Head of Talent and Capability

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief People Officer, P&C Leadership team and the business to develop programmes and initiatives which lift the capability of the business throughout the entire employee lifecycle – from onboarding to manager capability, performance management to succession planning.
• Develop and embed the People and Capability Strategy, ensuring employees feel valued, engaged, supported and developed at all levels
• Drive a culture of continuous learning, providing opportunities for people at all levels to grow and develop their careers. In particular, ensuring our leaders are supported.
• Lead Diversity and Inclusion at Lightspeed – leading the Director of DEI in delivering a solid framework which ensures DEI is embedded across the entire business – through both our processes and policies and through education and promotion
• Provide leadership, guidance and coaching to a team of programme managers, instructional designers and facilitators
• Drive a culture of innovation – leveraging best practices, research and new ways of working

And a little bit of….

• Thought partnering with the CPO and P&C Leadership team on a range of People Initiatives – providing challenge, insights and feedback
• Collaborating with the People Business Partners and the wider P&C Team
• Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organisational objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role

Qualification & Requirements

• 10+ years in Talent and Capability, Learning & Development roles or generalist P&C roles with a focus on L&D;
• Experience leading Talent and Capability teams;
• Experience leading projects from conception to completion;
• Experience in examining and re-engineering processes and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures;
• The ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and the ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse business.

Benefits

Come live the Lightspeed experience…

• Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment;
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs everyday;
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

• Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Flexible working policy
• Health insurance
• Health and wellness benefits
• Possibility for transit fees to be covered
• Paid leave assistance for new parents
• Linkedin learning
• Volunteer day