Head of Learning Delivery

Rolls-Royce plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Retirement Savings Trust

Group Life Assurance

Income Protection

Employee Shares (Matched)

Job summary

Rolls-Royce plc is seeking a Head of Learning Delivery to translate learning strategy into a globally consistent, high-performing service. The role leads five portfolios, governs £20m+ annual spend, and partners with enterprise leaders to deliver measurable business impact.

The position champions accessible, data-led learning with modern content and connected technology, ensuring safety and quality while enabling a high-performance culture across Rolls-Royce.

Qualifications

• Enterprise learning leadership.
• Translate business strategy into learning delivery model.
• Govern significant learning spend and suppliers.
• Data, technology and digital learning capability.

Responsibilities

• Own global learning delivery performance.
• Ensure safety, quality, and compliance in learning services.
• Lead five learning delivery portfolios to drive a learning culture.
• Govern supplier strategy, contracts, SLAs and commercial risk.
• Turn strategic capability needs into executable learning outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Data analytics

Digital learning

Supplier management

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Learning platforms

Job description

Head of Learning Delivery Full Time - Hybrid Derby, Bangalore, Krakow

Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Role Purpose

The Head of Learning Delivery is accountable for translating Rolls-Royce's learning strategy and enterprise capability priorities into a globally consistent, safe, compliant and high-performing learning service. The role sets delivery strategy, leads and aligns the five portfolios—including the matrixed team of Learning Business Partners—and owns outcomes across safety, cost, quality, delivery, colleague experience and business impact. It governs £20m+ annual spend and strategic suppliers, mobilises enterprise change, and champions accessible, technology-enabled learning, data-led improvement and an #AlwaysLearning culture.

Key Accountabilities

• Own global learning delivery performance.
• Accountable for safety, cost, quality, delivery, compliance, colleague experience and measurable business impact across learning services.
• Lead the five learning delivery portfolios to drive a Learning Culture in Rolls-Royce.
• Provide leadership across Learning Business Partnering, Technical Learning, Learning Excellence & Compliance, Global Learning Operations, and Learning Ecosystem & Experience.
• Govern strategic learning spend and suppliers.
• Own governance of £20m+ annual learning spend, supplier strategy, contracts, service levels, value delivery and commercial risk.
• Translate enterprise capability priorities into delivery.
• Work with business leaders, Organisation Excellence, People teams and portfolio leads to prioritise learning demand and turn strategic capability needs into executable learning outcomes.
• Drive accessible, modern and data-led learning.
• Ensure learning is easy to access for all colleague groups, supported by high-quality digital content, connected technology, strong data standards and measurable insight.

Key Experiences and Qualifications

• Enterprise learning leadership.
• Ability to translate business strategy and capability/skills priorities into a globally consistent learning delivery model.
• Commercial and supplier management.
• Strong capability to govern significant learning spend, manage strategic suppliers, drive value, and hold partners to performance expectations.
• Stakeholder influence in a complex matrix.
• Confidence influencing senior leaders across Divisions, Functions, Regions, People teams and external partners without relying solely on direct authority.
• Data, technology and digital learning capability.
• Ability to use learning analytics, platforms, AI-enabled tools and digital content to improve access, learner experience and business impact.
• Operational excellence and compliance leadership.
• Strong discipline around safety, quality, compliance, risk management, service performance, audit assurance and continuous improvement.

Regional Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave.
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust.
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce Group.
• Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together.
• Buy one share, get one free!
• Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future.
• Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company.
• Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.

Grade: Management Level B

For more information, please contact: Alison Connaughton [e-mail]

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.