Learning and Development Specialist (56A5A62)

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is recruiting a learning and development specialist to partner with global stakeholders in designing, delivering, and evaluating tailored development programmes. The role blends AI-enabled learning design, facilitation, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive professional effectiveness, leadership readiness, and onboarding initiatives.

You will work across workshops, simulations, coaching, and guides, coordinating multiple workstreams from concept through delivery in a matrixed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and significant professional experience in internal corporate learning and development, ideally within a global financial or matrixed organisation.
• Proven practical experience as a generative AI practitioner, with a track record of integrating AI into learning strategies and readiness content.
• Strong background in organisational L&D, designing and delivering leadership development, manager development, and professional effectiveness programmes.
• Recent experience as an internal corporate practitioner.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar subjects quickly and communicate them clearly.
• Excellent organisation, judgement, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and evaluate customised learning programmes with content leads and stakeholders.
• Act as a daily practitioner of generative AI, applying AI across learning design, content, delivery, and workflows.
• Collaborate with SMEs to create workshops, tutorials, simulations, coaching, guides, and other formats.
• Facilitate sessions in leadership and professional effectiveness areas.
• Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies across multiple concurrent programmes.

Skills

L&D design

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Gen AI practitioner

Facilitation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Referment is working with a global investment and technology firm to hire a learning and development specialist for a team that creates tailored learning experiences across the organisation.

You will combine programme design, facilitation, stakeholder partnership, and practical use of generative AI. The work covers professional effectiveness, writing, leadership development, onboarding, mentoring, and selected financial or technical skills, with responsibility for taking several workstreams from concept through delivery.

The Role

• Partner with content leads and stakeholders in a global, matrixed environment to design, deliver, and evaluate customised learning programmes.
• Act as a daily practitioner of generative AI, identifying and implementing applications across learning design, content, delivery, learner experience, and workflows.
• Work with subject‑matter experts to create workshops, tutorials, simulations, coaching, guides, and other formats.
• Facilitate sessions in your areas of expertise, with a focus on leadership and professional effectiveness.
• Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies across multiple concurrent programmes.

What We’re Looking For

• A bachelor's degree and significant professional experience in internal corporate learning and development, ideally within a global financial or matrixed organisation.
• Proven practical experience as a generative AI practitioner, with a track record of integrating AI into learning strategies and readiness content.
• A strong background in organisational L&D, specifically designing and delivering leadership development, manager development, and professional effectiveness programmes.
• Recent experience as an internal corporate practitioner.
• Ability to learn unfamiliar subjects quickly and communicate them clearly.
• Excellent organisation, judgment, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.

This role is ideal for an experienced corporate L&D practitioner who specializes in behavioural and leadership development, enjoys bespoke programme design, and uses AI as a practical, daily tool to enhance how people learn.

#Referment