Talent Partner

The Talent Partner enables enterprise talent priorities through high‑quality execution, insight, and operational support for the Global Talent Partner community. You will support core talent activities across Cross‑SET talent, succession planning, development centres, and the Global Talent Marketplace, ensuring that talent data, materials, and outcomes are accurate, well‑governed, and translated into consistent, high‑quality experiences for HR and business stakeholders. This role is a development opportunity for experienced HR or talent professionals looking to build a career in talent management or progress into Global Talent Partner or HRBP roles. Ready to turn data, process, and collaboration into real career impact?

Accountabilities

You will be accountable for end‑to‑end delivery, data and insight, marketplace enablement, development experiences, and continuous improvement.

• Talent process delivery: Drive the end‑to‑end delivery of talent reviews, succession, and BCR processes—from preparation and data validation through documentation and follow‑up—to enable smooth, timely, and globally consistent execution. Prepare high‑quality talent materials (data packs, dashboards, summaries, insight decks) that equip Global Talent Partners and HR stakeholders for focused, insight‑led discussions. Coordinate timelines, logistics, and system readiness across markets.

• Talent data, insights and knowledge: Extract, analyse and maintain talent data across Workday, Eightfold, and reporting tools. Produce regular insights on succession health, pipeline strength, diversity, readiness, and mobility. Safeguard data accuracy, consistency and governance across talent systems. Maintain Talent CoE knowledge assets, including playbooks, guidance, and standards documentation.

• Talent Marketplace and mobility enablement: Support the operation and adoption of the Global Talent Marketplace. Monitor internal mobility activity and generate actionable insights for Talent Partners and HRBPs. Provide practical education and guidance to drive effective use of internal mobility tools and processes—making opportunities more visible and accessible.

• Development centres and talent experiences: Coordinate and support development centres and targeted talent experiences by managing logistics, assessment outputs, participant communications, and documentation. Partner with L&D and vendors to align with Global Talent standards and ensure development outcomes are captured and translated into actionable plans.

• Collaboration and continuous improvement: Work closely with Global Talent Partners to improve process quality, efficiency and insight. Build strong working relationships with HRBPs and adjacent CoEs to ensure joined‑up delivery. Find opportunities to simplify, standardise and enhance talent tools and processes—removing friction so others can focus on higher‑value advisory work. Curious about how far this kind of impact can go?

Essential skills and experience

• Complex HR/talent experience: HR or talent experience in a complex organisation.

• Process support: Hands‑on experience supporting talent processes end‑to‑end.

• HR systems & people data: Strong capability working with Workday, Eightfold, and related reporting/visualisation tools; comfort with data quality, reconciliation and governance.

• Organisation & delivery: Highly organised with strong delivery and stakeholder support skills across multiple markets and timelines.

• Executor: Delivers with rigour, reliability, and attention to detail.

• Insight builder: Turns data into clear, usable insights and flags risks early.

• Enabler: Removes friction and enables Talent Partners and HRBPs to focus on higher‑value advisory work.

Desirable skills and experience

• Talent CoE exposure: Experience within a Talent CoE or as a specialist in talent management.

• Internal mobility platforms: Exposure to internal mobility or talent marketplace platforms.

• Assessment & development centres: Experience supporting assessment or development centre activity.

• Career progression interest: Clear motivation to progress toward Global Talent Partner or HRBP roles.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca offers the chance to join a high-performing, digitally savvy global team that powers the enterprise to better serve patients every day. Work on technically challenging, interesting and complex initiatives that stretch thinking and build deep expertise, using data, technology and design thinking to influence how the organisation operates. An entrepreneurial spirit is encouraged: ideas are heard, smart risks are taken and there is real permission to own work from concept through to impact. Collaboration across diverse markets and functions brings constant opportunities to learn from bright colleagues, expand networks and see the direct link between what is delivered today and how it improves patients’ lives tomorrow.

If this role sounds like the next step in your talent career, apply now and help shape how AstraZeneca grows its people and its impact!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

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