Starling Bank
Starling Bank
Starling Bank is a UK-based digital bank operating across banking, fintech, and financial services. Founded in 2014, it provides personal and business banking through mobile-first products, including current, savings, euro, and teen accounts. Its services include budgeting tools, bill management, international transfers, overdrafts, and business accounts for sole traders and larger companies, with support for multi-currency banking. As a fully regulated bank, Starling Bank combines digital convenience with security features, 24/7 customer service, and a focus on innovation and sustainable banking.

Talent Development Partner — Starling Bank, UK Hybrid

Talent Development Partner responsible for capability building, learning solutions, and talent analytics at Starling Bank. This hybrid role supports the digital bank’s growth and long-term business strategy.

Description

  • Partner with People Partners, People leaders, and senior executives to assess current and future capability requirements.
  • Identify critical skills gaps across the organisation.
  • Connect talent development priorities and outcomes to Starling Bank’s business objectives and long-term functional strategies.
  • Question initial requests when appropriate and investigate underlying capability or performance needs.
  • Assess whether development is the right response to an identified need.
  • Lead the full design and delivery cycle for talent development interventions.
  • Choose whether to build, purchase, or curate solutions according to strategic value, delivery speed, and required skills.
  • Design innovative learning approaches for complex or conceptual capability challenges.
  • Build and use talent analytics, the Learning Management System, and data dashboards.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness and return on investment of development interventions.
  • Lead workstreams and major deliverables for large-scale talent initiatives across teams.
  • Share expertise, advance best practices, and serve as a recognised talent development specialist.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to turn business strategy and long-term objectives into practical talent development and capability-building programmes.
  • Ability to seek varied perspectives and help create an inclusive, enabling environment for idea sharing.
  • Experience simplifying complex strategic messages and influencing stakeholders at every level.
  • Expertise in using talent analytics and LMS data to assess skills gaps, measure learning ROI, and inform strategic development decisions.
  • Strong project management experience, including clear ownership, transparent decisions, and a continuous-learning mindset.
  • Senior-level experience designing, delivering, and evaluating large-scale talent development programmes.
  • Substantial experience influencing and co-creating with partners throughout an organisation, regardless of reporting structure.
  • Advanced in-person and virtual facilitation skills, including reading the room and challenging constructively when needed.
  • Experience managing projects from end to end and delivering quickly with limited direction.
  • Experience applying data and analytics to continuously improve talent development offerings.
  • Experience working in a scaling technology or fintech organisation.
  • Desirable: experience applying AI within talent development programmes, or a strong interest in AI and technology.
  • Desirable: experience supporting large-scale organisational change programmes.
  • Desirable: experience making strategic use of the Apprenticeship Levy.
  • Desirable: experience using talent and performance data to identify talent and potential for succession, career development, and internal progression.

Benefits

  • 25 days of annual leave plus public holiday allowance.
  • An additional holiday day for your birthday.
  • Annual leave that increases with length of service.
  • The option to buy or sell up to five additional days off.
  • 16 hours of paid volunteering leave each year.
  • Salary sacrifice arrangements.
  • Enhanced company pension scheme.
  • Life insurance worth four times your salary.
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support and cancer care.
  • Partner discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith, and Peloton.
  • Generous family-friendly policies.
  • Perkbox membership with retail discounts, physical and mental wellbeing support, and weekly free and boosted perks.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Salary-sacrificed gym partnerships.
  • Flexible working requests are considered and open for discussion.

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