Learning and Development Manager (Technology)

Elsevier; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Shared parental leave

Job summary

Elsevier’s Technology Learning & Development team builds scalable technical capability across AI-native engineering, Data Science and Software Engineering.

The Learning & Development Manager will lead programmes from curriculum design through global delivery and evidenced certification, partnering with leaders, SMEs and learning champions to scale capability across Technology teams in North America, India and Europe.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering engaging technical learning programmes.
• Able to diagnose capability gaps and translate needs into learning solutions.
• Credibility with technical audiences across software engineering, data and GenAI contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical capability programmes across AI, Data Science, Data Engineering and Early Careers.
• Partner with technology leaders and SMEs to identify capability needs and translate into learning solutions.
• Drive adoption of the AI Fluency Framework with learning pathways and experiences.
• Own assessment and certification approaches to evidence capability through practical outcomes.
• Shape graduate capability strategy with demand planning and delivery of technical bootcamps.
• Manage learning platforms and resources for a high-quality learner experience.
• Oversee external learning partners and ensure delivery standards and scope.
• Establish measurement and reporting on capability growth and programme effectiveness.

Skills

Technical learning design

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Learning analytics

Curriculum design

Data-driven

Education

L&D qualification

Instructional design qualification

Tools

Workday Learning

LMS/LXP platforms

Job description

Are you passionate about building technical capability at scale and helping engineering teams thrive in a rapidly evolving AI landscape?

Do you enjoy partnering with leaders, subject matter experts, and early career talent to create learning experiences that drive measurable impact?

About our Team

The Elsevier Technology Learning & Development team plays a critical role in building the skills that power our global technology organisation. We partner with engineering leaders, technical experts and business stakeholders to ensure our people have the capabilities needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by AI, data and modern software engineering. Our team values trust, respect, collaboration, agility, and quality.

About the Role

As Learning and Development Manager, you will independently lead technical capability programmes across AI-native engineering, Data Science and Data Engineering, Software Engineering and early careers. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Learning & Development, you will partner with leaders, engineering SMEs and learning champions to take programmes from curriculum design through global delivery and evidenced certification. You will also manage the learning platforms and learner-led ecosystem that enable capability development at scale across Technology teams in North America, India and Europe.

This role will play a key part in building future-ready technical talent by creating impactful learning experiences, driving AI fluency, and ensuring capability growth is evidenced through practical application and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical capability programmes end-to-end across AI Engineering, Data Science and Early Careers, from design through delivery, assessment and rollout.


• Partner with Technology leaders and SMEs to identify capability needs and translate them into effective learning solutions.


• Drive adoption of the AI Fluency Framework by designing learning pathways and development experiences that build capability across engineering teams.


• Own assessment and certification approaches, ensuring capability is evidenced through practical application rather than completion alone.


• Partner with the Senior L&D Manager to shape the graduate capability strategy, including demand planning and delivery of technical bootcamps.


• Manage learning platforms and resources, ensuring a high-quality learner experience.


• Oversee external learning partners, maintaining delivery quality, scope and standards.


• Establish measurement frameworks and reporting to evaluate capability growth, engagement, adoption and programme effectiveness.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and delivering engaging technical learning programmes within a global technology environment, supported by content creation skills across digital, written and blended formats.


• Able to diagnose capability gaps and distinguish learning needs from process, tooling or management challenges.


• Credibility with technical audiences, supported by a working understanding of software engineering, data, GenAI technologies and the application of AI tools within engineering environments.


• Experience developing graduate or early-career talent programmes that accelerate readiness and productivity.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, SMEs and business partners.


• Skilled facilitator who can adapt delivery to audience needs and evaluate learning adoption, behaviour change and capability growth through data and insights.


• Experience managing external learning providers and ensuring high-quality programme delivery.


• Experience with Workday Learning or similar LMS/LXP platforms.


• Understanding of apprenticeship levy funding and other external learning routes.


• Formal L&D, instructional design or learning professional qualification.

Work in a Way That Works for You

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

Working Pattern

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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