders and global teams to align program objectives and delivery.
• Experience design: support creation and optimization of the learner experience across program touchpoints (communications, onboarding into programs, session design, follow‑up).
• Communications & marketing: build and execute comms plans to drive awareness and attendance; manage internal promotion of programs.
• Measurement & reporting: define success metrics, track attendance/engagement, evaluate program impact and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Process excellence: implement and improve systems, processes and operational standards (e.g., registration, budgeting, vendor processes, LMS workflows).
• Tools & technology: operate existing learning tools and be comfortable experimenting with AI‑driven development approaches; identify opportunities for tooling improvements.
• Budgeting & commercial: manage program budgets, forecast needs and raise budget discussions for exceptional hires or requirements.
• Multi‑tasking & autonomy: juggle multiple concurrent programs and priorities, work independently and move quickly in a dispersed team.
• Additional: support ad‑hoc requests, contribute to talent reviews/top talent programs when required.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Learning experience design

Communication skills

Learning technologies

AI in learning

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Organizational skills

Remote stakeholder management

Global rollout experience

Tools

LMS administration

Event coordination tools

AI-enabled learning tools

Job description

Talent Development Program Manager – London/Hybrid

Start: ASAP

Hybrid: 2 – 3 days

My client is looking for a proactive, creative Talent Development Program Manager to own end‑to‑end delivery of scaled talent development programs across the EMEA region (20+ countries; ~5,000 employees). This is a 12‑month secondment‑cover position based in London with the potential to convert to a permanent role for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities

• End‑to‑end program management: plan, coordinate and deliver global and regional talent development programs and events (logistics, vendor/event agency management, venues, scheduling).
• Stakeholder management: partner with Talent Development partners, HR business partners, change management teams, senior leaders and global teams to align program objectives and delivery.
• Experience design: support creation and optimization of the learner experience across program touchpoints (communications, onboarding into programs, session design, follow‑up).
• Communications & marketing: build and execute comms plans to drive awareness and attendance; manage internal promotion of programs.
• Measurement & reporting: define success metrics, track attendance/engagement, evaluate program impact and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Process excellence: implement and improve systems, processes and operational standards (e.g., registration, budgeting, vendor processes, LMS workflows).
• Tools & technology: operate existing learning tools and be comfortable experimenting with AI‑driven development approaches; identify opportunities for tooling improvements.
• Budgeting & commercial: manage program budgets, forecast needs and raise budget discussions for exceptional hires or requirements.
• Multi‑tasking & autonomy: juggle multiple concurrent programs and priorities, work independently and move quickly in a dispersed team.
• Additional: support ad‑hoc requests, contribute to talent reviews/top talent programs when required.

Working Model

• Team is dispersed; ability to work autonomously and manage remote stakeholders is essential.

What we’re looking for Must‑have

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in talent development, learning & development, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing scaled programs across multiple stakeholder groups in a complex/matrixed organization.
• Strong project management skills with experience coordinating events, vendors and multi‑stakeholder delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder and senior‑leader facing communication skills.
• Proven ability to design and improve learner experiences (communications, engagement strategies, post‑program measurement).
• Comfortable with learning technologies and with using AI tools or a demonstrated curiosity to adopt AI in learning approaches.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with tight timelines.
• Based in (or able to work from) London.
• Experience with an LMS administration and common L&D technology tools.
• Experience in designing supportive processes and operational improvements.
• Prior experience in a global matrix organization or with cross‑regional program rollouts.