Talent Partner

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions.

Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions.

Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

• Lead and facilitate talent reviews and succession planning discussions with senior leaders and HR Business Partners, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Identify critical roles and assess succession risk, creating actionable plans to mitigate gaps and strengthen leadership capability.
• Develop and maintain succession pipelines for senior and critical roles, ensuring readiness and diversity of talent.
• Use talent assessment tools and methodologies to evaluate potential and readiness for leadership roles.
• Provide insights and recommendations to inform leadership development programmes and targeted interventions for successors.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners and Learning & Development teams to align talent strategies with organisational priorities.
• Monitor and report on talent and succession metrics, ensuring data integrity and actionable insights for decision-making.
• Champion diversity and inclusion in all talent processes, ensuring equitable opportunities for progression.

• Strong understanding of talent management principles, including succession planning and leadership development.
• Previous experience working in a similar role within Financial Services, preferably Asset/Investment Mngt
• Experience in facilitating senior-level talent discussions and influencing outcomes.
• Knowledge of assessment tools and methodologies for evaluating leadership potential.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and provide strategic insights.
• Commitment to promoting an inclusive culture and equitable talent practices.

• Completion of annual and mid-year talent reviews across designated business areas.
• Succession plans in place for all identified critical roles, with clear development actions for successors.
• Increased diversity representation within leadership pipelines.
• Improvement in succession readiness metrics (e.g., percentage of roles with at least one ready-now successor).
• Positive feedback from senior leaders on the quality and impact of talent conversations.
• Accurate and timely reporting of talent and succession data to inform strategic decisions.

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and Investments firm we are proud to offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%,
  with 13% made up of Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions
  . We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan
  , together with access to financial wellbeing and support services - to help give you real confidence to put your money to work.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and additional flexibility through our Time Off When You Need It policy – to balance your work and personal commitments.
• Our market leading Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave - as supporting families is a core aspect of our inclusive culture.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare
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