Talent Development & Succession Planning
We are partnering with a leading global insurance specialist to appoint a Talent Development & Succession Planning &Lead a pivotal leadership role responsible for shaping the organisation’s future leadership capability and talent pipeline.
This is a high-impact opportunity to define and lead the enterprise-wide approach to succession planning, ensuring the organisation is equipped with the talent, leadership readiness, and development frameworks needed to thrive in a fast-evolving global market.
The Role
As a trusted partner to senior leadership, you will lead the strategy, standards, frameworks, and processes for succession management and successor development across the organisation. You will take ownership of the full succession planning lifecycle from design and implementation through to capability building and successor readiness.
With a strong focus on continuous improvement and digitisation, you will ensure succession planning is aligned to the broader people and talent strategy, embedding it as a core business priority.
Working collaboratively with HR leadership teams and key stakeholders, you will influence talent outcomes at the most senior levels, driving long-term organisational capability and leadership excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead succession planning strategies, frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to embed succession planning into leadership agendas and drive strategic alignment.
- Measure the effectiveness and impact of succession and development programmes, ensuring successor readiness and business value.
- Design and deliver innovative development solutions, including leadership programmes, workshops, and digital learning initiatives.
- Collaborate with HR and business leaders to assess current and future capability needs.
- Oversee onboarding and induction programmes to ensure a consistent and engaging employee lifecycle experience.
- Lead coaching and mentoring initiatives, including “train the trainer” programmes and development toolkits.
- Develop and manage talent pipelines to support career progression, internal mobility, and retention of key talent.
- Analyse talent data and metrics to inform decision-making and demonstrate programme success.
Leadership & Governance
- Contribute to strategic people initiatives, driving innovation and continuous improvement.
- Oversee policies, budgets, and governance processes related to talent and succession planning.
- Lead and develop specialist teams, setting clear objectives and supporting future capability planning.
- Influence cross-functional priorities, balancing strategic delivery with operational execution.
- Act as a subject matter expert, coaching and mentoring stakeholders and colleagues.
- Identify and manage risks across people, operations, and strategy, ensuring robust governance.
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver key organisational outcomes.
- Apply analytical and innovative thinking to solve complex challenges and drive data-led solutions.
About You
You are a strategic and commercially minded talent professional with deep expertise in succession planning, leadership development, and organisational capability within a complex, global environment.
You bring:
- Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and executive leadership
- Strong expertise in talent frameworks, leadership development, and succession strategy
- A data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insight into action
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence engaging senior audiences
- A passion for developing people and enabling organisations to build future-ready leadership
Why Join?
This role offers the opportunity to shape and embed a best-in-class succession and talent strategy within a highly respected global insurance organisation. You will play a critical role in building leadership capability, driving transformation, and ensuring long-term business success.
