Manager - Talent

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We're Entain. Powered by our very own technology and building products that push boundaries, Entain is home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands and over 24,000 people, but we all play for the same team. When we win, we win together.

Our vision is to be the world leader in betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment by bringing moments of excitement into people's lives. We will achieve this through our focus on sustainability and growth, driving change in the fast-paced world of entertainment.

You'll be responsible for the effective delivery of core talent management processes across the organisation, including Podium Performance (our performance management process), talent reviews, and succession planning.

Working closely with People Partners and other HR colleagues, you'll ensure these cyclical processes are well embedded and deployed consistently, effectively and with impact across the global business.

This is a delivery-focused role requiring proven experience with talent management processes, along with strong project management, stakeholder management, and the ability to build capability within the People Team and the wider business.

• Talent Cycle Delivery

Manage the annual delivery of the three core talent processes:

• • Podium Performance:
    Drive consistent execution of the annual performance cycle, inlducing objective setting,quarterly check-ins and year-end evaluations. Support the continued roll-out and embedding of the process to ensure it s clearly understood, adopted consistently, and delivers value.
  • Knowing Our Talent: lead the delivery of the annual talent review cycle, working with People Partners to ensure high-quality, structured conversations and actionable insights. Manage the virtual assessment process for top talent and ensure development plans are in place. Responsible for embedding the process more deeply across the organization.
  • Succession Planning:
    Manage the second year roll out of succession planning aligned to Knowing our Talent, ensuring it is embedded and applied consistently across the business , with clear visibility of critical roles and successors.

Across all three processes, evaluate effectiveness, gather feedback, and drive continuous improvement to enhance consistency, usability, and impact.

Work closely with People Partners to make sure they understand what's expected and feel confident in delivering each process.

Create and share clear guidance, toolkits, and training to help People Partners and managers use the processes effectively.

Monitor how the processes are being used in practice, helping to remove obstacles and improve the impact of the processes.

Track completion rates, compliance and quality of outputs for each process cycle.

Partner with the Talent Analyst and the People Analytics team to generate reports and dashboards that highlight trends, risks, and opportunities in talent data.

Support the preparation of summary outputs and insights for ExCo and Board.

Ensure tools, templates, and guidance documents remain current and user-friendly

Gather feedback from stakeholders to evaluate process effectiveness and propose improvements and refinements to the processes or the deployment approach.

Work closely with the People Operations team to maintain accurate records, templates etc. to ensure process governance and repeatability.

Work closely with Leadership Development and Learning teams to ensure alignment and connectivity across the broader talent agenda.

Contribute to talent-related projects and initiatives that support organizational priorities (e.g. inclusion goals, on-boarding experiences, career frameworks etc. )

• Proven experience of delivering talent management processes within a complex, global organization.
• Strong understanding of core talent management practices and tools, particularly performance, succession, and talent review processes.
• Experience working…