Job Title: Talent and Capability Director

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Edge or London

Working style: Hybrid

Closing date: 27th August 2025

About the role

1. Talent Strategy: Develop and evolve a holistic talent strategy covering attraction, acquisition, development, and succession planning. Leverage Royal London’s mutual status and brand to attract diverse talent across all levels.
2. Capability Development: Define current and future capability needs and embed a continuous learning culture. Champion our in-house learning academy.
3. Leadership Development: Shape and execute the Strategic Leadership Capability Model aligned with our values. Deliver impactful leadership development experiences.
4. Culture & Engagement: Advance our cultural journey, focusing on customer centricity and colleague voice. Design engagement strategies to gain insight into the colleague experience.
5. Colleague Value Proposition: Embed our People Promise across the colleague lifecycle.
6. Diversity & Inclusion: Drive an inclusion strategy to foster a truly inclusive workplace.

About you

• Knowledge of leadership development, talent management, succession planning, and cultural change.
• Excellent communicator, partnership builder, and influencer.
• Experience working with leadership teams and partnering with executives.
• Experience in talent acquisition, from early careers to executive roles.
• Skilled in talent planning, performance management, and engagement initiatives.
• Strong commercial and strategic skills.
• Exceptional relationship and influencing abilities.
• Financial services experience is a plus.

About Royal London

We are the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, savings, and asset management products.

Our People Promise is to create an inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling workplace, underpinned by our values: Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We offer benefits such as 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, up to 14% employer pension matching, and private medical insurance. See all benefits here - Our Benefits.

Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging

We celebrate diverse backgrounds and cultures, valuing different perspectives that enrich our skills and environment.