We've been engaged to support the search for a senior Talent, Learning & Organisational Development leader for a high-performing, growth-focused organisation within financial services at a pivotal stage in its journey.
With strong foundations, an ambitious growth agenda and increasing focus on leadership depth and performance, this is a rare opportunity to build enterprise-level capability that will underpin the next phase of scale.
About the role
This role offers the chance to shape and embed organisation-wide talent, leadership, learning and OD capability at a genuine inflection point. Working closely with the Chief People Officer and senior leadership, you'll play a key role in strengthening performance, succession and leadership effectiveness as the business evolves.
Initially operating as a hands-on senior individual contributor, you'll combine strategic design with practical delivery, creating scalable solutions that can be embedded across the business.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the organisational development agenda to support scale, performance and future growth scenarios
- Design and embed clear OD and leadership frameworks aligned to strategy and operating model
- Build a structured talent and succession approach, including assessment of critical roles and leadership populations
- Evolve performance management into a clear, outcome-led framework focused on accountability and delivery
- Set the strategic direction for learning and leadership development, moving from fragmented activity to measurable impact
- Shape culture, EVP and listening insight to support engagement, leadership and long-term sustainability
Candidate profile
- Deep expertise across OD, talent & succession, leadership development and learning - with the ability to connect these into a coherent, enterprise-wide approach
- Highly pragmatic, commercial and delivery-focused, with experience building capability from first principles
- Comfortable operating hands-on while influencing at executive and senior leadership level
- Proven track record of shifting organisations from activity-heavy programmes to outcome-led impact
- Confident navigating ambiguity, growth and change, with strong judgement on where to focus for maximum return
- Motivated by creating sustainable solutions and leaving a lasting legacy in leadership and organisational capability
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
