Head of Talent

Join Reckitt’s HR Team

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Human Resources

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

The Head of Talent – EH will support, manage and roll out talent strategies and programs. The role reports into the HRD Director CoE – Essential Home. This role is key to partner Essential Home Globally on the strategic planning and implementation of development programs, succession plans and driving the talent agenda from Talent Center of Excellence (CoE) for Essential Home, on top of overseeing the Talent Acquisition strategy.

The successful candidate for this position will have proven experience in developing and managing succession planning, talent initiatives in a global company, through a proven track record of international performance and recruitment background it’s a plus. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and the ability to translate metrics, research, and trends into strategy and actionable plans. In addition to an ability to build and maintain positive relationships, and to drive complex, global projects, they must be a team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Your responsibilities

Key responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Develop talent strategies linked to Essential Home needs and objectives, leveraging global programs and tools where available
• Partner with Essential Home HR and Essential Home Leadership team to implement a strategy and approach for career paths, development and capabilities for across groups
• Partner with Essential Home LT to devise and roll out learning solutions to enhance Essential Home’s overall acumen.
• Facilitate and lead key organizational initiatives including talent review process, key talent development planning and succession planning for employees in the company, while leveraging the knowledge and pivot this for the entire HR community
• Partner with HR team to develop and implement a performance and talent management strategy including succession planning of critical roles. Understand individuals’ objectives and goals, support on defining development plans for talent
• Implement strategies and programs to continuously drive culture, build leadership capability and employee engagement
• Consult with Senior leadership and HR stakeholders to translate business needs and vision into organizational implications, including developing and implementing high-quality and effective talent solutions
• Own the annual training calendar for Essential Home. This work will include both design, facilitation and coordination with the local HRDs
• Implement improvements to current talent process once defined
• Measure effectiveness of spend; tracking and analysis of all training & development
• Support change management on new culture changes; provide tools and measurements with which to advance the implementation of these
• Provide skill development in the critical areas of leadership, coaching and functional capabilities
• Facilitate leadership trainings, and other training sessions geared toward first line managers and teams of a certain size
• Ensure a clear Talent Acquisition agenda is deployed within the EH markets

Deliverables/Indicators of success:

• Design, develop and monitor talent & development tools, processes, and programs
• Clearly communicate what success looks like for each part of the organization (HR, Managers and Employees)
• Develop training materials and deliver training globally
• Set up a data-driven approach to determine appropriate feedback systems for the overall process. Align, define and apply the necessary changes involving key stakeholders.

The experience we're looking for

Professional Qualifications & Experience

• Proven, relevant, progressive experience and demonstrated effectiveness leading performance programmes in a multinational matrix environment
• 5 or more years of professional experience in a manager-level role within training and development. Past HR generalist experience would be preferable
• Proven track record as effective leader, coach & internal consultant with demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and turn that analysis into strategic programs
• Well-developed facilitation skills along with the ability to take a hands-on approach to design and implementation of such programs
• Proven track record of partnering with senior management as a strategic business partner

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and interface effectively with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work in a fast paced, multi-tasking, multi-cultural environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience in presentation
• Strong operational, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, be a team player, and possess a strong knowledge of performance best practice, metrics and analytics worldwide
• Experience leading through others and managing senior level leaders
• Demonstrated team leadership, partnership, influencing and communication experience

The skills for success

Execute plans, Courageous leadership, Employment engagement, Storytelling, Data led storytelling, Succession planning, Talent development, Talent Management, Performance management, Employee performance, Coaching, Facilitation.

What we offer

• We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.
• We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market.
• Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes.
• For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results.
• You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

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