Head of Talent and Leadership Development
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Bachelor's, Master's, MBA
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
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People & HRLearning & Development
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Education, Organizational Development, or a related discipline is required.
- A master's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Learning and Development, Organizational Development, or an MBA is an advantage.
- Professional certification such as CIPM, SHRM-CP/SCP, CIPD, ATD, or equivalent is highly desirable.
- At least 8–10 years of progressive experience in Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, or Learning and Development is required.
- At least 4–5 years leading enterprise-wide talent or learning initiatives in a retail, FMCG, manufacturing, or multi-site organization is required.
- Demonstrated experience designing leadership programmes, competency frameworks, succession planning, and learning academies is required.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and manage enterprise-wide capability-building initiatives is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the company’s enterprise talent management framework.
- Lead annual talent reviews and succession planning across all business functions.
- Identify high-potential employees and create accelerated development pathways.
- Develop Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for critical talent and successors.
- Build internal talent pipelines for leadership and critical operational roles.
- Monitor talent health through succession dashboards, talent analytics, and bench strength reporting.
- Design and deliver leadership development programmes for Team Leads, Supervisors, Managers, and Senior Leaders.
- Build leadership capability in coaching, delegation, feedback, performance management, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking.
- Coordinate leadership assessments, 360-degree feedback, and executive coaching initiatives.
- Partner with HR Business Partners to address leadership capability gaps.
- Measure improvements in managerial effectiveness and leadership behaviours.
- Embed GAMEON leadership expectations into all leadership programmes.
- Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to identify capability gaps impacting performance.
- Support performance management through competency assessments and development planning.
- Drive organization-wide initiatives to improve employee productivity and engagement.
- Support change management and organizational transformation initiatives.
- Facilitate team effectiveness workshops and leadership interventions.
- Develop dashboards measuring learning impact, talent health, succession readiness, and leadership effectiveness.
- Monitor key talent metrics and provide insights to Executive Management.
- Evaluate return on investment (ROI) on leadership and learning investments.
- Benchmark the company’s talent practices against leading retail and FMCG organizations.
- Continuously improve learning methodologies and talent processes.
- Develop the annual enterprise learning strategy aligned to business priorities.
- Conduct organization-wide Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and capability assessments.
- Design blended learning solutions, including classroom, digital, coaching, and on-the-job learning.
- Evaluate learning effectiveness using Kirkpatrick and ROI methodologies.
- Develop competency-based learning pathways for all employee groups.
- Ensure learning interventions result in measurable improvements in operational performance.
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of FoodCo Academy.
- Build structured onboarding, technical, functional, and leadership curricula.
- Develop career pathways and learning journeys across all functions.
- Strengthen the Leadership Development Programme (LDP), Graduate Programme, and Management Trainee initiatives.
- Build partnerships with universities, professional institutions, and learning providers.
- Expand digital learning and self-directed learning opportunities.
Desired Qualifications
- Professional certifications such as CIPM, SHRM-CP/SCP, CIPD, ATD, or equivalent.
About the company
Deloitte audits companies and advises businesses and governments on tax, technology, and risk, and it is one of the Big Four, the world's four largest accounting firms. In 1849 its founder became the first independent auditor of a public company, Britain's Great Western Railway. Its auditors check companies' financial reports for errors and fraud before investors rely on them, while its consultants design strategy, install business software, and defend clients against cyberattacks. Clients pay fees for each audit or project, and each country's Deloitte firm is a separate business owned by its local partners. Deloitte was founded in London in 1845 and is based in New York.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$17.1M
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Founded
1845
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Growth keeps hiring going: revenue rose 5.7% to $74.5 billion and staff neared 500,000 in the year to May 2026.
- AI is part of the job: in October 2025, Deloitte opened the Claude assistant to 470,000 people, Anthropic's largest rollout.
- Making partner pays off: Deloitte UK's 784 equity partners averaged £1.125 million in profit in the year to May 2026.
What critics are saying
- Tech consulting is lagging: it grew 2.5% in the year to May 2026, the slowest of Deloitte's four businesses.
- Back-office benefits are shrinking: Deloitte US will halve parental leave to 8 weeks for internal staff in January 2027.
- Federal work brings scrutiny: Deloitte agreed to pay $21.5 million in August 2026 over claims diversity targets swayed promotions.
What makes Deloitte unique
- Deloitte is the biggest Big Four accounting firm: fiscal 2025 revenue of $70.5 billion beat PwC's $56.9 billion.
- Consulting runs deeper here: Deloitte kept its consultants in 2003 after PwC, EY, and KPMG sold or spun off theirs.
- Deloitte leads cyber consulting: it took 32% of worldwide security consulting revenue in 2025, research firm Gartner says.
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Benefits
- Professional Development Budget
- Hybrid Work Options