Talent Manager, Downstream

bp

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At bp, we believe our success depends on the strength of our people. We're looking for a dedicated and highly organised Talent Management Specialist to join our Executive Leadership & Talent Pool team on a fixed-term basis to provide parental cover. This is an outstanding opportunity to work at the heart of leadership development, helping identify, accelerate and grow some of bp's highest-potential talent. In this role, you'll partner with senior customers across the business to support talent assessment, succession planning, executive development and strategic talent initiatives. You'll play a key part in ensuring our future leaders have access to the experiences, opportunities and support needed to thrive.

Requirements

• Experience in talent management, leadership development, succession planning or executive development.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver results against demanding timelines.
• Excellent analytical skills and confidence using data to generate insights and influence decision-making.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
• A curious mindset with a curiosity about external market trends, leadership practices and emerging talent strategies.
• Good judgement, resilience and the ability to navigate ambiguity and complex challenges.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing talent or leadership development programmes within a large, complex organisation.
• Proven ability to create impactful presentations and executive-level communications.
• Experience designing and implementing strategic talent development approaches.
• Vendor and partner management experience, ensuring quality outcomes and alignment to organisational objectives.
• Experience managing data, reporting and insights to support talent and people decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and coordination of talent management programmes focused on executive and high-potential talent populations.
• Handle talent development initiatives for executive talent pools, including onboarding, promotions, development planning and role moves.
• Analyse talent data and generate actionable insights to supervise progress, advise decisions and support workforce planning.
• Prepare high-quality materials, presentations and updates for senior audiences, including the bp Leadership Team, People & Culture Leadership Team and Board-level discussions.
• Identify and recommend leadership development opportunities, drawing on both internal programmes and external market protocols.
• Maintain relationships with external leadership development partners and internal faculty to ensure outstanding programme design and delivery.
• Drive collaborator engagement, ensuring alignment, visibility and effective communication across multiple groups.

Benefits

• flexible working options
• collaboration spaces in a modern office environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed