Emerging Talent Programme Lead (APAC)

rollsroyce; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Global Emerging Talent Programme Lead to design and deliver graduate, apprenticeship and emerging talent initiatives. You will partner with business and talent leaders to ensure programme fit, track ROI, and drive improvements across the talent life cycle.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, global collaboration, and a passion for developing future capability, with regional travel.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering global talent programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple levels.
• Ability to design and implement learning solutions and curricula.

Responsibilities

• Design Graduate, Apprenticeship and Emerging Talent programmes with global scope.
• Partner with business and talent leaders to ensure fit-for-purpose programmes.
• Define output specifications and governance for talent programmes.
• Translate supply numbers into deliverable programmes with ROI tracking.
• Lead design cells and measure programme effectiveness (3Es).
• Develop policies, processes, toolkits and documentation for programmes.

Skills

Emerging Talent Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Global Programs

Learning Solutions

Analytics

Job description

Global Emerging Talent Programme Lead

Bengaluru, India with regional travel required

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture

Summary

At Rolls-Royce, our emerging talent programmes are critical to building the future skills required to power our business. From apprentices and graduates to interns and pipeline talent, we are committed to delivering a world-class experience that develops capability, drives performance, and supports our long-term workforce strategy. Our Emerging Talent team plays a pivotal role in shaping, attracting, developing and delivering these programmes globally ensuring we continue to perform and transform.

What you'll be doing:

• The Global Emerging Talent Programme Lead is responsible for the design of our Graduate, Apprenticeship, and Emerging Talent programmes . You’ll be partnering with Business and Talent leaders to ensure fit for purpose programmes focusing on all aspects of the talent life cycle including programme design, consistency of experience (candidate and business) improvements, efficiencies, and benchmarking.
• Subject matter expert for aligned global Graduate, Apprenticeship and/or pipeline programmes including work experience, school insights and university partnerships
• Responsible for the design and redesign of R olls- R oyce Emerging Talent programmes , understanding future skills , capabilities and business requirement s
• Translate supply numbers into high quality, deliverable Emerging Talent Programmes in partnership with key internal & external stakeholders
• Work with recruitment to define and agree entry requirements for programme s
• Define and sign off Output Specification s for programme s including alignment to Rolls-Royce key skill & capability priorities
• Lead programme design cells including feedback, RACI documentation and governance
• A nalyse and measure the effectiveness of Emerging Talent programmes focusing on our 3Es (efficiency, effectiveness, experience) , implementing data-driven improvements to optimise outcomes and track ROI
• Design key policies, processes, toolkits and other documentation relating to Emerging Talent programmes and their implementation/ embedding
• Work with our HR partners to develop a consistent approach to performance management and end of programme processes s kills / e xperience
• Understanding of regional funding routes for talent programmes including programme budget management, grants / bursary programmes
• Experience designing learning solutions such as induction, work readiness training, skills and behavioural coaching sessions
• Work in line with the Rolls-Royce Operating System, utilising this to maintain high standards across all work and programmes

Who we're looking for:

• Strong understanding of Emerging Talent delivery, frameworks, processes & policies
• Experience of working with Emerging T alent on a global scale
• Analytical mindset
• Demonstrated success in delivering successful end to end talent journeys
• Proven capability in s takeholder m anagement at all levels of the organisation.
• Knowledge of a pprenticeship f rameworks and s tandards (or other regional equivalents)
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and engage with a range of different stakeholders
• Extensive matrix-working experience; ability to partner internally & with 3rd parties to enable operational delivery against strategy
• Understanding of employment laws, regulations, and best practice
• A passion for Emerging Talent , talent and learning

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too. Rolls-Royce are committed to a being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category

Human Resources

Posting Date

18 Sept 2026; 00:09