Talent Development Lead

The Global Search Company; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Global Search Company is seeking a Talent Development Lead to spearhead the talent development strategy within a complex, international organization. This high-visibility position involves engaging with senior stakeholders to build leadership capabilities and strengthen succession pipelines.

Key responsibilities include leading talent development initiatives, managing performance cycles, and facilitating talent reviews to shape future leadership. This role is critical in embedding a high-performance culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in Talent Management, Organisational Development, or Talent Development.
• Track record of building and implementing talent & succession frameworks.
• Experience in a global or multi-region organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the talent development and succession strategy.
• Build and maintain robust leadership pipelines.
• Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions.

Skills

Talent Management

Organisational Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Data-Driven Decision Making

Tools

Workday

SuccessFactors

Job description

We’re partnering with a leading international organisation to appoint a Talent Development Lead — a high-impact role focused on building leadership capability, strengthening succession pipelines, and embedding a high-performance culture across a complex, matrix environment.

This is a pivotal position within the people function, responsible for ensuring the organisation has the talent, capability, and leadership depth to deliver on its long-term ambitions.

The Opportunity

You’ll take ownership of the organisation’s talent development strategy, driving best-in-class frameworks across performance, succession, and leadership development.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will play a key role in identifying, developing, and accelerating the individuals who will shape the future of the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and evolve the talent development and succession strategy
• Build and maintain robust leadership pipelines for critical roles
• Own and deliver the performance management cycle, including calibration
• Identify and accelerate high-potential talent (HiPo programmes)
• Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions with senior leadership
• Design and implement leadership development initiatives
• Use data and insights to drive talent decisions and organisational capability
• Partner across a global organisation to ensure consistent, high-quality talent practices

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in Talent Management, Organisational Development, or Talent Development
• A strong track record of building and implementing talent & succession frameworks
• Experience operating in a global or multi-region organisation
• Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• A hands-on operator who can deliver as well as design
• Experience with systems such as Workday or SuccessFactors is advantageous

Why This Role?

• High visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership
• Opportunity to shape future leadership capability at scale
• Broad remit across talent, succession, and development
• A genuine chance to make a lasting organisational impact