Talent & Leadership Development Partner

BP PLC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BP plc is seeking a Talent Advisor to shape and deliver talent, leadership, culture, and development initiatives across the business. You will work with senior leaders and global talent colleagues to build capabilities, leadership pipelines and culture to drive business success.

The role involves partnering with stakeholders, coordinating people-focused initiatives and using insights to support better talent outcomes. Hybrid work model with travel up to 10% in support of programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Significant experience in talent management, learning, leadership development or organisational capability.
• Strong understanding of succession planning, performance management and employee development.
• Experience managing external vendors and delivering talent or learning programmes.
• Strong project management experience, with the ability to multitask and manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working across global organisations and diverse partner groups.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial or operationally complex environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supporting talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives.
• Partnering with business leaders to identify capability gaps and development priorities.
• Coordinating key talent programmes, including Early Careers and leadership development pathways.
• Delivering culture, performance and organisational development initiatives that strengthen engagement, retention and capability.
• Managing external learning, coaching, assessment, and development partners.
• Using talent data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Supporting programme governance, reporting, continuous improvement, and budget activities.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Talent, P&C, and the wider business.

Skills

Talent management

Learning and development

Leadership development

Succession planning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Performance management

Vendor management

Strategic thinking

People metrics

Global operations

Education

Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

BP plc is seeking a Talent Advisor to shape and deliver talent, leadership, culture, and development initiatives across the business. You will work with senior leaders and global talent colleagues to build capabilities, leadership pipelines and culture to drive business success.

The role involves partnering with stakeholders, coordinating people-focused initiatives and using insights to support better talent outcomes. Hybrid work model with travel up to 10% in support of programmes.