Senior Director, Talent + L&D Digital & Tech

Senior Director, Talent + L&D Digital & Tech   Why Us! At GSK, we unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We’re proud to be leading a healthcare revolution, and we’re looking for people who can help us deliver on our ambition     Job Purpose: The Senior Director, Talent + L&D Digital & Tech defines and owns the vision, strategy, and roadmap for all HR technology products supporting the end-to-end Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Organisational Data and Technical Integration portfolio – including Phenom, Workday (Talent), MyLearning, Degreed, ODS and the technical development and integration layer. Partnering with HR leadership across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Workforce Planning and HR Data, the role ensures HR technology investments enable the GSK talent strategy, exceptional employee experience, process digitisation, and compliant people data management.  The Senior Director, Talent + L&D Digital & Tech oversees the full product lifecycle across a portfolio spanning talent technology platforms including acquisition, learning systems and skills strategy, organisational data services and HR integration capabilities, directing Product Owners, prioritising demand across the domain, and enabling value delivery within financial, regulatory, and people-data governance boundaries. As the senior point of accountability for Talent + L&D technology, the role governs HR platform performance, domain OKRs, budget allocation, vendor strategy, and technology risk, while building the capabilities required to deliver scalable, secure, automated, and insight-driven HR technology ecosystems.   Key Responsibilities: • Define and govern the Talent + L&D domain vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap, ensuring alignment with HR functional objectives across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Workforce Planning, Organisational Data and HR Technical Integration.  • Apply product management discipline across all domain platforms (e.g., Phenom, Workday Talent, TechWolf, MyLearning, Degreed, ODS and the technical development and integration layer), managing product lifecycles from ideation through delivery to retirement.  • Lead prioritisation and business case development, using HR value frameworks such as candidate and employee experience impact, compliance risk reduction, operational efficiency, automation opportunities, and talent data quality.  • Direct and support Product Owners to ensure HR requirements are translated into secure, compliant, and user-centred technology solutions aligned with global HR process standards.  • Own the Talent + L&D domain budget, collaborating with Finance to ensure cost optimisation, effective licensing, FinOps alignment, and value-for-money across HR platforms and vendors.  • Oversee delivery of major talent and learning transformation initiatives, ensuring cross-product integrations (e.g., Phenom and Workday Talent, MyLearning and Degreed, ODS and downstream reporting systems) support end-to-end employee and candidate journeys.  • Govern domain vendor and sourcing strategy, including Phenom (talent acquisition platform), MyLearning, TechWolf, Degreed and ODS platform providers; define contract SLAs and performance measures.  • Establish and report domain OKRs, providing insight on platform performance, data quality, compliance metrics, stability, adoption, and experience outcomes to HRLT and digital leadership forums. • Drive continuous improvement and automation, using data analytics, process standardisation, and AI-enabled capabilities to uplift talent acquisition, learning, people data maturity, and candid