Performance & Talent Executive
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Group HR
Closing date: 05 May 2026
Requisition ID: 400056749
Why join us
Joining the Talent and Performance team at Sainsbury's offers the opportunity to be part of an innovative and inclusive environment where you can drive impactful talent and performance initiatives across the organisation. As a Talent and Performance Executive, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the development and retention of talented employees, while working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and deliver meaningful results. With a focus on customer obsession, performance excellence, boundaryless leadership, and fearless team development, this role provides a platform for personal growth, professional development, and the chance to make a significant impact on the organisation's overall success.
What you'll do
As a Talent and Performance Executive at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless execution of the annual Talent and Performance cycle and key products within the overall portfolio. Your responsibilities will include providing subject matter expertise support to the team for the design, development, and deployment of various talent and performance interventions across the organisation. You will collaborate closely with the Head of Performance and Talent, Talent Managers, and People partner teams to drive the adoption and continuous improvement of key talent and performance initiatives, while also partnering with the Tech and Analytics team to ensure effective planning and enablement of key processes. Additionally, you will engage with internal and external networks to identify best practises, conduct post-implementation reviews and analysis, and continuously refine leadership development products through feedback and data-driven insights to drive impact and effectiveness.
Who you are
As a Talent and Performance Executive for Sainsbury's, you are a strategic and results-driven professional with expertise in talent management, performance management, and project / programme management within a fast-paced retail environment. Your strong communication skills, stakeholder management abilities, and commitment to continuous improvement drive the successful design, development, and deployment of talent and performance interventions that align with the organisation's strategy and support Next Level leadership. With a focus on customer obsession, performance excellence, boundaryless leadership, and fearless team leadership, you play a pivotal role in driving impactful change and maximising the effectiveness of talent and performance initiatives across Sainsbury's.
Essential Criteria
- Demonstrable experience delivering talent and performance management processes, including coordinating key moments in the annual cycle.
- Proven ability to manage and coordinate projects or programmes through the full lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
- Evidence of analysing qualitative and quantitative data to generate insight, inform recommendations and produce stakeholder reporting.
- Demonstrable ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, including People Partners, Tech and Analytics teams, and external networks.
- Proficient user of Microsoft Office with the ability to produce clear written communication and confidently present to stakeholders
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
