Head of Leadership, Talent and HRBP for HR

Head of Leadership, Talent and HR Business Partner for HR

Location: United Kingdom

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.

Trusted by the world’s leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and speciality threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Purpose of the role:

The Head of Leadership, Talent and HRBP for HR will lead Coats’ global Leadership Development, Talent Management, and Talent Acquisition strategies, while partnering with the CPO and global HR organisation. This role is pivotal in raising the bar on high-quality leadership and succession planning for the Group Executive, accelerating top-talent development, and elevating Talent Acquisition quality by embedding systems that foster leadership maturity across the organisation. It will also be a critical enabler for elevating the HR organisation globally.

What you will do (Key Responsibilities):

• Succession Planning & Leadership Pipeline: Build systems, processes and discipline to produce strong succession for critical capabilities and roles.
• Talent Development & Leadership Maturity: Develop and manage a leadership development approach, embedding leadership competency frameworks and ensuring required experiences are gained for critical roles.
• Talent Acquisition: Establish and execute external talent acquisition strategy for recruiting top talent for senior leadership roles, ensuring diversity and cultural alignment.
• Systems & Governance: Implement data-driven talent analytics and ensure high performance of talent and leadership interventions and compliance with global talent policies and governance standards. This role is not responsible for the HRIS strategy; it focuses on using data to derive insights, measure progress, and track performance.
• HR Business Partner for HR: Partner with the CPO and HR leadership team to translate business strategy into people strategies, driving organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent development, succession, engagement, and change initiatives that enable business performance.

Leadership Competencies required for the role

• Growth Leadership: Customer-centric, understand value, drive growth
• Strategic Focus: Integrative thinking, anticipate, bring clarity, prioritise
• Execution: Consistently deliver results through an efficient operating system
• Decisive Problem Solving: Analyse, decide, act, learn
• Developing Self & Others: Build strong teams, high bar on talent, make people grow
• Communication & Collaboration: Align and connect, fight siloed thinking

HR Capabilities:

• Accelerates Business: Generates Competitive Insights, Influences the Business to Get the Right Things Done, Drives Agility
• Advances Human Capability: Elevates Talent, Delivers HR Solutions by capabilities, Champions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Org Design and Change Management: Can optimise organisational structures and execute on organisational change
• Mobilises Information: Leverages Information and Technology, Guides Social Agenda
• Fosters Collaboration: Manages Self, Builds Relationships
• Simplifies Complexity: Thinks Critically, Harnesses Uncertainty

Who you are (Requirements):

• 15+ years in senior HR leadership roles, with expertise in HR Business Partnering, Succession planning and Leadership development. Organisational development and performance management are a nice to have.
• Strong understanding of global talent trends and best practices in executive development.
• Demonstrated success in building leadership pipelines and managing organisational change.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at Board and Executive levels.

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.