Head of Talent Management in Leeds

Job description

Head of Talent, Inclusion & Leadership

Leeds

Competitive salary

Middlemore are delighted to be working with the Bank of England to hire a Head of Talent, Inclusion & Leadership. We are seeking an experienced people leader who can unite Talent, Inclusion and Leadership under one bold, data-driven vision,

This is an exciting new senior leadership role which sits at the heart of the Bank’s People Strategy & Insights function, forming part of the People Directorate’s Senior Leadership Team. You will lead the Inclusion team, the Talent Acquisition and Future Talent teams, and the newly formed Organisational Capability & Effectiveness team (including Learning, Development, Performance and Leadership).

You will play a pivotal role in shaping, integrating and driving forward the Bank’s Talent, Inclusion and Leadership strategy – ensuring these disciplines work seamlessly together to build a culture of inclusion, capability and high performance in support of the Bank’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic integration: Create a unified, insight-led approach across Talent Acquisition, Organisational Capability (L&D, Leadership, Performance) and Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• Capability & leadership: Embed a 3–5-year organisational capability programme that transforms leadership development and performance culture.
• Inclusion & belonging: Evolve DEI beyond compliance into a genuine, inclusion-first approach that champions belonging and diversity of thought.
• Data-driven impact: Leverage analytics and workforce insights to measure progress and influence at Executive level.
• People leadership: Lead three senior managers and their teams, fostering collaboration, accountability and professional excellence across PS&I.

About You

You are a strategic, commercially astute HR leader who brings credibility, calm and influence at Executive level. You thrive in complex, governance-heavy environments and are skilled at building alignment and driving progress through data, partnership and persuasion.

You will bring:

• Senior expertise across Talent, Inclusion, Organisational Development or L&D (with depth in at least two).
• A track record of driving and embedding strategic and cultural change at scale.
• The ability to “speak the language of the business” – pragmatic, clear and outcome-focused.
• Emotional intelligence, resilience and the confidence to navigate complexity with diplomacy.

This is a rare opportunity to define how talent, leadership and inclusion intersect within a major UK institution. You’ll be shaping culture and capability at scale – influencing how 5,000+ colleagues grow, lead and thrive.

If you’re ready to bring strategic coherence, evidence-based thinking and authentic leadership to a role that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leeds

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

16-10-2025

Profession type

Management

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English