Talent Manager in London - LHH Recruitment Solutions

Interim Talent Manager

6-month contract | Hybrid | London / South East
Daily rate or FTC salary considered

LHH is supporting a high-profile, transformation-focused organisation to appoint an experienced interim Talent & Performance Specialist for an initial 6-month contract.

This role offers the opportunity to lead and embed enterprise-wide people frameworks that are commercial, credible and immediately usable - working closely with senior leaders in a complex, regulated environment.

Key responsibilities:

You will be accountable for designing and delivering several critical, organisation-wide initiatives, including performance management, succession planning, talent review and future capability:

• Design and implement a business-ready performance management framework integrating outcomes and leadership behaviours
• Align leadership behaviours to job architecture, values and strategic priorities
• Identify critical roles and talent segments aligned to strategy and business risk
• Establish a robust succession methodology
• Provide executives with clear insight into readiness, bench strength and risk across senior populations
• Design and lead a company-wide talent review process with strong calibration
• Identify emerging leadership and workforce capability requirements
• Highlight gaps against future strategic direction and recommend practical approaches to address gaps through talent and development solutions

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-level performance, succession and talent programmes
• Confident operating at Executive and Board level
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused and credible with senior stakeholders
• Comfortable leading from the front and setting sustainable standards

If you are looking for an interim role where you can make a visible, lasting impact, please apply now.