Job Details
Senior Talent, Learning & Development Manager
Location: Dublin, Hybrid (2 days in office per week)
Function: People & Talent
Type: Permanent
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Talent, Learning and Development Manager to join a dynamic People Team in a purpose-led, growth-focused organisation. This strategic role will be pivotal in shaping and executing a talent strategy that enables a thriving, high-performing culture and ensures the business attracts, retains, and develops the right talent to deliver on its goals.
About the Role
This position offers the chance to influence enterprise-wide talent frameworks, driving initiatives across leadership development, succession planning, organisational effectiveness, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). This role partners closely with leaders across the People function and business to embed talent principles into everyday practice and build capability across all levels of leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Talent Management
- Design and implement scalable talent frameworks, including talent assessment and succession planning.
- Contribute to organisation design, workforce planning, and team effectiveness reviews.
- Lead the execution of a DEIB strategy aligned with external certification standards and internal belonging goals.
- Guide best practice for performance management and employee engagement initiatives.
- Develop talent insights through analytics and ensure data-informed decisions across people strategies.
- Research and apply external best practices in talent and organisation development.
- Coach and build talent management capabilities across leaders and People team colleagues.
Leadership Development
- Shape and deliver learning and development strategies that support targeted capability building.
- Design development pathways for emerging, frontline, and executive leaders to grow and succeed.
Collaboration
- Partner with People Business Partners to translate business needs into effective talent interventions.
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to align hiring practices with long-term talent strategies.
- Work cross-functionally with colleagues in Reward, People Experience, and HR Transformation to deliver an integrated people strategy.
Experience & Capabilities
- Proven experience designing and delivering talent management programmes in complex and growing organisations.
- Strong expertise across the talent lifecycle: succession, performance, development, leadership, and DEIB.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and turn vision into actionable plans.
- Skilled in applying psychometrics, coaching, or other developmental methodologies (qualifications desirable).
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a strategic lens.
- Passionate about inclusive, scalable, and impact-driven talent practices.
Success Measures
- Improved internal succession planning and visibility of critical talent.
- Enhanced employee performance and talent mobility.
- Established enterprise-wide leadership development pathways.
- Continued progress and recognition for inclusive and purpose-led people practices.