Director - Talent and Leadership Development

About this role

This is a brand new and exciting role for a strategic and passionate Talent leader that will involve leading and shaping all aspects of the talent lifecycle: talent acquisition, culture and leadership, talent development and diversity equity and inclusion.

Working closely with our CPO, senior leadership and countries you will research, design and execute the overall talent agenda for sennder globally. You will have a team of circa 20 professionals across various specialisms and working across varying locations.

This role is hybrid and we provide a great balance between home focus and in office collaboration to support you in doing your best work. We expect this role to operate at a 60/40% split between office and remote work (equivalent to 3 days in the office, 2 days from home). The role requires a lot of international collaboration across all countries across Europe.

About sennder

sennder is Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder at the intersection of where technology meets logistics. Through our proprietary transportation operating system, built by our in-house tech teams, we not only connect shippers to our fleet of thousands of trucks, but also improve how they move products in sustainable, cost-efficient, and transparent ways - making the logistics industry fit for the future. In a traditional industry, we’re growing and moving fast to digitally automate all road logistics processes.

You can be part of one of Europe’s latest growth stories as we fast-forward road logistics into digitalization.

Get to know us, our culture, green business, funding history, and more on our blog here

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL
- Develop and implement an inspiring and comprehensive talent and culture strategy that supports the organization's goals and objectives and delivers an exceptional experience at all stages of the talent lifecycle.
- Own the employer value proposition and its activation internally and externally to deliver an authentic experience for all talent at sennder ensuring a diverse and inclusive culture.
- Lead the development and implementation of leadership performance and development programs that support sennder’s further growth and disruptive business model.
- Lead the development and implementation of the talent management programs, including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, learning and career development.
- Continue to build on the now famous onboarding and leadership academy. Set up a company learning framework for functional training with a focus on our internal talent first strategy.
- Use data and analytics to measure results and problems to be solved, facilitating fast decision making.
- Lead and manage the multifaceted talented talent team with high collaboration and engagement of the country people managers covering all business units.
- Deliver inspiration and exciting content in key notes on trainings which cover talent management, learning, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

YOU'LL BRING
- 10+ years of experience within Talent: either as a People Director overseeing the entire talent agenda or as a Director of Talent management and development.
- 5+ years of experience of leading high performing teams, which includes people managers and functional experts with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams to a common purpose.
- Experienced in designing and implementing talent management programs, including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, and career development and able to design and deliver training where needed.
- Recognised as a leader in your field externally, and able to gain instant credibility with senior leaders and broader stakeholders.
- Technology savvy, leveraging scalable solutions and implementing robust tooling.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, for data informed decision making.
- Proven track record in the design and implementation of senior leadership training, succession planning and driving large scale organizational change programs.
- Experience managing and being accountable for a budget.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- A fast-growing company, transitioning from startup to scale-up, where your work will make an impact on our growth and lead to several career opportunities.
- An international team of 900+ people with 65+ nationalities spread across 7 country offices with English as our company language.
- A quarterly feedback and review process for personal development. We also use “Objectives and Key Results” for company goals.
- A structured promotion process, providing everyone with fair and transparent career growth.
- Learning and development opportunities on the job and through conversations with your manager.
- Various opportunities to connect with colleagues, formally and informally, digitally or in person (when allowed), through regular team events, company get-togethers, and partnership events with other companies and local organizers.
- When in office