International Talent Director

Role Overview

• Own the international talent and succession strategy for critical leadership and specialist roles.
• Ensure pipelines reflect future consumer, innovation and growth priorities.
• Translate insight into clear actions: development, redeployment and selective external hire.
• Define leadership capability priorities aligned to consumer‑first strategy and transformation.
• Own leadership and management programmes (Thrive, ILDP, Coaching Academy).
• Embed a learning‑led, high‑performance culture linked to capability gaps and outcomes.
• Ensure hiring decisions are driven by long‑term capability needs, not vacancies alone.
• Integrate TA with succession planning, talent reviews and capability analysis.
• Embed DEI principles and standards, including across talent practices.
• Ensure wellbeing and engagement are enablers of sustained performance.
• Use talent data, analytics and insights to inform decision‑making and challenge assumptions.
• Own OE blueprints covering operating models, role clarity and change.
• Provide practical toolkits to enable leaders and HRDs across markets.
• Work with HRD’s to provide Organisational Effectiveness consultancy advice on key strategic programmes.
• Custodian of Global Talent data and reporting.
• Lead the Talent team through a HR Systems Transformation Programme.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing, specialist Talent and OE team.
• Balance strategic design with hands‑on delivery and execution excellence.

Requirements

• Proven senior experience leading Talent, Leadership and/or Organisational Effectiveness agendas within FMCG, consumer goods or similarly complex, fast‑paced organisations.
• Strong people leadership capability, with experience leading specialist teams.
• Deep, end‑to‑end expertise across the talent lifecycle, spanning leadership development, performance and potential frameworks, succession planning, workforce capability and Talent Acquisition.
• A strong track record of embedding talent and leadership programmes into the business, driving execution, adoption and measurable impact.
• Track record of building learning and capability‑led cultures aligned to business performance.
• Experience designing and enabling organisational effectiveness and change through practical blueprints, toolkits and frameworks.
• Credibility and confidence operating with GMs and senior leaders; commercially minded and delivery focused.
• Enterprise Talent Leadership – Leads and embeds end‑to‑end talent, leadership and capability agendas aligned to business performance and future needs.
• Execution & Delivery Focus – Translates strategy into clear priorities, practical frameworks and sustained implementation.
• Organisational Effectiveness & Change – Designs and enables OE and change approaches that improve clarity, effectiveness and decision‑making.
• Commercial & Strategic Judgement – Links talent and capability decisions directly to performance, risk and growth outcomes.
• Senior Stakeholder Influence – Operates with confidence and credibility at GM and senior leadership level; able to challenge and align.
• People & Team Leadership – Builds, leads and holds specialist teams accountable for high‑quality delivery.

Benefits

• Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
• Flexible working options
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
• Bupa Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Car Allowance
• Electric Car Scheme
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group.