Talent Management Partner

ASOS is an online fashion retailer serving customers around the world.

• Drive the development and roll-out of a common skills language and skills profiles across ASOS
• Work with leaders to identify current and future priority skills and capabilities, and assess capability gaps
• Develop skills-based development pathways, resources, and guidance
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on build, buy, borrow, or redeploy decisions for priority capabilities
• Support the pilot of an internal opportunity marketplace connecting employees to projects, roles, and development opportunities based on their skills
• Contribute to workforce plans and capability pipelines for priority business capabilities
• Use skills data to track capability growth and report on progress
• Oversee the annual performance cycle, from objective setting linked to functional OKRs through quarterly check-ins to year-end review
• Coordinate and support calibration sessions to ensure performance ratings are consistent and fair across functions
• Design and improve manager guidance, FAQs, and calibration resources
• Analyze and format performance data to identify and share trends, flag inconsistencies, and track completion
• Partner with the Head of Talent Management to deliver the annual talent review cycle, prepare data packs, coordinate sessions with leaders, and track agreed actions
• Support the identification and recording of top talent across functions
• Support managers in recording development plans in Workday for top talent
• Maintain succession data and report on bench strength and readiness
• Analyze talent data to identify trends and support fair and inclusive outcomes
• Support the roll-out of the ASOS Talent Philosophy across functions
• Embed values and behaviours into performance, talent review, succession, and promotion processes
• Create toolkits, guides, and resources for managers and employees
• Partner with the Talent & Culture Team, leaders, and People Partners to deliver talent processes on time
• Coach managers to hold effective performance, talent, and career conversations
• Use Workday, people data, and AI tools to report on progress and simplify processes
• Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies

• Experience with skills-based talent practices, such as building skills frameworks, assessing capability, or designing skills-based development
• Experience delivering performance management, talent review, or succession planning processes in a fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of talent management best practices, including potential, readiness, and development planning
• Proven project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence to influence and challenge at all levels
• Experience using people data and analytics to identify insights and inform decisions
• Strong understanding of DE&I principles and commitment to fair, evidence-based decision-making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including creating clear guidance and toolkits
• Collaborative working style that reflects the company’s values
• Experience with Workday or similar HR systems

• Employee discount
• Employee sample sales
• 25 Days of paid annual leave plus an extra celebration day
• Performance-related bonus
• Private medical care scheme
• Personalised learning and in-the-moment development opportunities