International Talent Director

International Talent Director

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits – to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the international talent and succession strategy for critical leadership and specialist roles.
• Ensure pipelines reflect future consumer, innovation and growth priorities.
• Translate insight into clear actions: development, redeployment and selective external hire.
• Define leadership capability priorities aligned to consumer‑first strategy and transformation.
• Own leadership and management programmes (Thrive, ILDP, Coaching Academy).
• Embed a learning‑led, high‑performance culture linked to capability gaps and outcomes.
• Ensure hiring decisions are driven by long‑term capability needs, not vacancies alone.
• Integrate talent acquisition with succession planning, talent reviews and capability analysis.
• Embed DEI principles and standards, including across talent practices.
• Ensure wellbeing and engagement are enablers of sustained performance.
• Use talent data, analytics and insights to inform decision‑making and challenge assumptions.
• Own organisational effectiveness blueprints covering operating models, role clarity and change.
• Provide practical toolkits to enable leaders and HRDs across markets.
• Work with HRDs to provide organisational effectiveness consultancy advice on key strategic programmes.
• Custodian of global talent data and reporting.
• Lead the talent team through an HR systems transformation programme.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing, specialist talent and OE team.
• Balance strategic design with hands‑on delivery and execution excellence.

Essential Qualifications

• Proven senior experience leading talent, leadership and/or organisational effectiveness agendas within FMCG, consumer goods or similarly complex, fast‑paced organisations.
• Strong people leadership capability, with experience leading specialist teams.
• Deep, end‑to‑end expertise across the talent lifecycle, spanning leadership development, performance and potential frameworks, succession planning, workforce capability and talent acquisition.
• A strong track record of embedding talent and leadership programmes into the business, driving execution, adoption and measurable impact.
• Track record of building learning and capability‑led cultures aligned to business performance.
• Experience designing and enabling organisational effectiveness and change through practical blueprints, toolkits and frameworks.
• Credibility and confidence operating with GMs and senior leaders; commercially minded and delivery focused.
• Enterprise Talent Leadership – Leads and embeds end‑to‑end talent, leadership and capability agendas aligned to business performance and future needs.
• Execution & Delivery Focus – Translates strategy into clear priorities, practical frameworks and sustained implementation.
• Organisational Effectiveness & Change – Designs and enables OE and change approaches that improve clarity, effectiveness and decision‑making.
• Commercial & Strategic Judgement – Links talent and capability decisions directly to performance, risk and growth outcomes.
• Senior Stakeholder Influence – Operates with confidence and credibility at GM and senior leadership level; able to challenge and align.
• People & Team Leadership – Builds, leads and holds specialist teams accountable for high‑quality delivery.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in federated or multi‑market models.
• Exposure to large‑scale transformation or capability shifts.
• Background spanning talent, OD and OE.

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance.
• Flexible working options.
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays.
• Onsite gym and wellbeing centre.
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more.
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• SimplyHealth cash plan.
• Onsite staff shop and online staff discounts.
• Bupa Private Medical Insurance.
• Competitive car allowance.
• Electric car scheme.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.

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