Advanced - Talent Manager

Advanced is one of the UK's largest and fastest-growing software companies. Our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses, charities, and public sector organizations, powering their key services and functions. Driven by the millions of people who interact with our products every day in hospitals, schools, transport providers, sports clubs and a wide range of instantly recognizable brands, in our 8-year history we- ve already grown phenomenally quickly to more than 2,300 staff serving 16,000 customers across the UK.

At Advanced, we hire for potential and develop our people at pace. We are career accelerators, focused on finding people with the potential to excel in our environment and promoting early career development across our functions. Our Talent team plays a key role in our commercial success, ensuring the business is able to attract, engage, onboard and develop the workforce our business needs now and in the future.

The Role:

Supporting 600+ employees, the Talent Manager will play a key role in embedding our Talent Management Strategy into our India operation. Working closely with the Head of Talent in the UK and the local management community, you will own the implementation of key strategic Talent projects as well as the management of a team of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development specialists.

This is likely to include:

- Driving a consistent approach to recruitment & selection, working closely with the UK in order to synchronize processes and toolkits

- Owning the L&D ecosystem, supporting the identification of learning outcomes through a consistent Learning Needs Analysis process and the delivery of appropriate training interventions

- Driving programmes to support a high level of Internal Mobility across the organization, as a result of both quality L&D initiatives and a consistent approach to selection

- Working closely with local stakeholders up to and including Director-level, ensuring a clear and consistent view on progress and initiatives is provided

- Managing and developing the Talent team, supporting the implementation of a joined-up Talent Management approach

- Owning the execution of a range of Talent processes, including the Performance

- Management lifecycle, Campus Hiring & New Starter Process

- Suitable candidates will combine a high level of aptitude with a passion for our purpose: to be fearless in providing an opportunity where others wouldn't.

In addition, you will likely demonstrate some of the following:

- Good understanding of the science of employee selection and learning

- Strong understanding of the Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition lifecycle

- Great communication skills

- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to challenge at every level in the organization.