Talent Lead – Learning and Development
Newton Europe
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kingston Bagpuize • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £80,000 - £90,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Design and implement performance management, succession planning and talent review processes to support a high-performance culture.
- Develop career progression pathways and skills frameworks aligned to Newton’s values and growth strategy.
- Lead the integration and use of talent systems and data to inform strategic people decisions.
- Partner with business stakeholders to calibrate performance driving consistency across the business and identify high-potential talent for development and succession.
- Benchmark and introduce innovative talent management practices to keep Newton’s people development cutting-edge.
- Collaborate with the Learning team, Talent Acquisition, and People Business Partners and Scheduling to ensure an integrated people strategy across the employee lifecycle.
- Support international expansion by adapting and scaling talent processes for new regions or acquisitions.
Requirements
- Proven experience in talent management, organisational development or a related field, including designing performance and development processes.
- Strong understanding of career frameworks and competency modelling.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior leadership level.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to use data for decision-making.
- Familiarity with talent management systems and HR technology platforms.
- Experience in a professional services or high-performance environment.
- Exposure to international talent strategy or scaling talent processes globally (desirable).
- Experience within a professional services environment (desirable).
Benefits
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Pension contributions
- 29 days holiday (not including bank holidays)
- Profit share and equity schemes
- Social calendar with Spring activity days, Christmas events, a 2-day Summer event and 4 Newton-sponsored weekends a year.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
talent managementorganisational developmentperformance managementdevelopment processescareer frameworkscompetency modellingdata analysisHR technology platformsinternational talent strategyscaling talent processes
Soft skills
stakeholder managementinfluencing skillsanalytical mindsetcollaborationstrategic decision-making