Talent and Development Strategic Projects Lead

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm's global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That's why we're so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

You'll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they've reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that's possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you'll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you'll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

Job Description

The role

You will lead strategic projects which will aim to transform and implement the firm's talent and performance strategy, ensuring that performance management processes, feedback mechanisms, and career development frameworks are aligned to and delivering the firm's business goals and promote a high-performance culture.

Who you will work with

You will report to the Global Director of Talent and Development, and you will work closely with your direct reports, including Senior Talent Manager, Head of Learning & Development, and all team members centrally and regionally. You will also work with the wider HR function.

What you will be responsible for

Talent & Development Strategic Projects Delivery:

• Lead and deliver global talent & development strategic projects, ensuring initiatives are scalable and support business priorities.
• Oversee full programme lifecycles - from initial scoping and stakeholder engagement through to implementation and impact evaluation.
• Project manage functional Workday deployment related activities for the optimisation of performance and talent processes.
• Deliver initiatives that support the drive to foster a culture of continuous feedback.
• Manage the end-to-end delivery of performance-related training and enablement projects, collaborating with HR team members and business leaders to ensure solutions drive performance outcomes and support strategic goals.
• Monitor and report on project outcomes and performance metrics, using data and insights to inform continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Supporting and working closely with reward teams, HR business partners (HRBPs) and other HR teams to ensure we can achieve a high-performance culture, linking performance to compensation decisions, promotions and development.
• Leverage talent analytics to inform programme design and assess effectiveness, including metrics such as retention and pipeline health.

Qualifications

Your experience

Skills

• Ability to lead global talent related transformation projects that deliver measurable impact across multiple regions.
• Ability to set, monitor, and deliver against strict timelines and milestones.
• Ability to drive optimisations to Workday functionality across performance, talent, skills and feedback, while managing functional requirements of system changes.
• Ability to design and embed modern performance frameworks, including agile goal setting and continuous feedback models.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build, influence, and maintain strong relationships across global and regional teams, senior leadership, and cross-functional partners.
• Strong change management skills to drive adoption of modern performance models in traditional cultures.
• Ability to use metrics, dashboards, and data-driven insights to inform strategic decision making.

Experience

• Relevant experience in talent and development within HR, ideally gained in a law firm, consultancy, or financial/professional services setting.
• Proven experience in optimising Workday modules related to performance, talent, and skills, including managing system enhancements and toolkits.
• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-stream talent & development projects with global stakeholders, including planning, execution, and delivery oversight.
• Collaboration and cross functional and regional partnerships – track record in understanding nuances in a global context.

Knowledge

• A deep understanding of Workday functionality and HRIS optimisation.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations and compliance in a global context.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and develop your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Additional Information

What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment

When you join Clifford Chance, you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial, wellbeing, lifestyle, and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK, please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age. This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.