Strategic Workforce Planning & Talent Lead

How you'll help us live our purpose    

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.   

It's a purpose that drives everything we do.  And you can play your part too – join our People division as a Talent and Skills Lead.

How you'll make a difference 

In this role, you'll lead strategic workforce planning across the Society, turning strategy, financial plans and change priorities into clear workforce and skills plans. You'll provide leaders with insight, scenarios and recommendations on workforce demand, supply, skills gaps and risks to support informed decision-making, and translate this into practical talent actions including build, buy, borrow and automate approaches for critical roles and scarce skills. You'll also strengthen talent, succession and mobility plans to improve capability, readiness and resilience in priority areas, working closely with People, Finance, Strategy and key stakeholders to drive accountability and deliver measurable outcomes.

What will you bring to the role?

• Significant experience leading and delivering enterprise-wide strategic workforce planning in a complex or multi-disciplinary organisation, turning business strategy into practical workforce action.
• A strong track record of working with senior stakeholders to align priorities and deliver results.
• The ability to simplify complexity, work through ambiguity and lead with influence, care and accountability to drive change and performance.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using workforce data, scenario modelling and insight to influence decisions and highlight trade-offs.
• Experience of developing and implementing skills frameworks and job architecture.
• Experience translating workforce and talent insights into joined-up interventions across attraction, development, mobility, retention and succession.

And in return, you'll get the best from us: 

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 15%   
• Matched pension contributions up to 10% 
• 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme 
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products 
• 2 days' volunteering per year 

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us? 

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.   

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.   

Why wait? Apply now   

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.  

We're devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve.  If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter so we can find out more about your skills and experience. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best - to discuss any reasonable adjustments we could make, please contact us on careers@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk.  

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