Talent Management Lead, Purpose-driven High Impact Fintech

Location: London (Hybrid, 3 days in office)

Salary: £70,000–£75,000 + 20% bonus

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Join a profitable, purpose-driven fintech as a Talent Management Partner, where you’ll shape how talent is developed, retained, and grown across the business. This is a strategic role within a fast-scaling People function, with direct influence on the company’s journey from start-up roots to recent success as a publicly listed business. With 23% year-on-year revenue growth, the company is dedicated to helping small and medium-sized enterprises get off the ground.

About the Role

Reporting to the VP of People (returning from parental leave in August), you’ll play a central role in the People team’s evolution. This is a strategic individual contributor position, not a traditional L&D manager role.

You will:

• Design and launch scalable talent frameworks across performance, learning, succession, and engagement
• Lead business-wide succession planning, with a focus on Director-level roles and above
• Build and manage relationships with external learning providers and coaches
• Champion a culture of continuous learning and high performance
• Leverage talent analytics to identify gaps, surface insights, and inform decision-making
• Support the case for tech investment and develop a product-led L&D strategy
• Collaborate with a supportive People team (approximately 20 to 25 members), including TA, Reward, Ops, and People Partners

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are:

• Experienced (3 to 5+ years) in Talent, L&D, or People Partner roles
• Skilled at designing and executing talent strategies in mid-sized organisations (500 to 1,000 FTE)
• Comfortable using data and analytics to drive impact and influence stakeholders
• Energised by build-and-scale environments rather than legacy HR models
• A proactive self-starter who works autonomously and collaborates effectively
• Familiar with UK employment practices and platforms such as HiBob or LearnAmp
• Bonus points if you’ve worked in tech, fintech, or regulated industries and care deeply about inclusive development

Why Join?

• This isn’t just another job, you’ll be part of a company built on purpose, performance, and people-first values.
• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in our newly refurbished London HQ
• Flexible benefits pot: tailor perks to suit you and your family
• Private medical and dental, wellbeing support, fertility assessments, EAP, flu jabs
• Dedicated L&D budget, access to learning platforms, and coaching
• Enhanced parental leave policies and carer support
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car schemes, discounted gym memberships, and more
• Progression - clear internal mobility and opportunities to grow

We recognise how challenging this current job market is for candidates, and Hawkwood are therefore striving to provide the best candidate experience we can.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we kindly request that you apply via this LinkedIn advert, as opposed to sending us an email or LinkedIn direct message. We are eager to ensure that each candidate application is considered fairly, and receives a consistent experience. Unfortunately, we cannot ensure this standard if you enquire about a role via email or LinkedIn message, as it falls outside of our established process.