Talent Development Specialist

Jump Trading; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a Talent Development Specialist to empower employees through innovative learning initiatives. This role involves designing strategic programs to develop UK and EU-based talent, working closely with leaders and teams across the organization. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience in a technology-oriented setting and a passion for fostering growth. The position also offers various benefits including medical insurance, a pension scheme, and paid parental leave.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Vision and Dental Insurance

Group Pension Scheme

Paid Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant experience in talent development.
• Proven track record in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to design and implement learning initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive EMEA professional and leadership development strategy.
• Partner with broader people ops team to meet business objectives.
• Develop skills training sessions and external speaker series.

Skills

Proactive

Innovative thinking

Experience in technology-oriented organizations

Leadership development

Training session facilitation

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration.

Culture and people are incredibly important to us, and we seek a driven Talent Development Specialist to join our growing team. Developing our employees is a top priority at Jump and the person in this role will work closely with business leaders and the wider People Operations teams to design, build and implement exciting learning and development initiatives throughout the firm.

We are looking for a regional leader responsible for identifying and delivering non-campus related professional & skill development programs, and other related initiatives in EMEA while operating collaboratively within the global Jump structure.

This role will take ownership for the development of our UK & EU based talent, with a global reach through active partnerships across the world. You will lead strategic programs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and shape scalable development initiatives that can extend beyond EMEA as opportunities arise.

If you are passionate about helping others grow and enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we encourage you to apply for this role.

What you’ll do

• Drive the EMEA professional and leadership development strategy.
• Learn from existing campus talent development programs.
• Understand broader business objectives and design relevant programs.
• Partner closely with the broader people ops team, understand how this role fits into the broader picture.
• Leadership and manager development/coaching.
• Skill development and training sessions (eg python classes).
• Introductory resources for out of industry hires (eg quant trading 101).
• External speakers’ series (eg bring in professors or industry experts).
• Internal knowledge sharing opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Skills you’ll need

• Proactive, innovative, creative and strategic thought partner.
• Experience in a fast-paced technology-oriented organization.
• At least 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Reliable and predictable availability.

Benefits include

• Private Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance.
• Travel Medical Insurance.
• Group Pension Scheme.
• Group Life Assurance and Income Protection Schemes.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Parking and Commuter Benefits.