Interim Talent Management SME - £690pd

Duration: 12-Month Contract

Day Rate: £690 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

Location: Berkshire, Hybrid (60/40)

Client: World-leading Energy Organisation

Are you a Talent Management expert, who thrives on shaping leadership capability and building future-ready organisations?

We're partnering with a world-leading Energy Organisation, who are undergoing a significant transformation and looking for an experienced Talent Management SME to drive enterprise-wide talent initiatives that will influence the organisation's future.

This is a high-impact role where you'll work closely with senior leaders to strengthen succession planning, leadership development and organisational capability across a global business.

You'll combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach, bringing the credibility to influence senior stakeholders while delivering practical, business-focused talent solutions. Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, you'll be passionate about developing leaders and building the talent needed for long-term success.

What you'll be doing

• Design and deliver strategic talent initiatives aligned to business priorities.
• Lead succession planning, talent reviews and development planning for key and critical roles.
• Build diverse talent pipelines and strengthen leadership readiness.
• Support internal mobility and talent placement decisions across the organisation.
• Coach HR/People teams and business leaders on talent frameworks and best practice.
• Facilitate high-quality, data-driven talent discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Use talent analytics and workforce insights to influence strategic decisions.
• Partner with Learning, HR and business leaders to deliver integrated talent solutions.
• Ensure successful delivery of annual talent cycles and ongoing talent programmes.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience in Talent Management, Leadership Development or Strategic HR.
• Proven success designing and delivering global talent programmes.
• Strong expertise in succession planning, leadership development and organisational capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders.
• Confident using talent data and workforce insights to drive decision-making.
• Strong project and change management capabilities.
• Experience managing external learning or talent partners is highly desirable.

This is a rare opportunity to join a global organisation at a pivotal point in its transformation journey, where you'll play a key role in shaping leadership capability, strengthening succession and helping build the workforce of the future.

It's an urgent opportunity - if interested, please apply asap and any questions, email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com