Head of Talent Development

Back Market
Paris
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Ability to lead without hierarchy"]

Own Back Market’s Talent Development practice end to end, building a unified system that connects performance, careers, skills, learning, and succession for managers and employees. Lead the redesigned People Cycle, develop the job and competency framework for Career Architecture, and business-own Workday Talent and Learning remasters. Redesign the learning offer, manage and grow a 2–3 FTE team, and represent Talent Development across the People leadership team and Exco.

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Head of Talent Development

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Job Summary

Own Back Market’s Talent Development practice end to end, building a unified system that connects performance, careers, skills, learning, and succession for managers and employees. Lead the redesigned People Cycle, develop the job and competency framework for Career Architecture, and business-own Workday Talent and Learning remasters. Redesign the learning offer, manage and grow a 2–3 FTE team, and represent Talent Development across the People leadership team and Exco.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own Talent Development end-to-end by connecting performance, careers, skills, learning, and succession into one system used by managers and employees.
  • •Land the redesigned People Cycle (annual review, mid-year career conversations, calibration, and L6–L7 promotion committee) with Workday configuration and manager training.
  • •Build the job and competency framework on Career Architecture with Talent Acquisition and Rewards so hiring, leveling, assessment, and pay align.
  • •Lead the Workday Talent module remaster and Workday Learning deployment as business owner, working with HR Tech as the system owner counterpart.
  • •Manage and grow a team of 2–3 FTE; set the roadmap, balance run vs. build, and represent Talent Development in People leadership and with Exco.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote Work

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years in talent management, talent development, or learning, including building performance cycles and competency frameworks in a fast-growing international company.
  • •Hands-on experience as a business owner with a Workday Talent or Workday Learning deployment (or an equivalent HRIS talent suite).
  • •Ownership of learning budgets and experience making build-versus-buy decisions across vendors and content strategy.
  • •Experience managing and growing a team of talent or learning professionals.
  • •Strong communication skills in English; French is a strong plus.
Experience:10+ yearsTalent managementTalent developmentLearningHRISWorkdayInternational company
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCross-functional collaborationAbility to lead without hierarchy
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:WorkdayWorkday TalentWorkday LearningWorkday configurationCareer Architecture

Company Brief

Back Market
Online marketplace selling refurbished electronics (smartphones, laptops, tablets, appliances) aiming to make renewed tech trustworthy, affordable and sustainable across multiple countries.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2014
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