Talent & Development Manager - Financial Services

Talent & Development Manager

London | Hybrid Working - Ideally 4 /1 working pattern

Permanent

A highly regarded investment management business is seeking a Talent & Development Manager to lead the design and delivery of a firm-wide talent strategy that supports future growth, leadership capability and career development. Based in London, this is a newly created opportunity to shape the talent agenda across a successful and growing organisation.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and the HR leadership team, you will develop and implement a long-term talent development roadmap, helping to build internal capability, strengthen succession pipelines and create clear career pathways across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a multi-year Talent Development strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Design and implement a firm-wide career framework, including competencies, career levels and progression pathways.
• Establish leadership and management development programmes to build capability across all levels of the organisation.
• Create transparent promotion and senior leadership pathways, including mentoring and sponsorship initiatives.
• Lead succession planning activities and support the identification and development of future leaders.
• Enhance performance management and development processes to drive employee growth and engagement.
• Partner with executives, business leaders and HR colleagues to embed a high-performance development culture.

About You

You will be an experienced Talent, Organisational Development or Learning professional who has successfully delivered strategic talent initiatives within a professional or financial services environment.

You will bring:

• Experience designing career frameworks and competency models.
• Strong leadership development and succession planning expertise.
• A track record of delivering organisation-wide talent programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage senior leaders.
• Strong analytical capability and experience using talent data to inform decision-making.
• A collaborative and commercially minded approach with excellent project management skills.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to join a respected, values-driven organisation and play a pivotal role in shaping how talent is developed, retained and progressed across the business. You will have genuine scope to influence senior stakeholders and leave a lasting impact on the employee experience and future leadership capability.