Head of Talent & Learning

Job Description - Head of Talent & Learning (15035)

About Us
We are easyJet - a FTSE-100 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. We fly more than 1,000 routes, connecting 35 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We're on a mission to make low-cost travel easy.

As we embark upon our next phase of growth and success, easyJet is now seeking a Head of Talent & Learning to take our Talent, Learning, Leadership, Performance, and Early Careers agenda to new heights!

About You
You will be an accomplished and passionate Talent leader, with a breadth of experience across the Talent spectrum, ideally encompassing Talent Development, Learning, Leadership, Performance, and Early Careers.

Requirements of the Role

1. Collaborating across the business to define and refine the learning development & talent strategy.
2. Identifying emerging trends and best practices in talent, learning, early careers, and leadership development.
3. Building and evolving the overall leadership development offer.
4. Developing and implementing impactful learning programmes and development initiatives.
5. Day-to-day management of the Learning, Early Careers and Leadership COE.
6. Ownership of the easyJet LMS and the digital learning experience for colleagues.
7. Monitoring KPIs and metrics to assess the effectiveness and impact of learning initiatives.
8. Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards.
9. Oversee the overall talent approach, ensuring we have full and diverse talent pipelines.
10. Leading the senior leadership succession planning approach.
11. Leading & overseeing the Performance Management framework & annual cycle.
12. Overseeing the design and execution of early careers programmes.
13. Leading a team of L&D and Early Careers SMEs.

Ideally, You Will Also Be / Have

1. A track record of defining, designing, and delivering in the Talent space.
2. Passion for Diversity and Inclusion.
3. High commercial acumen.
4. Innovative and change-driven.
5. An expert relationship builder.
6. Strong influencing and collaboration skills.
7. Strong understanding of Early Careers.
8. Understanding & experience of working in a European, operational business.
9. Undeniably strong people/team leadership capabilities.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds as part of our ongoing commitment to diversity. You may feel that you don't meet every single requirement for this role, but we encourage you to submit an application if you feel you meet enough criteria to be considered.

The role will be required at our Luton Airport office 60% of the month according to our hybrid working policy.

Business Area

Human Resources

Primary Location