Head of Talent Development

The Head of Talent Development is a pivotal strategic and operational role responsible for delivering leadership development and enterprise development across Starling.

You will be responsible for the full talent development function. You will be directly involved with designing and delivering leadership development initiatives to enable the culture change, and you will oversee the work by the Enterprise talent development team to ensure a 'golden thread' of consistency through-out our talent development initiatives. You will own the overall strategy and delivery and will enable the transformation through technology including AI, and a mix of internal & external people.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Program Design

• Design and implement a Senior Leadership Development programme that will drive the Senior Leaders' behaviours to deliver Starling's mission, delivered in a blended way including the use of AI.
• Ensure relevant senior leadership development modules are cascaded to all People leaders and managers.
• Design and deploy diagnostic tools to assess the health, alignment, and performance of senior leadership teams.
• Create and facilitate high-impact team effectiveness sessions (off sites, workshops, sessions) that improve alignment, address friction points, improve trust, and accelerate team maturity.
• Establish a Leadership Capability Measure based on key leadership behaviours and implement a simple, effective measure for the senior leadership population, scalable across all leadership roles.

Team Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Lead all aspects of team leadership for direct reports and the wider team (total team of 10).
• Collaborate closely with People Partners, Programme Management and Comms to identify emerging leadership needs, tailor solutions, and deliver effective initiatives.
• Manage relationships with external leadership development education providers and consultants, ensuring high quality, cost effective delivery.

Impact and Measurement

• Establish and track clear metrics (performance, retention, engagement, leadership index) to evaluate the overall effectiveness of all talent development initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave increased with length of service, with the option to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus your public holidays)
• Birthday day off
• Extensible annual leave, buy/sell options
• Volunteering time and salary sacrifice plans
• Enhanced pension, life insurance, and private medical insurance
• Discounts with partner brands and gym memberships
• Family friendly policies and wellness perks

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.