Senior Learning & Development Manager
Thames Valley (hybrid working, flexibility for remote working)
Salary- Up to £85,000 per annum.
Role Overview
This is a senior-level Learning & Development leadership role within an internal L&D function that is undergoing significant transformation. The successful candidate will play a critical role in resetting the L&D agenda, building scalable frameworks, and delivering meaningful impact across the organisation.
The role requires a hands-on leader who can operate confidently in a fast-paced, complex environment, influence senior stakeholders, and build robust learning and career development frameworks from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create, own, and deliver a comprehensive Learning & Development strategy aligned to business priorities.
- Design and implement clear career frameworks and progression pathways (A → B development).
- Build structured development plans to support the Talent function in achieving role-fill and succession targets.
- Establish scalable, accessible learning solutions across the organisation.
- Design, build, and deliver high-quality learning programmes and workshops.
- Drive a more proactive L&D offering, including leading AI-related learning initiatives.
- Ensure learning content is practical, impactful, and aligned to future skills needs.
- Lead, manage, and develop a small team of L&D professionals.
- Set clear direction, priorities, and standards for delivery within the L&D team.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to understand needs and influence outcomes.
- Operate effectively across global time zones, managing complex stakeholder relationships.
- Act as a trusted advisor on learning, development, and capability-building.
- Lead within a high-pressure, fast-moving, and ambiguous environment.
- Build L&D solutions suitable for a large, complex, private equity–backed organisation.
- Drive momentum and impact in a function that has had limited influence in the past year.
Key Attributes:
- Proven experience in a senior L&D leadership role.
- Strong track record of building L&D strategies, career frameworks, and development programmes from scratch.
- Demonstrable people leadership experience, including managing and developing teams.
- Confident and credible senior stakeholder manager within a large corporate environment.
- Experience working in fast-paced, complex, and changing organisations.
Personal Attributes
- Thrives under pressure and is comfortable with pace, change, and ambiguity.
- Highly proactive, resilient, and outcome-focused.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on delivery mindset.
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
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