Leadership Development Partner

Starling Bank is a digital bank built on fast technology, fair service and honest values. We provide a fully digital banking experience for millions of customers across the UK.

The Leadership Development Partner is a pivotal strategic role reporting to the Head of Talent Development. This individual is responsible for co‑designing, executing and evolving the leadership development approach for leaders and managers across Starling and for optimising the performance of leadership teams during a critical period of transformation and scaling.

• Co‑design, implement and enhance leadership development initiatives that drive Starling’s leaders to be world‑class leaders.
• Design and deliver extensive people programmes, preferably from a large‑scale professional environment.
• Deploy diagnostic tools to assess alignment and performance of teams.
• Create and facilitate high‑impact team effectiveness sessions such as off‑sites and workshops to improve alignment, collaboration, trust and performance.
• Act as a coach for teams and individuals, observing dynamics and providing real‑time feedback to help teams navigate change and drive performance.
• Collaborate in building coaching/mentoring programmes and peer‑to‑peer learning networks within the leadership population to foster a culture of shared wisdom and enterprise leadership development.
• Build strong relationships with Senior People Partners to co‑create and deliver effective solutions to teams.

• Significant experience in leadership development and OD/Team Effectiveness.
• Experience designing, delivering and evaluating high‑impact leadership programmes.
• Proven influencing and co‑creating skills to partner across the organisation, regardless of reporting lines.
• Expert facilitation skills with the ability to “read a room”.
• Ability to balance creating high‑impact strategic programmes with a flexible, hands‑on delivery approach at pace.
• Experience operating within a scaling organisation or the fintech sector.
• Experience in using AI in Leadership Development programmes or a passion for using AI and technology.
• Certification in psychometric and organisational effectiveness tools.
• Experience supporting large‑scale change programmes.

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you).
• Extra day holiday for your birthday.
• Annual leave increases with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off.
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year.
• Salary sacrifice, company‑enhanced pension scheme.
• Life insurance at 4× your salary.
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including mental health support and cancer care; partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr & Mrs Smith and Peloton.
• Generous family‑friendly policies.
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks.
• Access to initiatives such as Cycle to Work and Salary‑sacrifice gym partnerships.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we pride ourselves on fostering diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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