Learning & Development Lead

Ultimate Banking Ltd; Greater London, City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is looking for a Learning & Development Lead to create a comprehensive learning strategy. The role involves defining future skills, ensuring compliance training, and developing engaging learning content. Candidates should have solid experience in L&D within financial services, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management skills. The position offers a competitive salary along with additional benefits such as a bonus scheme and private health care.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Generous pension scheme

Private health care

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in L&D or capability strategies within financial services.
• Knowledge of regulatory training requirements (e.g., SMCR, Consumer Duty).
• Expertise in blended and innovative learning methods, including AI.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a learning strategy aligned to business goals.
• Define future skills and capabilities needed by the organization.
• Ensure compliance training excellence and audit readiness.
• Optimize the LMS platform for engagement and insights.
• Create inspiring blended learning content and programs.

Skills

L&D strategy development

Regulatory training knowledge

Digital learning expertise

Stakeholder management

Content curation

Education

Professional L&D qualifications

Job description

Learning & Development Lead

Edinburgh, Scotland
Salary dependent on experience + excellent benefits

Our client a customer focused financial services organisation has an exciting new opportunity for a Learning & Development Lead. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will build a learning function from the ground up, designing and embedding a future-focused capability framework that blends innovation with regulatory excellence.

Duties will include:

• Design and implement a Society-wide learning and capability strategy aligned to business goals
• Define future skills and capabilities including digital literacy and leadership agility
• Ensure regulatory and compliance training excellence including robust MI and audit readiness
• Optimise the LMS platform to drive engagement and insight through data and analytics
• Curate and create inspiring blended learning content and programmes
• Partner with leaders to identify and close critical capability gaps

The successful candidate will possess:

• Demonstrable experience shaping and delivering L&D or capability strategies within the financial services sector.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory training requirements (SMCR, Conduct Rules, Consumer Duty, Financial Crime, Data Protection)
• Expertise in digital, blended and innovative learning methods including AI and learning platforms
• Ability to work strategically while rolling up sleeves to deliver hands-on learning solutions
• Confident stakeholder management and relationship-building skills at all levels
• Professional / industry L&D qualifications (or equivalent experience) are required.

Along with a competitive salary, additional benefits include bonus scheme, generous pension scheme & private health care.