Learning & Development Specialist, Onboarding & Enablement

Alkemy Edtech; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth path to L&D Lead

Learning budget for certifications

Paid leave & holidays

Flexible working days

Job summary

Alkemy EdTech, a DPIIT-recognised edtech startup in Hyderabad, seeks an experienced L&D Specialist to design and own onboarding, enablement, and ongoing development across functions. This founding role will set standards and scale with the company, building the L&D function from the ground up while collaborating with the founder and leadership.

You will lead onboarding, certify trainers on LMS, drive sales readiness, and create modular, scalable learning content across virtual, blended and

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years in L&D, corporate training or enablement, ideally in edtech, BFSI or high-growth startup.
• Track record of onboarding and train-the-trainer programmes with measurable impact.
• Strong grounding in adult learning principles, ADDIE and training needs analysis.
• Hands-on LMS experience and ability to teach others to use it.
• Comfort with data: tracking, analysing and reporting learning outcomes.
• Excellent facilitation skills, both virtual and in-person, across multiple audiences.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead company-wide onboarding with role-based readiness plans.
• Enable trainers by certifying them on LMS and delivery standards; provide feedback.
• Drive sales readiness through onboarding, simulations and assessments.
• Build systems fluency; train on platforms and tools used daily.
• Design and improve learning modules, guides, SOPs and job aids.
• Diagnose needs via regular training needs analysis with function heads.

Skills

L&D framework

Adult learning (ADDIE)

LMS proficiency

Training needs analysis

Facilitation (virtual & in-person)

Data tracking & reporting

English fluency

Tools

Articulate 360

Rise

Canva

LMS

Job description

Alkemy EdTech is a DPIIT-recognised edtech startup in Hyderabad, running live, cohort-based upskilling programmes.

We're looking for an experienced L&D Specialist to lead how people learn and grow at Alkemy. You'll own onboarding and enablement across every function, from sales consultants to trainers to operations staff, so that new team members get ready faster, perform better and stay longer.

This is a founding L&D role. You'll build the function, set its standards, and grow with it as we scale.

What you'll do

• Lead company-wide onboarding. Design and run structured onboarding for new joiners across sales, academics, operations and support, with role-wise 30, 60 and 90-day readiness plans.
• Enable our trainers. Train and certify new and existing trainers on our LMS and our teaching and delivery standards. Observe live sessions and give structured feedback.
• Drive sales readiness. Deliver sales onboarding through roleplays, call simulations and certification assessments. Partner with sales managers on targeted refreshers.
• Build systems fluency. Train internal teams on the platforms and tools they use daily, and run refreshers whenever systems or processes change.
• Design and improve learning. Create and update modules, facilitator guides, SOPs and job aids, using virtual instructor-led, blended and self-paced formats.
• Diagnose needs. Run regular training needs analysis with function heads and turn gaps into focused learning plans.
• Grow our people. Build ongoing development for existing team members: skill refreshers, manager readiness and career paths by role.
• Measure what matters. Track completion, assessment scores and time to productivity, evaluate impact using the Kirkpatrick model, and share a monthly L&D report with leadership.
• Own the L&D calendar and budget. Plan the annual training calendar, manage external trainers and vendors where needed, and maintain all training records.

What success looks like

• Onboarding runs on a system. Every new joiner follows a role-specific plan, and no one goes live with learners or leads until they're certified ready.
• Trainers are certified. Every active trainer is certified on our LMS and delivery standards, and live sessions are observed and scored regularly.
• Sales hires are call-ready. Every new sales hire passes certification before their first live call.
• Leadership sees the numbers. A monthly L&D report tracks completion, assessment scores and time to productivity.
• L&D is a function, not a task. A documented framework covers onboarding, trainer certification and ongoing development for every role.
• New hires ramp faster and stay longer. Time to productivity drops and early-tenure attrition falls, both measured against a clear baseline.
• Training scales with us. A certified trainer bench is ready to take on new cohorts without quality dropping.
• People grow here. Existing team members have clear development paths, and internal promotions are filled by people you trained.

Must have

• 3 to 6 years in L&D, corporate training or enablement, ideally in edtech, BFSI or a high-growth startup
• A track record of running onboarding and train-the-trainer programmes, and evidence of their impact
• A strong grounding in adult learning principles, ADDIE and training needs analysis
• Hands-on LMS experience, confident enough to teach others to use it
• Comfort with data: tracking, analysing and reporting learning outcomes
• Excellent facilitation skills, both virtual and in-person, across sales, faculty and operations audiences
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• Sales enablement or inside sales experience
• Instructional design tools such as Articulate 360, Rise or Canva
• Experience using AI tools to personalise learning or speed up content creation
• A CPTD, ATD or SHRM certification, or a train-the-trainer certificate

What we offer

• Growth: a clear path to L&D Lead and Head of L&D as the team scales
• Learning: an annual learning budget for certifications and courses
• Leave: paid leave and public holidays as per company policy
• Flexibility: flexible working days, alongside on-site presence for training and onboarding

Why Alkemy

• Build the L&D function from the ground up at a growing edtech company
• Work directly with the founder, with real ownership and quick decisions
• Strong foundations already in place: a live LMS, structured programmes and assessment frameworks
• See your work show up directly in team performance and learner outcomes

Our commitment

Alkemy is an equal opportunity organisation. We welcome applicants of every background, gender, age and ability. If you don't match every line above but are excited about this role, we'd still like to hear from you.