Talent Manager

Division - Human Resources

Department - Resourcing and Talent

Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £55,800 to £72,500 and London £60,900 to £80,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA.

Resourcing and Talent The FCA has been driving significant organisational, people, process and technology change in order to continue its evolution towards becoming a regulator of the future. Our people are at the centre of this journey, and key to our success. We now have the opportunity for an experienced talent expert, with senior stakeholder management experience, to lead a team that sets our talent strategy across the FCA.
The Talent team at the FCA sits in Human Resources, alongside the Experienced hires, Early Careers and Executive Resourcing teams to form the Resourcing and Talent department. The FCA Resourcing & Talent department is passionate about recruiting and developing the best talent for the future of the FCA.

What will you be doing?

You will manage the talent team (5 direct reports) to:

• Shape and embed the approach to talent management across the FCA

• Be responsible for end to end management of our talent review cycle

• Oversee the strategic direction of the FCA secondments programme

• Deliver SLT talent reviews and succession planning

• Oversee our accelerated development programmes and progression support

• Progress work on the FCA ‘career deal’  

What will you get from the role?

• You will directly impact the FCA’s understanding of our talent pipelines, informing key activity to strengthen and diversify our future talent to meet the ever-changing capability needs of the organisation

• You will have the opportunity to engage closely with senior leaders including our CEO, Executive Directors and sponsors of our networks

• You will lead a team and support their career and development

Which skills are required?

We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here)

Minimum

• Experience providing talent subject matter expertise at all stakeholder levels up to and including ExCo/Board

• Experience in designing and delivering talent management approaches to meet strategic organisational talent goals and delivering talent programmes

• Experienced in making data driven recommendations that are benchmarked externally

Essential Criteria

• Previous people management experience

• Judgement – ability to work with others, analyse situations and develop solutions

• Engagement – inter-personal skills to engage with others at all levels, both internally and externally. Ability to build trust and respect with empathy.

• Delivery – proven ability to deliver against priorities amidst complexity and change

• Self-management – ability to understand yourself and the impact you have on others. Demonstrate learning agility

Our Values & Diversity

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions.

Did you know? 50% of our Executive Committee were the first in their family to attend university.

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisation. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, minority ethnic, disabled, and neurodivergent candidates for our Manager role.

Benefits of working at the FCA

• 28 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working (work from home up to 60% of your time)
• Private healthcare with Bupa 
• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8%
• Life assurance
• Income protection

We also have a competitive flexible benefits scheme which gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we can explore what might work best for both sides.

Follow this link to see what life is like at the FCA - Life at the FCA

Application Support

We are dedicated to removing barriers and ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition requiring changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter using the details below and they will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Useful Information and Timeline

• This role is graded Manager – Corporate
• Advert Closing Date: 1st December 2024
• CV Review/Shortlist: 2nd December 2024
• Competency Based Interview: 5th and 6th December 2024
• Manager Assessment: W/C 9th December 2024

Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time. 

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact: 

• For internal applicants, please contact Linda Bradley at [email protected] 
• For external applicants, please contact Ifrah Azam at [email protected] 

Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via email will not be accepted.