Talent Development Lead

Operating within a complex, diverse and fast paced environment, the Talent Lead will champion initiatives that develop, engage, and retain top talent across a wide variety of disciplines. This key role balances strategic thinking to help shape daa’s future workforce, with a hands-on approach to delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and continuously refine daa group’s talent strategy, ensuring alignment with current and future business needs. 
• Design and deliver robust talent review and succession planning processes for critical roles, building a strong leadership and talent pipeline for the group.
• Collaborate with business units, HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition to analyse skills gaps, and create and implement robust succession pipeline plans, proactively addressing and closing future talent gaps.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all talent initiatives, establishing metrics and delivering programmes to promote a culture of respect, belonging, and opportunity for all employees.
• Design, implement and deliver talent and learning solutions and interventions for key talent to accelerate employee growth and readiness for future opportunities.
• Through the talent planning process, identify and build talent pools to ensure that appropriate talent strategies are in place at all levels of the organisation, including early and emerging talent as well as established talent.
• Support the development of a high-performance culture through the development of effective goal setting, feedback, and review processes.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners ensuring clear communication and alignment on talent priorities.
• Act as a catalyst for change, supporting organisational transformation and capability-building projects that enable daa to succeed and grow.

Core Competencies:

• Ability to anticipate future trends and to develop clear, actionable strategies in response.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills; able to build trust, inspire teams, and influence diverse stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong drive for outcomes, with a proven ability to deliver results on time and to high standards.
• Sensitivity to multicultural environments; experience working across different geographies.
• Ability to analyse and understand data and trends, using insights to inform decisions and improve processes.
• Demonstrated capability to lead through ambiguity and transformation, engaging employees and embracing new ways of working.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and a commitment to upholding ethical standards.
• Skilled at partnering with stakeholders to identify needs, anticipate challenges, and work collaboratively to develop effective solutions.
• Resilience and adaptability in high-pressure, fast-changing environments.
• Curiosity and a passion for developing people and organisations.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Organisational Development, or a related field (master’s preferred).
• Professional HR certification (e.g., CIPD) desirable.
• Previous professional experience in talent management or development with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, ideally in large, complex organisation

daa is an equal opportunities employer committed to celebrating diversity & inclusion and recognising the value that difference can bring, both for our business and for our people. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experience. We ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all and offer reasonable accommodations to applicants at all stages of the selection process