Talent & Development Partner




Department: People




Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time




Location: UK - London




Description



As Talent & Development Partner at CFC, you'll shape and deliver our enterprise-wide talent and development strategy, bringing a clear focus on leadership capability, succession, and organisational impact that goes beyond traditional L&D.



This is a hands-on role where you'll turn strategy into action, designing and embedding high-impact programmes that elevate performance and accelerate internal mobility. You'll lead on leadership development and high-potential programmes, ensuring everything you deliver is aligned to business priorities and makes a measurable difference.




Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Head of Talent & Development to deliver a consistent, high-impact approach to talent and succession planning across the business.


• Design and deliver leadership development programmes (including Management Essentials and Emerging Leaders) that build capability, strengthen performance, and support long-term growth.


• Lead the annual talent review process for senior populations, working with HRBPs and business leaders to identify future successors, assess readiness, and define clear, actionable development plans; evolving frameworks in line with business growth.


• Develop targeted pathways for high-potential talent; accelerating readiness for critical roles; strengthening leadership and specialist pipelines.


• Promote internal mobility by shaping clear, practical career pathways, working in partnership to ensure frameworks are relevant, accessible, and used across the business.


• Use talent data and insight to inform workforce planning, identify gaps, and guide decision-making.


• Support the ongoing development of CFC's performance framework, ensuring it is clear, practical, and aligned to business priorities.


• Lead the annual performance cycle; driving clarity, consistency, and strong adoption across teams.


• Equip leaders with the tools and confidence to set meaningful goals and have effective performance and development conversations.


• Track impact through data and feedback; using insight to continuously improve the effectiveness of talent and performance initiatives.


• Support calibration and governance processes to ensure fairness, consistency, and rigour across the organisation.


• Refresh tools and templates to improve usability; and bring the experience in line with a more modern, best-in-class Talent & Development function.

• Experience in financial services, insurance, or a fast-paced commercial environment, with a clear understanding of how talent drives business performance.


• Proven track record delivering leadership and high-potential programmes that strengthen capability and support progression.


• Strong experience in succession planning and talent reviews, able to run credible, pragmatic processes with senior stakeholders.


• Data-led in approach, using insight to inform decisions and measure impact.


• A confident facilitator and collaborator, able to influence, manage priorities, and deliver at pace.


• Experience working with external partners and learning tools, with a focus on quality, relevance, and value.


• A clear communicator with a commercial, outcome-focused mindset.