Learning & Development Specialist

Charterhouse; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Charterhouse is seeking an experienced Learning & Development Specialist to join a major Workday implementation program on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Sydney. You will be the senior SME for learning and performance, shaping how these processes are designed, configured and embedded across a national business.

The role requires delivering complex L&D initiatives, leading requirements analysis, and driving end-to-end process design for Workday configuration, while partnering with program,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex L&D initiatives in large organisations.
• Proven capability providing project management advice and reporting to senior leaders.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and functions to progress deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior subject matter expertise in learning and development and performance management, embedding best-practice principles across both functions.
• Lead requirements analysis and solution design for learning and performance processes, facilitating workshops and validating business requirements.
• Drive end-to-end process design to inform Workday configuration with program, technology and implementation teams.
• Provide input into data and content migration activities, including learning catalogue and performance templates.
• Gather feedback and evaluate training effectiveness to drive continuous improvement.
• Resolve complex process issues through expert judgement and evidence-based analysis.
• Lead national stakeholder engagement to achieve a consistent, standardized approach.
• Create, validate and approve materials to support testing, UAT and operations readiness.

Skills

L&D management

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Learning & Development Specialist

12-month FTC | Sydney (hybrid, 3 days in office) | $160,000 - $174,000

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Learning & Development Specialist to join a major Workday implementation program on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You’ll be the senior subject matter expert for learning and performance, shaping how these processes are designed, configured and embedded across a national business.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior subject matter expertise in learning and development and performance management, and be accountable for embedding best-practice principles across both functions
• Lead requirements analysis and solution design for learning and performance processes, facilitating workshops, validating business requirements and identifying risks and dependencies
• Drive end-to-end process design to inform Workday configuration, partnering with program, technology and implementation teams to confirm process flows, security considerations and integration points
• Provide expert input into, and sign-off on, data and content migration activities, including the learning catalogue, learning history, course structures, performance review templates, eligibility rules, business rules and process documentation
• Gather feedback and evaluate training effectiveness to drive continuous improvement
• Resolve complex process issues through expert judgement and evidence-based analysis
• Lead national stakeholder engagement to achieve a consistent, standardised approach across the business
• Create, validate and approve key materials, including test scenarios, acceptance criteria, user stories, process maps and implementation artefacts, to support system integration testing, user acceptance testing and operational readiness

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex L&D initiatives, including planning, governance, execution and reporting, within a large or complex organisation
• Proven capability providing project management advice and reporting to senior leaders and sponsors
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams and functions, building strong working relationships to progress deliverables and manage dependencies