Talent Development Business Partner

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver structured development programmes for priority leadership and revenue generating roles within Retail
• Strengthen commercial and sales excellence capability through practical, performance-focused interventions
• Embed consistent leadership standards across the Retail branch network
• Identify and address critical skills gaps aligned to Retail strategy and growth priorities
• Partner with HR and Retail leaders to strengthen succession readiness for pivotal roles
• Design targeted development solutions to accelerate high-potential and critical talent populations
• Provide insight from development activity to inform talent calibration and pipeline conversations
• Create high-quality, scalable development solutions (workshops, blended pathways, coaching frameworks and practical toolkits)
• Facilitate engaging and credible sessions for all audiences
• Adapt delivery approaches to suit different audiences and business needs
• Evaluate programme effectiveness and continuously refine based on feedback and performance insight
• Ensure development initiatives align to wider Talent Development frameworks and standards
• Partner with HRBPs and senior stakeholders to proactively identify emerging capability needs
• Define success measures for development initiatives and assess impact on performance, engagement and pipeline strength
• Use data and insight to refine capability approaches and strengthen return on investment
• Maintain awareness of emerging development practices to enhance Retail offerings

Requirements

• Proven experience in Talent Development, Learning Business Partnering or Leadership Development within a commercial environment
• Demonstrable experience designing and delivering impactful development programmes
• Strong understanding of leadership and sales capability development
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills who can build trusted relationships
• Confident facilitator with strong presence and credibility
• Experience evaluating learning effectiveness and linking development to business outcomes
• Ability and experience in diagnostic and needs analysis, translating this into commercially relevant learning solutions
• CIPD qualification, coaching accreditation or equivalent desirable
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Collaborative and growth mindset
• Curiosity and knowledge of future content creation and delivery methods to enable future ready learning solutions