AI Learning & Development Lead

Pearson; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning & Development to design and deliver AI-enabled learning experiences that build workforce capability and enable career progression. You will translate evidence-based pedagogy into practical, integrated learning solutions across enterprise programs, collaborating with HR, Product and Engineering teams to embed AI into development and evaluation.

This role combines learning science withHands-on design to advance Pearson's capabilities in a dynamic,

Formación

• Proven applied experience designing and scaling learning and capability-building solutions in complex, matrixed organizations with visible impact on behavior and business outcomes.
• Demonstrable grounding in learning science, pedagogy and behavior change, and the ability to translate research into practice.
• Experience embedding AI and modern digital learning tools into design, delivery, assessment and evaluation moving learners from awareness to applied capability in role.
• Experience of career development, career pathing, credentialing and internal mobility, with a working understanding of how skills data supports talent decisions.
• Experience partnering across HR, business, Product and Technology teams; comfortable navigating ambiguity to deliver adopted, measurable outcomes.
• Emerging thought partner in the L&D community, engaged with external research, market practice and Pearson's own product portfolio.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as an emerging technical expert in learning science, learning design and behavior change, applying evidence-based pedagogy to enterprise learning solutions.
• Design AI learning experiences that move learners from awareness building to applied skill proficiency in‑the‑flow‑of‑work
• Continuously scan external research and practice; test and integrate new mechanisms and platforms for learning and development, keeping Pearson's own learning practice ahead of the market.
• Act as a technical advisor to peers, HRBPs and business partners on learning design, quality standards and appropriate use of modern learning technologies.
• Integrate AI including generative and agentic AI responsibly and ethically into learning design, content development, delivery and evaluation.
• Contribute to how Pearson assesses capability internally: design and iterate skill-rating, skill-evaluation and skill-verification approaches that provide trusted signals of proficiency.
• Partner with Product, Technology and OCTO teams to co-design and stress-test Pearson products (e.g., Credly Workforce, Skills Intelligence Engine, CARA, Learning Hub) as Customer 0.
• Translate emerging AI priorities into practical development solutions that build AI fluency and applied AI capability across the workforce.
• Bring the Career Architecture and our Career Navigation System to life for employees and managers, making career pathways clear, visible and usable in practice, delivering on our commitment to building meaningful careers by connecting learning, skills and opportunity in one navigable system.
• Embed learning into the flow of work through CARA (our career coach agent) or other new agents so our people can diagnose where they are, evaluate progress, embed learning and prioritize action (D.E.E.P Learning Framework).
• Design targeted development for cohorts of common roles or job categories to enable progression, productivity and open more career pathways.
• Embed capability building into priority work, tools and workflows to deliver business impact rather than standalone programs.
• Apply behavior-change principles to drive sustained adoption and performance improvement.
• Apply Pearson's skills evaluation and verification approach to measure capability growth, behavior change and business outcomes not just activity or satisfaction.
• Use data and insight to continuously improve initiatives and strengthen enterprise talent intelligence.
• Develop case studies and proof points demonstrating internal adoption and business impact, including externally relevant examples that support Pearson's commercial narrative and product credibility.
• Partner with HR, business leaders, Product teams to shape and prioritize enterprise capability needs.
• Act as a trusted advisor within their scope, challenging and guiding stakeholders on where to focus to build the capabilities that matter most.
• Drive delivery through complexity, maintaining momentum and translating ideas into practical, adopted outcomes.

Conocimientos

Learning & Development pedagogy

Instructional design

Digital learning tech

Program evaluation

Analytical skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Descripción del empleo

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Learning & Development to design and deliver AI-enabled learning experiences that build workforce capability and enable career progression. You will translate evidence-based pedagogy into practical, integrated learning solutions across enterprise programs, collaborating with HR, Product and Engineering teams to embed AI into development and evaluation.

This role combines learning science withHands-on design to advance Pearson's capabilities in a dynamic,