Reporting into the HR Director for Group Functions and based in Hove, you will partner the Group IT Director and have two parts to your role – one will be to work closely with the leadership team for your area to develop, influence, lead and deliver a Group IT people and organisation plan.  The second part will be to support the implementation of the 2020 IT Strategy,  working with senior stakeholders across the wider L&G organisation to build technology capability and career paths across the IT function.

Reporting into the HR Director for Group Functions and based in Hove, you will partner the Group IT Director and have two parts to your role – one will be to work closely with the leadership team for your area to develop, influence, lead and deliver a Group IT people and organisation plan.  The second part will be to support the implementation of the 2020 IT Strategy,  working with senior stakeholders across the wider L&G organisation to build technology capability and career paths across the IT function.

Duties will include:

• Partnering with the Group IT Director and Divisional IT & HR Directors to build a programme to build technology capability and career paths across the IT function

• Providing a framework and metrics for the business to ensure that transformation programmes involving people and organisational design improve the efficiency and effectiveness of individual business units.

• Drive and support the organisation wide focus on talent management and development, including the facilitation of the relevant business areas talent and succession planning activity.

• Provide proactive support and challenge to the Group IT Director and leadership team on all aspects of people and organisation development and contribute to the achievement of the Group IT strategy

• Drive the development and implementation of the overall People Plan, through active participation and by leading people programme projects when appropriate/necessary.

• Provide guidance and cost effective HR solutions to the business on employee engagement, organisational development, re-organisations, talent and succession management, learning & development, performance management and resource planning.

• Support the annual cycle of people activity, including pay review; performance calibration and regular employee surveys.

• Ensure that HR solutions within the business represent an appropriate balance between external market practice and internal L&G policy and practice.

• With the support of the Reward Centre of Excellence, develop and implement appropriate reward strategies for the relevant business areas.

• Ensure Employee Relations within the Business Unit and work closely with Unite, local reps and managers to champion and demonstrate working in partnership and its benefits

• Experience of leading organisational change with a focus on capability building, career paths, culture change, talent management, and organisation design 

• Understanding and practical application of project management techniques

• Influencing senior leadership teams on HR matters and linking this to business strategy.

• Experience of providing effective HR partnership to support the business with an awareness of the different challenges that are faced.

• Development of HR strategy, planning and the subsequent implementation.

• Experience of a range of organisational development techniques to drive engagement, business performance and culture change.  

• Capability to source, gather, analyse and interpret business focused HR data to enable effective decision making.

• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical and strategic thinking abilities.

• Essential experience in and understanding of employment law, generic HR policies and procedures.

• Understanding of TUPE and experience of the people aspects of mergers and acquisition.

• Understanding of people development methodologies and current best practice

• Experience of working in a matrix organisation is required.

• Experience of partnering with IT functions/working within a tech organisations is desirable

• CIPD or management qualification preferred

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 30 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

For further information about the role, please contact Stacie Burnett, Resourcing Lead at Stacie.Burnett@landg.com.