Head of Talent & Development

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Sweden, Stockholm, Norway, Oslo

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2026-08-19

About the role

The talent and development team build and own tools and programs to attract, recruit, onboard, develop, engage and retain great people. The team also own and develop the central framework for leadership principles and development. The team lean into business needs to further develop the programs and tools according to business needs and strategy.

The head of Talent and Development works alongside the VP people experience to understand business needs, craft the Talent & Development strategy and make the strategy come to life. The head of leads the Talent & Development team, in addition to owning and delivering projects side by side with the team.

The role reports to the VP People Experience, and is a part of the People leadership team.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Own the talent & development yearly roadmap

Keep track of yearly T&D activities, and ensure all activities are followed up and sufficiently staffed
Plan a yearly wheel that fits with operational demands
Develop and change yearly activities based on business needs

Develop and execute the talent & development strategy

Work with the VP People Experience and extended leadership team to set long term T&D development goals
Work closely with division stakeholders and the hotels to understand their business goals and needs
Drive change processes in the event of new initiatives and programs

Deliver talent & development projects

Project manage and change manage strategic development projects within T&D
Own execution of a part of the T&D portfolio
Step in to deliver in project with strategic weight or need for stakeholder management

Lead the talent & development team and agenda

Follow up vendors, contracts and costs
Coach and develop the team
Conduct yearly development chats, salary reviews and other personnel management activities.
Contributes with the T&D perspective into leadership discussions, provides decision making material when needed, and keeps the wider People team informed and inspired about T&D initiatives.

Success criteria

Understands the stakeholder landscape, and effectively anchors and drives change
Understand the day-to-day of leaders, and partners with the business to solve problems and deliver value
Understands the various business strategies within the company, and position the T&D portfolio to solve business problems
Has experience working with broad HR/talent topics, and a generalist talent and people-skillset
Is pragmatic and solution oriented, and adapts easily to change
Acts as a player-coach, both leading and delivering hands on alongside the team

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