Talent Director
Job Description
Talent Strategy Director
People Change | Workforce Transformation
London
Contract
This is a senior programme ownership role responsible for delivering a next-generation Talent ecosystem, centred around skills-based workforce architecture, internal mobility and AI-enabled Talent platforms. You will operate as the Accountable Programme Lead, owning the transformation from vendor selection through to implementation, integration and adoption at scale.
The Role
Lead a global Talent Systems transformation programme , focused on building an integrated Talent technology landscape:
- Recruitment CRM
- Learning platforms (LMS / LXP)
- Skills & Talent Marketplace
- Defining requirements and leading RFP processes
- Evaluating and selecting best-in-class Talent platforms
- Owning commercial and technical decision-making
- Leading multi-system implementation and integration
- Establishing programme governance and delivery structures
- Driving enterprise adoption and transition to BAU
The programme is centred around enabling a skills-based organisation , including:
- Skills taxonomy / ontology and intelligent job architecture
- Talent marketplace and internal mobility
- AI-driven skills inference and workforce insights
- Integration across the full Talent lifecycle (hire → develop → deploy)
- Data-driven Talent and workforce decision-making
Essential Deliverables & Requirements:
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Talent / HR technology transformation programmes
- Clear ownership of end-to-end RFP and vendor selection processes
- Experience implementing one or more of the following:
- Talent Marketplace platforms (e.g. Gloat, Eightfold, Fuel50)
- Recruitment CRM platforms
- Learning platforms (LMS / LXP)
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi-system integrations across complex environments
- Strong experience operating at senior stakeholder level (SteerCo / Exec)
- Evidence of owning programme outcomes, not just supporting delivery
- Experience integrating Talent platforms into Workday or similar HRIS ecosystems
- Experience delivering skills-based workforce transformation
- Exposure to AI-enabled Talent platforms and skills intelligence tools
- Background in regulated, global or enterprise-scale organisations
- Attracts and deploys talent
- Enables internal mobility and career growth
- Uses skills data to drive workforce decisions
- Builds a future-ready, skills-based organisation
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