What will you need to succeed?

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Senior experience in talent management, HR or a related field combined with recent relevant leadership experience, ideally in a growing or evolving global SaaS / tech organisation.
• Strong understanding of talent management best practice, including talent acquisition, development, succession, performance and workforce capability planning.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into practical talent and capability plans that support organisational growth.
• The ability to think strategically while staying close to operational delivery, including programme design, facilitation and evaluation.
• Demonstrable experience of partnering with executives, senior leaders and hiring managers, with the credibility to challenge, influence and bring others with you.
• A proven ability to lead a high performing team by setting clear objectives, coaching, supporting individual growth and creating an environment where people are empowered to perform, develop and succeed.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Experience improving recruitment effectiveness, employer brand, candidate experience and quality of hire.
• Practical understanding of inclusive hiring, assessment, succession planning and capability frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills, using data and insight to drive decision-making, continuous improvement and measurable business outcomes.
• Experience managing and optimising talent technology, including ATS, LMS, talent platforms and people analytics tools, to improve process efficiency, insight and user experience.
• Experience managing talent budgets, suppliers, agencies and external partners to deliver value and business impact.
• Proven ability to lead global or distributed teams and deliver consistent talent practices across multiple locations and stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading organisational change and embedding new talent practices, frameworks and ways of working.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to demonstrate ROI and the impact of talent initiatives.
• CIPD qualified or equivalent experience.

Values and ways of working

To build the best possible working environment for us all, it is vitally important that every member of the team embraces and demonstrates the behaviours that embody our values:

• We work together

  • You’re committed to building a trusting and open culture. You welcome feedback from everyone, with an open and willing mindset. You nurture the development of others, supporting testing and learning from mistakes positively.

• We include everyone

  • You naturally collaborate and ensure that inclusivity allows us to take full advantage of cognitive diversity. You’re naturally empathetic with others and are able to create development and growth with honesty, supporting those in and outside of your team.

• We take ownership

  • You battle complacency in all its forms and take ownership to move things forward. You can be agile and progress in small steps, but you don’t leave it to others to correct your mistakes or pick up after you.

• We never stand still

  • You are agile, with a mentality of ‘how can we’ rather than ‘why can’t we’. It isn’t about breaking rules, but about being tenacious and innovative. You look to create greatness, even if achieved slowly by many incremental improvements.

• We do it for them

  • You are passionate about creating an environment where everyone else around you can be motivated, enthused, and empowered to do their best work. With everyone motivated to do their best, teachers, students, and parents all gain the ultimate value and support.