International Talent Director
Application Deadline: 22 May 2026
Department: Human Resources
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Andover
Description
Great People Work Here
Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values people and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.
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. As International Talent Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we build future‑ready capability across our global footprint. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, people and performance – translating ambition into practical, scalable talent solutions that enable sustainable growth.
Reporting into our International HRD, you will be part of a highly collaborative People & Performance leadership team within Twinings Ovaltine, with the additional benefit of access to the depth, expertise and best practice within the wider Associated British Foods (ABF) Group.
This role offers both meaningful impact and the opportunity to shape legacy in a business that values quality, care and craft – for consumers and colleagues alike.
Key Responsibilities
Talent & Succession
- 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.
Leadership & Capability Development
- 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.
Talent Acquisition
- Ensure hiring decisions are driven by long‑term capability needs, not vacancies alone.
- Integrate TA with succession planning, talent reviews and capability analysis.
DEI, Wellbeing & Engagement
- 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.
Organisational Effectiveness & Change
- Own OE blueprints covering operating models, role clarity and change.
- Provide practical toolkits to enable leaders and HRDs across markets.
- Work with HRD’s to provide Organisational Effectiveness consultancy advice on key strategic programmes.
Systems and Data
- Custodian of Global Talent data and reporting.
- Lead the Talent team through a HR Systems Transformation Programme
Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a high‑performing, specialist Talent and OE team.
- Balance strategic design with hands‑on delivery and execution excellence.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- 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
- 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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