Global Talent Partner (Interim), 9-month Fixed Term Contract

Location: London, United Kingdom. Hybrid working with at least four days per week in the office and up to one day per week from home; some roles may require additional in-office time.

Company

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an investment business within the Ameriprise Financial enterprise, with more than 2,300 employees and over 550 investment professionals across global markets and asset classes.

What you will do

• Provide thought leadership and guidance on talent management, learning and development, succession planning, leadership and executive development, performance management, internal mobility, coaching, engagement, and culture and change leadership.
• Design and facilitate high-potential learning programmes in person and online, as well as leadership events, stretch assignments, and development plans.
• Support enterprise talent processes, including performance management, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Partner with HR partners, senior leaders, and business leaders to identify critical roles, succession strength, top talent, future leaders, and organizational development opportunities.
• Create and implement change management, organizational design, upskilling, and strategic capability plans, working with HR centers of excellence.
• Provide insight and impact metrics for enterprise learning and talent initiatives while maintaining internal and external expert networks.

Requirements

• Talent management and development experience in a multi-site, global business, with strong relationship-building capabilities and experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Experience building or delivering talent planning, organizational development, training needs assessments, talent reviews and succession, organizational design, leadership development, career mapping, onboarding effectiveness, internal talent mobility, change management, coaching, team effectiveness, talent assessment, performance management, diversity and inclusion programmes, and enterprise-wide learning and leadership development programmes.
• Experience crafting talent strategies to close development and capability gaps.
• Ability to influence collaborators at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to use data to tell a story and provide insights.
• Proven success driving initiatives to completion and ensuring adoption.
• Experience using HR technology and talent platforms, including Workday and LinkedIn Learning.

Culture & Benefits

• Client-centric, relationship-based working environment focused on face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity, and personal connection.
• Inclusive and performance-based culture committed to diversity, accessibility, growth, and equal opportunity.
• Hybrid work arrangement with office collaboration as a core expectation.
• Flexible working requirements can be discussed during the recruitment process.