1. Lead Talent & Development role
2. Global Engineering Organisation
About Our Client
Global Engineering Organisation
Job Description
Our client is seeking an inspiring and forward-thinking Talent and Development Leader to shape and deliver a world-class learning and development strategy at site level in Cardiff. This is a high-impact leadership role, responsible for developing capability, future talent and leadership excellence while ensuring full compliance within a regulated environment. You'll lead a multi-disciplinary training team spanning People Development, Technical Training, Early Careers and Leadership Development, playing a critical role in enabling business performance now and building capability for the future.As the Training and Development Leader you will:
3. Build, coach and develop a high-performing training and development team, ensuring alignment to site Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) priorities.
4. Set the Training Vision, design and deliver a future-focused training and development strategy that supports employee growth, business goals and regulatory requirements, fully embedded with the business principles.
5. Develop Leaders & Talent, create and implement leadership, people development and early careers programmes that build capability, strengthen succession pipelines and foster a culture of continuous learning.
6. Ensure Regulatory Excellence, maintaining the highest standards of compliance across all training activities in line with regulatory requirements.
7. Drive Continuous Improvement, champion innovation and operational excellence by applying lean methodologies to improve training effectiveness and efficiency.
8. Partner with the Business, collaborate closely with site leadership, HR and key stakeholders to ensure learning solutions directly support organisational priorities.
9. Optimise Resources, manage budgets and resources strategically to deliver high-quality, cost-effective development solutions.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Training and Development Leader should have:
10. Proven leadership experience in Learning, Training or Talent Development within a large, complex matrixed environment
11. Strong track record in designing and delivering development programmes aligned to business, people and regulatory needs
12. Strategic mindset with outstanding organisational and resource management capabilities.
13. Experience leading large teams, ideally overseeing early careers, leadership development and succession planning
14. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
What's on Offer
Salary £60k - £70k (DOE) Car Allowance & Bonus + Excellent benefits.This is a permanent role - based full-time on site in Cardiff.