About this role
Internal Job Title: Succession & Talent Management Consultant
Business: Lucy Group Ltd
Location: Oxford, UK
Job Reference No: 4417
Lucy Group is seeking a Succession & Talent Management Consultant to support the implementation of structured succession planning and talent management that align with business strategy. This role will focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of our succession planning process and talent management approach working closely with the Global Head of Leadership, Development and Coaching to align training programmes that support skills development, career pathways, leadership growth, and compliance requirements.
Job Context
We are looking for a highly organised, data driven L&D professional who can enhance and implement our global succession planning processes and talent management approach within the Centre of Excellence (CoE). This role will report to and support the Global Head of Leadership, Development & Coaching and will form part of the Lucy Groups HR CoE based from our head office in Oxford.
Job Dimensions
This is a hybrid role working from the Oxford office or out at one of our UK site 2-3 days per week.
The role reports directly to the Global Head of Leadership, Development & Coaching.
The role will support global succession and talent management processes working through the HRBP community.
Key Accountabilities
These will include:
- Review Current Succession Planning Approach and Data
- Assess existing processes, tools, and data quality.
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
- Provide recommendations for alignment with best practices.
- Design Structure and Process for Succession Planning
- Develop a clear, scalable framework for succession planning.
- Define roles, responsibilities, and governance.
- Create supporting documentation and templates.
- Support HR Business Partners in Delivery and Implementation
- Provide guidance and training to HRBPs on the new process.
- Assist in embedding succession planning into business unit priorities.
- Ensure consistency and compliance across regions.
- Collaborate with Global Head of Leadership, Development & Coaching
- Co-design integration points with leadership development programs.
- Align succession planning with talent development and future leader initiatives.
- Support communication and change management activities.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills
- Proven experience and track record in talent management and succession planning at a global level.
- Ability to design and implement global HR processes.
- Familiarity with leadership development, job family frameworks and best practices.
- Experience in using HRIS and or Talent Management data systems.
Desired Experience:
- Oracle fusion experience.
- Korn Ferry competency framework.
- Manufacturing or engineering environments.
Behavioral Competencies
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Planning and Organising
- Tech Savvy
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Manages Complexity
- Develops Talent
Lucy Group Ltd is the parent company of all Lucy Group companies. The Group is on a mission to improve people’s lives with intelligent power, smart lighting and sustainable homes. Since its origins in Oxford, UK, over 200 years ago, the group has grown and diversified. Through various businesses, today we employ around 1800 people worldwide across five continents and has a turnover exceeding £400m.
Other facts
About Lucy Group
Switched on street lighting
Over 50 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of street lighting solutions...
Lucy Zodion is a leader in the design and manufacture of street lighting equipment in the UK, supplying to countries throughout Europe, Australasia, Africa, the Far and Middle East. With a product range spanning on-street lighting installation, electrical distribution and control, our industry prominence has been afforded through years of experience and a dedication to innovation in the products and services we offer.
We’re committed to developing tomorrow’s solutions, today…
Committed to developing futureproof street lighting and power distribution solutions, our key focus is providing a clear package that can meet and exceed the growing needs of connected and environmentally conscious communities across the world.
As the impetus of energy efficiency and data management grows, street lighting as we know it is transforming from illumination hardware into a valuable digital urban asset. Used to facilitate a number of smart solutions that help enrich communities, the connected lamppost has been realised as an integral factor for smarter, more responsive cities. This, alongside the integration of IoT, means streetlights are ever evolving as pivotal features throughout urban areas, providing citizens and councils alike with enhanced more intuitive services.
Lucy Zodion’s next generation solutions harness IoT technology to make unique urban data more accessible and secure. Our vision is to unlock the potential of tomorrow’s cities with a smart, open and sustainable ecosystem that truly benefits the community. This can be achieved through interoperable smart city networks that enable forward thinking city leaders to take control of their urban infrastructure, both today and tomorrow.
What you'll do
- The consultant will design, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of succession planning and talent management processes. They will work closely with HR Business Partners to ensure alignment with business strategies and compliance requirements.
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