Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Operations
End Date: Wednesday 17 December 2025
Salary Range: £0 – £0
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 40% (or two days) in an office site.
Job Description Summary
Title: Group Head of Talent Acquisition & Operations
Locations: Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol or London
Hours: Full Time
Job Description
As the Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Operations, you will lead a high‑impact, globally distributed team responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s end‑to‑end hiring strategy, hiring and retaining the best technology, data and banking talent across the industry and driving an exceptional end‑to‑end candidate and hiring manager experience.
You will oversee senior TA leaders and critical operational leaders delivering services ranging from high‑volume recruitment to vetting and SMCR operations.
Define the strategic direction of the global TA function, ensuring it is future‑fit, insight‑led, innovative and aligned with the organisation’s broader people and business priorities.
Embed a culture of continuous improvement, data‑driven decision‑making, and exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience — championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every stage.
You’ll achieve this through:
* Team leadership – Provide strategic leadership to a global multi‑functional team of senior TA leaders and operational leaders.
* Reinventing Talent Acquisition for the future – Define and implement a global TA strategy aligned with business growth, transformation and workforce planning.
* Stakeholder collaboration – Act as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders.
* External thought leadership – Maintain strong external relationships to keep LBG on the pulse of talent cohorts.
* Reporting, analytics and data‑driven insights – Build a data ecosystem that interrogates the end‑to‑end process from recruitment demand to new‑hire integration.
* Driving a technology roadmap – Use technology to blend digital and human interactions to provide the best candidate experience.
What We’re Looking For From You
* A visionary and pragmatic leader with a proven ability in scaled talent acquisition strategy and operations.
* Utilise external insights and experience to deliver an amazing end‑to‑end candidate and colleague experience.
* Understand the importance of technology blended with human touch to create memorable candidate and colleague interactions.
* Commercially astute, with confidence to influence at all levels and humility to learn.
* Thrive in ambiguity, navigate change with resilience, and bring clarity to complexity.
* Passionate about inclusive hiring and understand the power of data, technology and storytelling.
* Lead with empathy, develop others intentionally, and foster cultures where people do their best work.
Benefits
* Generous pension contribution up to 15%
* Annual performance‑related bonus
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, e.g., discounted shopping
* 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
* Range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
About Working For Us
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities and guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
We’d love to hear from you. If you’re excited to become part of our team, get in touch.
Our Purpose
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose – to help Britain prosper. Our colleagues focus on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. We offer countless opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
Data Privacy
We keep your data safe. We only request confidential or sensitive information after a formal invitation is extended for an interview or a verbal offer, and we will always explain what we need and why.
Workplace Culture
We’re focused on creating a values‑led culture and building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, fostering an inclusive workplace where all colleagues can make a real difference.
Seniority Level
Executive
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Human Resources
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