Talent Growth Lead

** End Date
** Wednesday 11 March 2026
** Salary Range**£78,098 - £91,880
** Flexible Working Options
** Hybrid Working, Job Share, Reduced Hours
** Job Description Summary
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* JOB TITLE:

Talent Growth Lead  SALARY: £76,194 - £89,640  LOCATION(S):
Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds and Halifax

HOURS:

Full-time  WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites.
** Job Description
**** About this Opportunity
** Join us as our Talent Growth Lead, where you'll be responsible for supporting the assessment and development of our key talent populations by applying your strong coaching and facilitation skills to support individual development interventions.

There is also a need for key ownership of the Bank’s TSquared Talent Development Programmes, which are integral to our Executive Development and future leadership strategy, focused on designing, implementing and measuring the impact of our high potential leader development initiatives.

This role is critical to supporting our high potential development and future leadership strategy, focused on working with the business, talent segments and high potential individuals to develop critical talent and feed into the Executive Talent Review (ETR) process and selection and nominations for talent development activities.
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* Key accountabilities:

*** Co-own the TSquared Talent Development Programmes, including design and implementation, working with Learning and Leadership and business areas to design and deliver Group programmes.
* Maintain and clearly communicate Talent Programme Guidelines across Talent Growth, People Partners and business areas
* Work with Talent Growth Leads and Talent Density & Growth partners to champion Talent Programmes, supporting nominations, selection and programme measurement
* Responsibility for engaging the various business areas to determine their talent development needs and to support the Head of Talent Growth in designing and implementing of aligned talent programmes.
* Measuring and maintaining engagement with business areas to ensure compliance with TSquared Talent Guidelines and ensuring programme impact and interconnectedness with Group Programmes.
* Supporting team development within respective business areas, applying sound talent management and development principles and liaising with Team Development function to ensure alignment.
* Individual coaching support provided to high potential talent within specific business area, liaising with People Partners and PDs to maintain open lines of communication and engagement.
* Lead the identification and rollout of Talent Marketplace technology, supporting People Partners and Talent Growth teams to build capability and maximise its impact
* Ongoing career development support for non-Executive colleagues throughout the business, working with Career function to align efforts.
* Act as an ambassador for the Talent Density & Growth Team, working with People Directors and the business to raise awareness and support talent activities.
* Specific focus on deepening relationships with high potentials and integrating our services and products across the business.
* Work collaboratively with high touch assessment team to manage the cross-collaborative work, including nominations and selection onto key talent programmes.
* Regular and direct contact with high potential individuals, coaching and facilitating their career development plans, implementing proactive support to retain and engage them into the future.
* Maintain awareness of individual’s professional considerations to act as the broker for high potential individuals in talent calibrations and conversations, including succession planning, ETRs, nominations for talent programmes, mobility and retention conversations.
* Oversee the nomination and calibration processes for talent processes and activity for non-Executive colleagues partnering within a specific business area.
* Facilitate the implementation of the talent management strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals and addressing specific needs of a business areas, aligned to the demand plans of our business.
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