Talent Strategy and Insights Director
Location: UK – London – New Oxford Street
Key Responsibilities
* Design and shape enterprise-wide talent strategy aligned to future business needs and capability shifts.
* Partner with Talent Business Leads to identify talent risks, opportunities, and interventions to shape and develop bespoke and enterprise solutions where appropriate.
* Oversee succession planning for critical enterprise roles, using AI to assess pipeline strength and readiness.
* Lead the strategy and design of key talent acceleration programmes (for executive and emerging talent pools).
* Build and use Talent Intelligence to enhance succession planning, leadership readiness, and capability building by leveraging AI and analytics.
* Benchmark internal talent data against external market trends to inform strategic talent decisions.
* Design and implement enterprise-wide internal mobility approach to unlock career growth and workforce agility.
* Partner with HR business leaders and Talent acquisition to embed mobility into talent planning processes.
* Lead the strategic design and framework of the early talent agenda, including graduates, interns, and apprentices, integrating it into the broader skills agenda to support long-term growth.
* Use AI and predictive analytics to identify future skill needs and inform early talent pipeline development.
* Monitor performance, retention, and progression of early talent cohorts to inform continuous improvement and investment.
* Ensure high‑quality delivery of enterprise talent projects, including budget oversight, communication planning, and business‑led implementation.
* Oversee talent processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
* Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations related to talent data and planning.
* Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, shaping and embedding talent solutions into transformation initiatives.
* Prepare executive‑level reporting and presentations for talent boards and governance forums.
* Collaborate with external experts and partners to bring cutting‑edge practices and technologies into the talent ecosystem.
* Design and operationalise workforce‑planning and organisational effectiveness frameworks, tools, modelling and governance that enable HRBPs to turn strategy into actionable plans.
* Build HRBP capability through training, coaching, playbooks and dashboards; provide standard methodologies for forecasting, skills‑gap analysis, scenario and org modelling, and succession planning; supply analytics to inform decisions; act as the centre‑led escalation point to monitor adoption, measure impact and ensure consistent policy application.
Key Skills
* Strategic & analytical expertise: apply AI and data analytics to workforce planning and talent management; interpret complex data to inform actionable strategies; leverage assessment and succession tools to guide decisions.
* Future‑focused innovation: anticipate emerging workforce challenges and design forward‑looking talent solutions aligned with technological and organisational shifts.
* Leadership & collaboration: influence senior stakeholders and lead cross‑functional teams to drive alignment, accountability, and excellence across talent initiatives.
* Navigating ambiguity: operate effectively in dynamic environments, adapting frameworks to evolving business needs and external trends.
* Independent execution: own and deliver enterprise‑level talent initiatives with minimal oversight, balancing strategic vision with operational discipline.
Qualifications and Experience
* Proven track record of driving succession planning, talent assessments, and governance frameworks at a strategic level.
* Experience working in a global matrix organisation.
* Delivered interventions from concept through to implementation and impact measurement.
* Business‑value first mindset.
* End‑to‑end project management capability.
* HR Business Partnering experience is beneficial, given the level of senior stakeholder engagement.
Benefits
You will join a team focused on meaningful work that supports our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills, lead high‑impact projects and shape how we develop future leaders.
Equal Opportunity Statement
GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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