As the Site Training and Development Leader, you will shape the future of talent and drive site-wide learning, leadership and early careers, to shape and deliver a world-class L&D development strategy at site level.
Client Details
Global Engineering Organisation
Description
Our client is seeking an inspiring and forward-thinking Talent and Development Leader to shape and deliver a world-class learning and development strategy at site level in Cardiff.
This is a high-impact leadership role, responsible for developing capability, future talent and leadership excellence while ensuring full compliance within a regulated environment. You'll lead a multi-disciplinary training team spanning People Development, Technical Training, Early Careers and Leadership Development, playing a critical role in enabling business performance now and building capability for the future.
As the Training and Development Leader you will: -
Build, coach and develop a high-performing training and development team, ensuring alignment to site Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) priorities.
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Set the Training Vision, design and deliver a future-focused training and development strategy that supports employee growth, business goals and regulatory requirements, fully embedded with the business principles.
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Develop Leaders & Talent, create and implement leadership, people development and early careers programmes that build capability, strengthen succession pipelines and foster a culture of continuous learning.
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Ensure Regulatory Excellence, maintaining the highest standards of compliance across all training activities in line with regulatory requirements.
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Drive Continuous Improvement, champion innovation and operational excellence by applying lean methodologies to improve training effectiveness and efficiency.
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Partner with the Business, collaborate closely with site leadership, HR and key stakeholders to ensure learning solutions directly support organisational priorities.
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Optimise Resources, manage budgets and resources strategically to deliver high-quality, cost-effective development solutions.
Profile
A successful Training and Development Leader should have:
- Proven leadership experience in Learning, Training or Talent Development within a large, complex matrixed environment
- Strong track record in designing and delivering development programmes aligned to business, people and regulatory needs
- Strategic mindset with outstanding organisational and resource management capabilities.
- Experience leading large teams, ideally overseeing early careers, leadership development and succession planning
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
Job Offer
Salary £60k - £70k (DOE) Car Allowance & Bonus + Excellent benefits.
This is a permanent role - based full-time on site in Cardiff.
