Talent Manager

LHH; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH in London is seeking an Interim Talent Manager on a 4‑month contract with hybrid working. You will lead enterprise‑wide performance and talent initiatives, partnering with senior leaders to drive credible, usable frameworks in a regulated environment.

You will design and embed performance management, succession planning and talent reviews, while guiding executives on readiness, bench strength and risk across senior populations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-level performance, succession and talent programmes.
• Confident operating at Executive and Board level.
• Delivery-focused and credible with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver enterprise-wide performance management initiatives.
• Lead succession planning and talent review processes.
• Align leadership behaviours to architecture and strategic priorities.
• Identify critical roles and talent segments aligned to risk.
• Establish a robust succession methodology.
• Provide executives with clear insight into readiness and bench strength.
• Lead a company-wide talent review process with calibration.
• Highlight gaps and propose practical talent development solutions.

Skills

Talent management

Performance management

Succession planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Interim Talent Manager

4-month contract | Hybrid | London / South East

LHH is supporting a high‑profile, transformation‑focused organisation to appoint an experienced interim Talent & Performance Specialist for an initial 4‑month contract.

This role offers the opportunity to lead and embed enterprise‑wide people frameworks that are commercial, credible and immediately usable - working closely with senior leaders in a complex, regulated environment.

Key responsibilities:

You will be accountable for designing and delivering several critical, organisation‑wide initiatives, including performance management, succession planning, talent review and future capability:

• Design and implement a business‑ready performance management framework integrating outcomes and leadership behaviours
• Align leadership behaviours to job architecture, values and strategic priorities
• Identify critical roles and talent segments aligned to strategy and business risk
• Establish a robust succession methodology
• Provide executives with clear insight into readiness, bench strength and risk across senior populations
• Design and lead a company‑wide talent review process with strong calibration
• Identify emerging leadership and workforce capability requirements
• Highlight gaps against future strategic direction and recommend practical approaches to address gaps through talent and development solutions

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise‑level performance, succession and talent programmes
• Confident operating at Executive and Board level
• Pragmatic, delivery‑focused and credible with senior stakeholders
• Comfortable leading from the front and setting sustainable standards