Talent & Development Partner

Talent & Development Partner

Department: People

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: UK – London

Description

As Talent & Development Partner at CFC, you’ll shape and deliver our enterprise-wide talent and development strategy, bringing a clear focus on leadership capability, succession, and organisational impact that goes beyond traditional L&D.

This is a hands‑on role where you’ll turn strategy into action, designing and embedding high‑impact programmes that elevate performance and accelerate internal mobility. You’ll lead on leadership development and high‑potential programmes, ensuring everything you deliver is aligned to business priorities and makes a measurable difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Head of Talent & Development to deliver a consistent, high‑impact approach to talent and succession planning across the business.
• Design and deliver leadership development programmes (including Management Essentials and Emerging Leaders) that build capability, strengthen performance, and support long‑term growth.
• Lead the annual talent review process for senior populations, working with HRBPs and business leaders to identify future successors, assess readiness and define clear, actionable development plans; evolving frameworks in line with business growth.
• Develop targeted pathways for high‑potential talent; accelerating readiness for critical roles; strengthening leadership and specialist pipelines.
• Promote internal mobility by shaping clear, practical career pathways, working in partnership to ensure frameworks are relevant, accessible and used across the business.
• Use talent data and insight to inform workforce planning, identify gaps and guide decision‑making.
• Support the ongoing development of CFC’s performance framework, ensuring it is clear, practical and aligned to business priorities.
• Lead the annual performance cycle; driving clarity, consistency and strong adoption across teams.
• Equip leaders with the tools and confidence to set meaningful goals and have effective performance and development conversations.
• Track impact through data and feedback; using insight to continuously improve the effectiveness of talent and performance initiatives.
• Support calibration and governance processes to ensure fairness, consistency and rigour across the organisation.
• Refresh tools and templates to improve usability; and bring the experience in line with a more modern, best‑in‑class Talent & Development function.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience in financial services, insurance or a fast‑paced commercial environment, with a clear understanding of how talent drives business performance.
• Proven track record delivering leadership and high‑potential programmes that strengthen capability and support progression.
• Strong experience in succession planning and talent reviews, able to run credible, pragmatic processes with senior stakeholders.
• Data‑led approach, using insight to inform decisions and measure impact.
• A confident facilitator and collaborator, able to influence, manage priorities and deliver at pace.
• Experience working with external partners and learning tools, with a focus on quality, relevance and value.
• A clear communicator with a commercial, outcome‑focused mindset.

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