Job Specifications
Role: Performance Management Specialist
Location: London, UK
Contract Position
Job Description
Overview:
The client is undergoing a significant People Transformation Programme, aiming to modernise its approach to performance management, pay, and talent development.
The Bank seeks a specialist contractor to provide expert consultancy in designing and implementing a performance management framework that robustly links performance, reward, and talent—supporting a shift towards a skills-based organisation and a high-performing culture.
Key Responsibilities
Review and analyse existing performance management and pay processes, policies, and tools.
Conduct stakeholder interviews and workshops to identify strengths, weaknesses, and cultural considerations.
Benchmark current practices against external best practices, including financial services and broader market comparators.
Framework Design:
Develop options for a fit-for-purpose performance management framework that aligns pay with performance, skills, and contribution.
Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations and design the future state, ensuring fairness, transparency, and alignment with the Bank’s objectives.
Identify and articulate risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
Implementation Roadmap:
Create a detailed roadmap for change, including timelines, milestones, and transition states.
Recommend governance models, supporting tools, systems, and training requirements.
Advise on change management, communication, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Support the Bank in preparing for cultural change, ensuring engagement from senior leaders, managers, and the wider organisation.
Run engagement sessions and provide guidance on leadership and manager capability development.
Knowledge Transfer:
Ensure effective knowledge transfer to internal teams to build in-house capability post-engagement.
Required Experience and Skills
Proven expertise in designing and implementing performance management and pay frameworks in large, complex organisations.
Experience integrating performance management with broader people transformation initiatives (pay, skills, talent).
Strong data analysis, benchmarking, and evidence-based recommendation skills.
Demonstrated ability in organisational change and cultural transformation.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
Ability to translate theory into practical, actionable solutions.
Experience in knowledge transfer and capability building within client organizations.
About the Company
Adroit People Ltd is a top-notch technology firm focused to deliver Staffing Services, IT Consulting, Implementation and Support Services in UK, Europe, USA, Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
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