Talent Development Partner

Hello, we’re Starling. Banking was broken – so we decided to fix it. The vision? Fast technology, fair service and honest values. All at the tap of a phone, all the time. We built Britain’s first digital bank. One hard-won banking licence later, we set about giving people a new way to spend, save and manage their money (and take better care of the planet, too). We’re changing banking for good.

Since then, we’ve grown. A lot. Over four million accounts (and four account types!). A team of thousands. Headquartered in London with offices in Cardiff, Dublin, Manchester and Southampton. Seven years voted Which? Recommended Provider and Britain's Best Banking Brand. Still zero branches. Our culture is open, inclusive and focused on solving real customer problems, with an emphasis on doing the right thing, even when it’s not always the easy thing.

The Talent Development Partner is responsible for driving organisational talent capability. Partnering directly with Principal and Senior People Partners, other people team colleagues and leaders across Starling, this role supports the identification of skills gaps, and designs talent development solutions to address them with minimal guidance. They ensure that all development efforts directly support Starling’s short and long term strategy. By developing and utilising talent and performance data, they continuously measure the effectiveness of initiatives to ensure the talent solutions are driving a culture of high performance and growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Strategic Talent Partnering: Partner with People Partners, People team leaders, and senior leadership to map out current and future capability needs, and identify critical skills gaps across the business. Ensure talent development initiatives and outcomes are directly aligned with Starling's overarching business goals and long-term functional strategies.
• Programme Design & Delivery: Own the end-to-end design and delivery of talent development interventions. Decide when to build, buy or curate taking strategic relevance, speed and skills into consideration.
• Data-Driven Evaluation & Analytics: Develop and utilise talent analytics, the Learning Management System (LMS), and data dashboards to rigorously measure the effectiveness and ROI of development interventions.
• Workstream Management & Cross-Team Influence: Drive the delivery of workstreams and essential parts of large-scale talent activities where influence extends across teams.

Skills and experience:

• Proven experience translating business strategy and long-term goals into actionable talent development initiatives and capability-building programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to canvas diverse perspectives, foster an inclusive/enabling culture for sharing ideas, and elevate team outcomes.
• Track record of simplifying complex strategic messages and effectively influencing diverse stakeholder groups across all levels.
• Expertise in leveraging talent analytics and LMS data to evaluate skills gaps, measure learning ROI, and guide strategic development decisions.
• Strong project management background with clear accountability, transparent decision-making, and a continuous learning approach.
• Proven track record as a senior talent development professional designing, delivering, and evaluating large-scale talent development initiatives on a wide range of topics.
• Significant experience using influencing and co-creating skills to partner across the organisation, regardless of reporting lines.
• Expert in-person and virtual facilitation skills with the ability to ‘read a room’ and challenge when necessary.
• Experience in owning end-to-end projects and delivering at pace with minimal guidance.
• Experience using data and analytics to drive continuous improvement in talent development offerings.
• Experience operating within a scaling organisation in the Tech or FinTec sector.

Desirable:

• Experience in using AI in talent development programmes or a passion for using AI and technology.
• Experience in supporting large-scale change programmes.
• Experience in strategically leveraging the Apprenticeship Levy to maximise investment in organisational capability and workforce development.
• Experience in identifying talent and potential, using talent and performance data to inform succession, career development and internal progression.

Applications for this role will close on Tuesday 29th September at midday. 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you) An extra day’s holiday for your birthday Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme Life insurance at 4x your salary Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton Generous family-friendly policies Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.