L&D Manager, 12m Parental Leave Temp Contract

Vanguard; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in London is seeking a skilled Learning and Development Manager to oversee and enhance learning initiatives across Europe. This role involves managing the Emerging Leaders Development Program, designing a robust curriculum for leadership development, and establishing KPIs to assess program effectiveness. A strong communicator and experienced L&D professional will thrive in this mission-driven environment that promotes diversity and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experienced L&D/Talent professional with a proven track record of success.
• Able to build strong relationships and earn trust through understanding diverse perspectives.
• Evidence of effective coaching and people development.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Emerging Leaders Development Program, providing coaching and support.
• Design learning strategy and curriculum for leadership development.
• Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of initiatives.

Skills

Exceptional communicator

Dynamic facilitator

Strong consulting skills

Job description

In this highly visible and impactful role, you will work with crew and leaders across the European business to enable individuals and teams to perform at their best.

Purpose

HR’s mission is to fuel the center of Vanguard’s flywheel by enabling thriving crew, an inclusive culture, and lasting client impact. As Learning and Development Manager you will have an outsized impact on the success of our mission in Europe. In this role you will own the all crew learning curriculum in addition to driving the success of a number of development initiatives including our “Leadership Excellence” program. You will provide tools and frameworks to measure and increase performance, as well as coach and mentor individuals and teams.

We have ambitious plans to develop the European Talent function, evolving our services, tools and product offerings to support our growing, dynamic business. As Learning and Development Manager you will play a critical part of that service evolution. You will have vision and optimism, and love helping others to learn and grow in their roles.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the Emerging Leaders Development Program (ELDP). This includes interviewing for the program, soliciting rotation opportunities and providing ongoing coaching and support to participants during rotations.

• In partnership with the Enterprise learning team, design the learning strategy and curriculum for crew and leadership development that supports our business strategy, values and performance culture.

• Partner and collaborate with senior leaders and HR Business Partners to identify and address current and future capabilities and L&D needs.

• Equip our leaders with the tools they need to help their teams fulfil their potential (including performance management and inclusive leadership)

• Establish KPI’s to measure the effectiveness, impact and ROI of learning and development initiatives, using these insights to iterate and improve initiatives.

• Support with Talent initiatives such as succession planning and talent review process.

• Ad hoc projects as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Exceptional communicator (written, verbal, presentation).

• Dynamic facilitator, able to engage audiences.

• Experienced L&D / Talent professional with a proven track record of success

• Able to build strong relationships, earning trust through understanding diverse perspectives and following through on commitments.

• Evidence of effective coaching and people development.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, working seamlessly with parties across functions, levels, and locations, using a range of influencing skills alongside flexibility in seeing solutions to learning, development, culture and engagement challenges faced by the business.

• Disciplined executor, able to maintain focus on the initiatives that will yield the greatest impact.

• Understanding of our business model and investment acumen preferred.

Special Factors

• Hybrid work model
• Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position.

Why Vanguard?

Vanguard is a different kind of investment company. It was founded in the United States in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea: that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients.

This is a philosophy that has helped millions of people around the world to achieve their goals with low-cost, uncomplicated investments.

It's what we stand for: value to investors.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose: to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.