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Job Description
Talent and Capability Consultant
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based
Closing date: 14/05/2026
We’re looking for a Talent & Capability Consultant to join the Royal London Talent & Capability team. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in shaping how we identify, develop and grow talent across the organisation.
Reporting to the Talent & Capability Director, you’ll work closely with People Team colleagues, leaders and external partners to deliver practical, insight‑led talent solutions aligned to Royal London’s strategic priorities, supporting the RLAM (Royal London Asset Management) business.
About the role
- Contributing to the evolution of our Talent & Capability strategy to support a future‑ready workforce
- Providing expert advice and thought leadership on talent development and succession planning
- Leading elements of the group‑wide talent and succession planning cycle in Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)
- Designing and delivering development interventions for people leaders in the RLAM business
- Managing talent programmes, cohorts and executive coaching suppliers as appropriate
- Using insight and external benchmarking to inform talent priorities and continuous improvement
- Owning projects end‑to‑end, from design through to delivery.
About you
You’ll bring strong experience in talent and organisational development within a commercial environment, along with:
- Experience of a similar role in Financial Services (Asset Management desirable)
- Excellent partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Proven coaching and facilitation skills
- Experience designing, delivering and evaluating development solutions
- Strong project and portfolio management capability
- Creative and confident written, verbal and presentation skills
- Coaching capability and a collaborative working style
- Experience working in a matrixed HR model
- Psychometric certifications desirable e.g. Hogan, Lumina Spark, Insights etc.
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their ba