Strategic Workforce Transformation & Planning Lead
| Posting date: | 14 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £59,850 to £66,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, BS1 5LF |
| Company: | Lloyds Banking Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 148687_1768401105 |
Summary
JOB TITLE: Strategic Workforce Transformation & Planning Lead
SALARY: £59,850 - £66,500
LOCATION(S): Bristol and Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
About this Opportunity
As a Strategic Workforce Transformation & Planning Lead, working with the Senior Manager, you'll drive the development of our enterprise-wide Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) operating model, using data, insight and innovative thinking to influence strategic decisions and support the Group's long-term direction. This is a critical and highly visible role that blends operating model design, strategic planning, data-led insight and cross-functional collaboration.
We're redesigning Strategic Workforce Planning so it becomes an assured, data‑driven input to our biggest decisions. You'll build and embed an enterprise SWP operating framework, linking financial planning, talent strategy and organisational design, and grow capability across business units.
What you'll do
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Bring market & tech intelligence inside: Use external labour market insight, scenario modelling and predictive analytics to anticipate workforce risk and inform investment choices.
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Advise senior leaders: Provide clear recommendations and constructive challenge to ExCo‑1 stakeholders on build/buy/partner strategies and location planning.
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Build capability at scale: Develop training and coaching, increasing confidence in SWP tooling, data standards and methodologies across the Group.
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Design & embed the framework: Roll out governance, standards and cadences (risk, data quality, change control) so workforce plans are reliable and decision‑ready.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…
What you'll need
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Track record leading strategic/operating‑model change at scale with measurable outcomes.
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Strong quantitative skills-able to translate complex analysis into actionable recommendations.
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Outstanding communication and storytelling skills with senior stakeholders.
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Programme delivery expertise (plans, interdependencies, governance) and a collaborative style that builds effective networks.
And any experience of these would be really useful
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Hands‑on experience with AI, predictive analytics or scenario modelling.
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Exposure to large‑scale transformation and agile operating models.
About working for us
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.
We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
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A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
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An annual performance-related bonus
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Share schemes including free shares
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Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
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30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
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A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Take the next step in your career - join us and help shape the workforce of tomorrow!
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