Skills and Performance Lead

Skills and Performance Lead

Reports to: Head of Organisational Development

Location: Hybrid (London office 2 days per week)

As the UK’s favourite property platform, Rightmove aims to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. Our team is the backbone of our success, and we believe that investing in our people is critical to achieving our goals. We’re seeking a passionate and strategic Skills and Performance Lead to join our dynamic team and drive growth, learning, and development across our organization.

What you’ll be doing

As the Skills and Performance Lead, you will design, implement, and manage programmes that enable our employees to unlock their potential and grow their careers. You’ll champion a culture of continuous learning and development, ensuring our workforce is equipped to meet the challenges of a fast-paced tech environment. You’ll be confident in leading and developing programmes at scale that demonstrate real impact. You’ll know how to land your initiatives in a way that meets the organisation where they’re at; you’ll be creative in the way you communicate these initiatives and not necessarily constrained to well-trodden paths.

Key Responsibilities

Learning & Development (10% of role)

• Design and deliver scalable learning programs, workshops, and training tailored to individual, team, and organisational needs.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to create and curate engaging learning content inclusive of e-learning.
• Foster a culture of lifelong learning by driving awareness of development opportunities across the organization including online learning.

Performance Enablement (30% of role)

• Partner with leadership to enhance our performance management framework, Healthy High Performance Way.
• Lead and conduct the overall performance process – Comms, system optimisation, process execution.
• Provide coaching to managers to help them effectively develop and guide their teams.
• Support relevant talent cycles including succession planning and talent reviews

Talent and Skills Development (50% of role)

• Build career progression frameworks and pathways tailored to the needs of a growing tech workforce.
• Lead initiatives for high-potential employee development, such as mentoring programs or high potential programmes. You’ll be comfortable designing and delivering these even without the support of 3rd parties.
• Build skills programmes that allow our Rightmovers to fulfil their potential and be future ready including AI skills development, apprenticeships, early career talent development, re skilling pathways, leadership development programmes.
• Consult with and recommend new ways of working across our divisions to help them optimise their ways of working.

Culture & Engagement (10% of role)

• Collaborate with the People team to align learning and development initiatives with company values and DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) goals.
• Develop strategies to measure and improve employee engagement through developmental opportunities.

Who you are

• A strategic L&D and performance professional who can design, implement, and scale impactful programmes that drive growth and unlock potential across the organisation.
• Confident and influential partner to leaders and managers, using a consultative, data-informed approach to diagnose needs and embed performance, coaching, and development frameworks, guided by internal insights and external best practices.
• Creative and adaptable, able to land initiatives in ways that resonate with diverse teams and meet the organisation where it is—balancing innovative approaches with practical execution.
• Experienced in career and skills development, with a proven ability to create pathways, frameworks, and programmes for high-potential talent, leadership, and technical skill growth.
• Passionate about continuous learning, fostering a culture where employees feel empowered to develop and future-proof their skills.
• Data-informed and outcome-driven, able to measure the impact of learning, performance, and talent initiatives to demonstrate real organisational value.
• Collaborative and inclusive, ensuring programmes align with company values, DEI goals, and employee engagement priorities.
• Comfortable leading at scale, capable of managing multiple initiatives, programmes, and stakeholders simultaneously without losing sight of quality or impact.

What’s in it for you

People are the foundation of Rightmove – we’ll help you build a career on it.

• Competitive compensation package.
• Cash plan for dental, optical, and physio treatments.
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in the office.
• Contributory stakeholder pension.
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member other nominated person in your life.
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, and fertility.
• Travel Loan, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts, and move.

Still not sure?

We want to be part of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all. We’re excited to hear about your experience as well as how you will contribute to our overall culture. So, even if you feel like you don’t meet all the requirements, we would still really like to hear from you!

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove How’s at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture and include:

 - We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.

 - We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.

 - We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.

 - We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.

 - We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.

We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making!

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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.