Head of Banking and Finance - Learning Solutions

Walker Lovell; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-linked bonus

Hybrid working flexibility

Option for compressed work week

High visibility role

Direct access to senior leadership

Job summary

A global provider of professional learning is seeking a candidate to grow their public courses portfolio in Greater London. You will identify market opportunities and launch relevant programmes while collaborating with industry experts. The ideal candidate has a strong background in professional learning and skills in content development and stakeholder management. This role offers flexibility around hybrid working and a performance-linked bonus, among other benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience working with subject matter experts to develop content, products, or programmes.
• Background in professional learning, training services, conferences, or a content-led environment.
• Strong commercial awareness of financial services.
• Strong research, organisation, and stakeholder influence skills

Responsibilities

• Grow the public courses portfolio by identifying and launching new market-relevant programmes.
• Partner with subject matter experts to shape compelling course agendas.
• Research market demand to inform course strategy and prioritisation.
• Enhance existing programmes by developing advanced modules.

Skills

Content development

Stakeholder influence

Trend analysis

Research skills

Job description

Compensation: Strong base with performance-linked bonus, reflecting scope and impact

Shape the future of professional learning in global finance.

You’ll have real autonomy to build and expand a high-value course portfolio, working directly with leading industry experts to bring in-demand ideas to market.

• Strong base salary with performance-linked bonus
• Flexibility around hybrid working and location
• Option to explore compressed or four-day working week for the right profile
• High visibility role with direct access to senior leadership
• Opportunity to influence long-term product strategy and portfolio growth

Why this business

This organisation is a globally respected provider of professional learning to the financial services sector, trusted by major banks and institutions worldwide. With a long-established reputation and a clear growth mandate, it combines credibility with the freedom to innovate. Backed by a wider international learning group, the business is investing in expanding its public courses portfolio and evolving how learning journeys are designed and delivered.

What you’ll be doing

• Grow the public courses portfolio by identifying white-space opportunities and launching new, market-relevant programmes
• Partner with subject matter experts to shape compelling course agendas that reflect real-world practice and emerging trends
• Research market demand through competitor analysis and client insight to inform course strategy and prioritisation
• Enhance existing programmes by extending content, developing advanced modules, and connecting courses into coherent learning journeys

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience working with subject matter experts to develop content, products, or programmes
• Background in professional learning, training services, conferences, or a comparable content-led environment
• Commercial awareness of financial services and how learning supports performance in this market
• Strong research, organisation, and stakeholder influence skills

Who this suits

You’re someone who enjoys turning expert knowledge into scalable products that deliver commercial value. You’re comfortable leading conversations with senior specialists, confident enough to challenge and refine ideas, and motivated by building something that grows over time.