Global Talent & Leadership Development Manager- Bilbao

Morgan Philips is partnering with a leading multinational organization to recruit a Global Talent, Succession & Leadership Development Manager based in Bilbao.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the company's Global Talent Centre of Excellence, playing a key role in shaping how talent is identified, developed and accelerated across an international and diverse workforce.

Working closely with senior leaders, HR teams and business stakeholders worldwide, you will drive talent and succession strategies that strengthen leadership pipelines, enhance organizational capability and ensure the development of future leaders across both manufacturing operations and corporate functions.

The role offers exposure to a broad range of populations, from plant and operations leadership to engineering, technical and corporate talent, providing a unique opportunity to influence talent decisions across the entire organization.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Management & Succession Planning

• Lead and continuously improve the organization's talent review and succession planning processes.
• Facilitate talent calibration and succession discussions with business and HR leaders.
• Identify critical positions and assess talent readiness across key functions and geographies.
• Develop robust succession strategies to mitigate leadership and capability risks.
• Ensure talent discussions translate into clear development, mobility, retention and succession actions.
• Promote objective, data-driven approaches to talent assessment and decision-making.

Leadership Development & Talent Acceleration

• Design and implement development strategies for high-potential employees, successors and leadership populations.
• Build and strengthen talent pools across manufacturing, engineering, operations and corporate functions.
• Support leadership pipeline development to meet current and future business needs.
• Increase visibility of emerging talent and foster internal mobility opportunities across the organization.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development teams to create impactful leadership acceleration initiatives.

Talent Analytics & Organizational Insight

• Leverage talent data and assessment insights to support strategic workforce decisions.
• Monitor succession readiness, leadership pipeline health and talent risks.
• Define and track KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of talent and leadership initiatives.
• Provide meaningful talent insights to senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Ensure strong governance, confidentiality and consistency of talent information globally.

Strategic Partnership

• Partner with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development and business leaders to deliver integrated talent solutions.
• Support organizational transformation and strategic workforce planning initiatives.
• Contribute to building a modern, future-focused talent management framework within the Global Talent Centre of Excellence.
• Influence talent decisions at both regional and global levels, ensuring alignment with long-term business priorities.

What We Are Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Succession Planning, Strategic HR or related areas.
• Experience facilitating talent reviews, succession discussions and leadership assessments with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of talent identification, potential assessment, succession planning and leadership development methodologies.
• Ability to translate talent insights into practical business actions and development plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with confidence interacting with senior leadership teams.
• Fluent Spanish and English.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to join a leading multinational organization.
• Key role within an international Talent Centre of Excellence.
• High visibility with executive and senior leadership teams.