Talent Partner

The Talent Partner is responsible for shaping and delivering a blended strategic and operational talent agenda. This role partners with leaders to design and embed talent, learning, and performance frameworks while also ensuring the effective day-to-day delivery of initiatives that build capability, strengthen engagement, and drive organisational performance.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a forward-looking Talent Framework to support attraction, retention, succession planning, and development of key talent across the organisation.
• Partner with the Head of HR and Senior Leadership Team to define and embed a strong learning culture aligned to business strategy.
• Lead the evolution of the Performance Management and Talent Review processes, ensuring alignment with business goals and organisational values.
• Design leadership and management development strategies, incorporating market best practice and emerging trends.
• Lead on embedding corporate values into all key people processes, ensuring consistency across the employee lifecycle.

Operational Responsibilities

• Deliver the organisation’s Learning & Development (L&D) plan, including designing and facilitating training sessions and programmes.
• Manage and run the Talent Review cycle, including preparing insights, facilitating discussions, and tracking outcomes.
• Translate Employee Engagement Survey results into actionable plans, leading delivery on people and behavioural initiatives.
• Work closely with business leaders to identify capability gaps and implement practical development solutions.
• Support the effective implementation and utilisation of the Apprenticeship Levy within the organisation.

Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience within a commercial or regulated environment.
• Strong experience in Learning & Development, Talent Management, or a similar people-focused role.
• Proven track record of both designing strategic frameworks and delivering hands-on initiatives.
• Experience designing and facilitating engaging training and development programmes.
• Good understanding of UK Apprenticeship Levy schemes and practical implementation.
• Experience supporting the embedding of talent and performance frameworks.

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