Academy Development Manager

Head of Talent & Development True Potential Newcastle upon Tyne (Hybrid working - 3 days per week in the office) Middlemore are delighted to be partnering exclusively with True Potential, a leading UK Financial Services organisation, to appoint their new Head of Talent & Development. This is a pivotal leadership role within the People function, responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation’s talent, leadership, learning, and capability agenda. True Potential provides financial advice, investment solutions, and technology-enabled wealth management services to over 500,000 clients across the UK. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact within a high-growth, people-focused Financial Services organisation. Talent, Leadership & Capability Develop and deliver a talent strategy aligned to business priorities and future capability needs. Lead succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership development programmes. Design and deliver initiatives for emerging leaders and high-potential talent. Build and embed a scalable, enterprise-wide talent development approach in a greenfield environment. Build talent pipelines and workforce planning approaches that support future growth and transformation. Learning & Development Lead the organisation-wide learning strategy, including professional, technical, and regulatory development. Ensure effective governance of mandatory training and professional qualifications. Partner with senior leaders to identify capability gaps and development opportunities. Use data and insights to evaluate impact and drive continuous improvement. You will be an experienced Talent & Development leader with a proven track record of delivering organisation-wide talent, leadership, and capability strategies within complex and transformational environments. Significant experience in Talent Management, Learning & Development, Leadership Development, or Organisational Development. A strong track record of designing and delivering talent and leadership frameworks. Proven experience building a Talent & Development strategy in a greenfield or evolving environment. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with credibility at senior and executive level. Experience within a regulated environment, ideally Financial Services. This role will have the freedom to create an effective new strategy and build/lead a small team to help deliver this across the business. With strong buy in from leaders, this is great opportunity to create a strategy from scratch and make a huge impact on the existing and future talent of the organisation. This is a truly exciting opportunity to shape the future talent, leadership, and capability agenda of one of the UK’s leading financial services organisations. If you are passionate about developing people, building future leaders, and driving organisational performance through talent and learning, we would love to hear from you.