Talent Development Manager

Working for one of the UK’s leading multi-channel wholesalers, we’re looking for an experienced Talent Development Manager to join a growing team supporting colleagues across the UK. Following a period of growth, this is a newly created role where you will design, develop, and deliver end-to-end talent development strategies, programmes, and frameworks that enable teams to grow, perform, and succeed. You will work closely with leaders across the business, acting as a trusted advisor on organisational development, leadership capability, employee experience, and performance culture. You’ll bring a strong commercial mindset, be confident using data and insights to shape strategy, and be comfortable navigating evolving workplace trends, including digital transformation and AI. Above all, you’ll be passionate about people, relationships, and building capability aligned to purpose and values. Responsibilities include:* Designing and delivering a best-in-class leadership development programme* Establishing performance gaps and determining the learning offering that would be mostsuitable to address the learning needs* Partnering with senior leaders to align People, Culture & Talent strategies with business goals,supporting organisational change and evolving operating models* Coaching leaders and their teams, providing them with skills development workshops* Thinking and acting commercially to enable the delivery of leadership development activities inthe most efficient way, contributing directly to growing the business* Demonstrating expertise as a learning specialist, utilising knowledge of the latest learningtechniques and methodologies* Championing and promoting the learning offerings within the organisation* Analysing learning data to understand and measure the effectiveness of the learningprogrammes* Owning the end-to-end roadmap for organisational development and

Location: Hybrid with extensive travel South of the M42Ability to travel extensively across the UK required, Candidate requirements:* CIPD Level 5 (or above)* Proven experience in leadership development and organisational development* Experience managing HR/L&D systems and processes* Strong communication and influencing skills at all levels* Ability to work independently and deliver impactful solutions* Experience working across matrixed and multi-site organisations (multi-country experiencedesirable)* Data literate, with the ability to turn insights into practical actions* Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels with a commercial mindset* Flexible, consultative, and adaptable approach* Willingness to travel extensively across the UK If this sounds of interest, please send your CV in Word format, quoting reference J-25181/LT/ED detailing your current remuneration package and availability. If your application is of interest, one of our consultants will be in touch. We regret that due to the high volume of responses, only those candidates who are progressing to the next stage will be contacted.

Salary: Competitive salary dependent on experience plus benefits