Senior Principal - People Performance (Talent)

The purpose of the role is to lead the delivery of high-impact engagements in the people performance space, spanning across culture transformation, talent strategy and execution, team effectiveness, leadership development and broader capability development. The individual is expected to also contribute materially to the growth and evolution of Q5’s People Performance Service. This role combines senior client delivery, trusted-advisor relationships, and commercial contribution, with a focus on expanding and augmenting existing accounts, supporting new business, connecting people performance to other Q5 services (strategy, design, transformation) and helping to scale the service through proposition development and thought leadership.   This is a senior leadership role combining project delivery, intellectual leadership, and business development. The postholder will input into the People Performance’s strategic direction, build market-leading propositions across the full breadth of the service.  This role is suited to a senior organisational development practitioner who combines deep technical expertise across areas in talent, culture, leadership development and team effectiveness with strong client credibility and commercial awareness.  A specialism and deep experience in talent strategy and execution is important as this has been identified as a focus growth area for the People Performance Service.    Balance of activities: ~70% client delivery; ~30% proposition and business development   There are three core focus areas for this role:  Project/Client Account Leadership and Delivery   Business Development & Commercial Contribution  Proposition & Thought Leadership across Q5’s People Performance Service      Success Measures   The success of this role will be measured by:  Delivery of high-quality, high-impact engagements with strong client advocacy  Tangible contribution to growing the People Performance Service revenue  Development of propositions (and enhancing existing solutions) that connect people performance to the other Q5 services   Expansion of existing client accounts and repeat business  Recognised internally and by clients for contribution to propositions and thought leadership  Feedback on leadership, collaboration, and capability building  Responsibilities   Project/Client Account Leadership and Delivery  Lead the design and delivery of complex client engagements   Lead engagements in the space of talent strategy and execution, culture transformation, talent, team effectiveness, leadership development and broader capability development initiatives, where required  Act as the senior day-to-day client lead on major projects, building trusted-advisor relationships with senior HR and business leaders  Ensure programmes deliver measurable impact, align to client strategy, and meet high standards of quality   Lead and coordinate delivery teams (consultants, associates, and clients),…