Talent & Performance Manager

easyJet Airline Company PLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major European airline is seeking a Talent & Performance Manager to drive talent management processes and foster a high-performance culture. The role involves developing top talent and embedding strategic frameworks, with opportunities for impactful development initiatives. This position offers a competitive salary, a bonus structure, and supports hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Up to 30% bonus

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits package

Life Assurance

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Talent Management, Succession Planning, and Performance Frameworks.
• Skilled in leveraging analytics and insight to influence decisions.
• Track record of successful project management delivering business value.

Responsibilities

• Attract, develop, engage, and retain top talent.
• Maintain dashboards and leverage predictive insights.
• Drive talent identification and assessment processes.
• Embed and champion the Talent Management Framework.
• Collaborate on Talent Reviews with HR Business Partners.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Talent Management expertise

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Collaborative approach

Tools

Workday platform

Job description

Overview

Talent & Performance Manager (16329)

We are easyJet – a FTSE-100 listed, multi-billion-pound low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every year. We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. Our mission is to make low-cost travel easy, and to build a high-impact performance culture and leadership pipelines across the business.

If you’re passionate about creating an environment where people grow, thrive, and perform at their best, this is your opportunity to make a real impact as part of our future success.

What you’ll be doing

• Attract, develop, engage, and retain top talent to give easyJet a distinct competitive advantage.
• Data-Driven Insights: Champion the use of data and analytics, maintaining dashboards and leveraging predictive insights to inform talent decisions.
• Talent Principles: Drive and maintain talent identification and assessment processes, leveraging tools to track, measure and accelerate the growth of top talent across the business.
• Talent Leadership: Embed and champion the Talent Management Framework, driving consistency and excellence.
• Strategic Talent Reviews: Design and collaborate on Talent Reviews with HR Business Partners, ensuring visibility and action on critical roles and top talent pipelines.
• Skills Development: Identify skills gaps and partner with L&D, Early Careers, and Apprenticeships to create or source targeted development initiatives.
• Succession & Retention: Drive succession beyond planning to build future-ready pipelines, shaping retention strategies to reduce critical talent attrition.
• Talent Development: Co-create and deliver impactful development for our Talent in partnership with the Head of Talent & Learning.
• Employer Brand Enhancement: Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to strengthen easyJet’s employer brand and attract top talent.

Requirements of the Role

What you’ll bring

• Strategic thinker with hands-on delivery, adept at turning strategy into measurable results.
• Proven expertise in Talent Management, Succession Planning, and Performance Frameworks within complex organisations.
• Skilled in leveraging analytics and insight to influence decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing abilities, with credibility at all leadership levels.
• Track record of successful project management, delivering initiatives that drive business value.
• Collaborative, proactive, and commercially minded with a positive, “can-do” attitude.
• Passionate about building capability and fostering performance-driven cultures.
• Experience with the Workday platform is a bonus.

This is your chance to shape the future of talent and performance at one of Europe’s most iconic brands. At easyJet, we’re fast-paced, ambitious, and driven by a belief in making travel accessible for everyone. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact on our business success and the careers of our people — helping us stay ahead in aviation and holidays by building the leaders, skills, and performance culture we need for the future.

Location & Hours of Work

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend 60% of our time per month in the office.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive base salary
• Up to 30% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• 7% pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

About easyJet

At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy—connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service. We believe in an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe.

If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact [e-mail]. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.

Apply

Complete your application on our careers site.

#LI-NR1 #LI-Hybrid