Strategic Talent & Capability Development Lead

Coffey; Athenry; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Coffey is hiring a Talent & Capability Development Manager to own and build the talent and capability strategy for Ireland and the UK, reporting to the Director of People & Culture. This senior role translates business priorities into scalable, sustainable people-development initiatives.

You will lead end-to-end talent attraction, development and succession planning, partnering with senior leaders to close capability gaps and embed Coffey’s values across all talent initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ HR experience with at least 3 years in leadership roles.
• Proven ability designing development programmes and talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles.
• Experience running talent reviews and succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end resourcing acquisition and development strategies across Ireland and the UK.
• Develop and empower the Talent Attraction team and optimise resourcing.
• Design talent development strategies and strengthen leadership capabilities.
• Own talent management, reviews and succession planning.
• Use AI-enabled tools and workforce data to improve efficiency and experience.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent strategy

Succession planning

Talent reviews

People development

Education

Third-level qualification in HR / L&D

Master’s degree desirable

Job description

Coffey is hiring a Talent & Capability Development Manager to own and build the talent and capability strategy for Ireland and the UK, reporting to the Director of People & Culture. This senior role translates business priorities into scalable, sustainable people-development initiatives.

You will lead end-to-end talent attraction, development and succession planning, partnering with senior leaders to close capability gaps and embed Coffey’s values across all talent initiatives.