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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Division Talent, Leadership Development & Performance Lead - **Company:** Mars - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £60,760.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** HR Analytics, Data Analytics - **Published:** August 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5849681540 ## About the Role * Deep experience in talent strategy, capability, succession, leadership development, performance management and organisational health * Experience in digitizing talent systems and embedding data-led talent intelligence * Business insight and credibility, ideally via HR Business Partner experience * Experience in a global business supporting large-scale organisational transformation and embedding talent, placement and performance principles through change. * Proven ability to influence senior leaders with evidence-based recommendations and balance immediate business needs with long-term leadership capability. ## Description ***Paddington is the preferred location for this role. Applicants from other locations would be considered but not guaranteed***, Talent Strategy * Own the divisional talent strategy in service of business priorities and growth ambitions, including organisation capabilities, leadership and strategic talent pipelines; ensure the right level of alignment and differentiation to the Petcare Talent strategy * Coach the Leadership Team to role model desired talent behaviours; balancing short-term business delivery with long-term leadership pipeline health, creating individual accountability with an enterprise mindset and together creating a high performance and development culture across the division. Succession & Leadership Development * Embed a systemic approach that concentrates efforts and investment on the roles and capabilities that create disproportionate value for the division and drives leader capability and accountability. * Identify critical leadership and value-creating roles; partner with leaders to build sustainable succession pipelines over multiple time horizons with required risk mitigation plans * Identify high-potential leaders through evidence-based insights; shape divisional approach to creating insightful development plans that accelerate readiness, orchestrating relevant development and career pathways * Drive talent reviews, calibration processes and strategic deployment decisions across the division (regions and functions). Talent Analytics & Workforce Intelligence * In partnership with People Data & Analytics, develop and leverage talent insights (organisational health indicators, performance data, succession strength, leadership pipeline sustainability, talent risk) to inform workforce and leadership decisions Transformation * Design, lead and implement the talent workstream for Division-wide transformation programs * Anticipate future leadership and capability requirements arising from business strategy and transformation and develop plans to strengthen org readiness Performance & Accountability * Own the divisional performance management philosophy and processes; ensure performance systems reinforce the behaviours, accountability and execution discipline required to win. * Strengthen quality of performance discussions, calibration and differentiation. Petcare Talent Leadership * Contribute to the Petcare Talent Strategy and build the right level of alignment and differentiation in the division talent strategy * Systematically prepare the next generation of Petcare leaders through orchestration of relevant enterprise career experiences for prioritized talent groups; driving effective ways of working and role modelling an enterprise mindset * Drive identified cross-division talent priorities in North America in partnership with regional leadership * Own the performance management philosophy for Petcare, providing expertise on how to use talent and performance data to drive a high-performance culture, accountability and continuous development. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Gut Feelings: The Rise of Data-Driven HR](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1326-beyond-gut-feelings-the-rise-of-data-driven-hr) - [Empowering People in a Digital World: HR’s Next Big Chapter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1813-empowering-people-in-a-digital-world-hr-s-next-big-chapter) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Would You Buy Your Own HR? 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