Talent and Development Manager (1148)

The Role

We're looking for a Talent Development Manager to delivery our talent, leadership and management development strategy as part of our GTS Academy. This is a high-impact role focused on building capability across all levels of the organisation—ensuring our people have the skills, behaviours, and mindset to succeed today and in the future.

You'll play a key role in embedding a culture of continuous learning, coaching, developing inclusive leaders, and aligning development initiatives with our values and long-term business strategy.

What You Will Do:

• Design and deliver a company-wide Leadership & Development programmes aligned to business objectives and values
• Build and implement a capability framework that supports current and future organisational needs 
• Partner with senior leaders and executives to develop high-performing, inclusive teams
• Lead the design and delivery of leadership, management, and high-potential talent programmes
• Embed values-based leadership into cultural and organisational change initiatives
• Own and continuously improve the performance management framework
• Deliver impactful team development sessions, workshops, and coaching interventions
• Develop and implement coaching and mentoring strategies and programmes
• Manage the Leadership & Development budget and evaluate ROI on learning initiatives
• Support succession planning, workforce strategy, and talent development pipelines
• Enhance and evolve induction programmes and upskill the wider People Team
• Build strong relationships with external providers and industry networks to bring in best practice
• Act as a subject matter expert on leadership, engagement, and non-technical skills development

What You Will Bring:

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree educated with CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)
• Qualified coach (e.g. Insights, Myers-Briggs or similar)
• Extensive experience in leadership and management development
• Proven experience working with managers and senior leaders
• Strong track record of managing multiple projects, budgets, and external suppliers

Skills & Expertise

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across all levels
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and presentation capabilities
• Ability to translate complex business needs into effective development solutions
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to delivery
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities

Personal Attributes

• Collaborative and relationship-focused
• Customer-centric and responsive to stakeholder needs
• Confident communicator with the ability to inspire and influence
• Adaptable, proactive, and resilient in a fast-paced environment

Benefits and Rewards

Travel Benefits (discretionary):

• Free zones 1-6 Oyster travel card, for you and another person who lives at the same address
• 75% discount on all UK rail travel, and some international services

Pension: You will be automatically enrolled into our excellent pension scheme. After two years, you will have the option of joining our defined benefits scheme

Star Hub: A dedicated online benefits platform for retail and entertainment discounts

About Us

GTS values its workforce, offers career progression and provides a platform to grow and develop.

We aspire to set a new transport standard for the UK, moving people and connecting communities better than anyone else. We are making long-term improvements to our network and creating a better service for our customers. We are a trusted operator with proven experience and have a mission to enable our employees to reach their full potential.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, disability or gender and are committed to creating a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.