Role: HR and Learning & Development Lead

Location: Cardiff Office, Eastern Business Park, St Mellons

Salary: £35,000-£45,000 per annum, depending on experience

Working pattern: Onsite, minimum 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Are you a L&D or HR professional who enjoys helping people learn, grow, and perform at their best?

At Advanced Secure Technologies, we're a fast-growing, innovative B Corp on a mission to protect organisations from document fraud through secure digital solutions.

If you've built a foundation in operational HR and want to play a leading role in strengthening how we attract, support, develop, and retain our people across a growing technology business, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

What you'll do:

Your goal will be simple, but critically important: help us get the right talent into the business, get them up to speed quickly, and then continue their development so they are ready to meet our future needs.

You'll work closely with the People Team, managers, and colleagues across the business to further develop the systems, learning, support, and assessment needed to make this work. There are already several exciting projects underway, including Career Pathways, Knowledge and Skills Assessments, internal learning content, and Skills Badging, giving you a strong foundation to build from.

Alongside this, you'll support wider People and business improvement activity, including accreditation and compliance work across areas such as ISO standards, B Corp, and internal process improvement.

You'll also contribute to the commercial side of the business by helping create onboarding and learning content for our customers and supporting the development of our Digital Badging product, using your HR and L&D insight to help shape how organisations can track skills, learning, progression, and professional development.

Requirements

What you bring:

A desire to innovate and improve how people learn, develop, and progress
Experience in operational HR and employee lifecycle processes
Experience supporting recruitment, training, development, or employee review processes
Strong organisational skills and the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams
Good attention to detail and confidence handling confidential information
Strong communication skills and the ability to support managers and employees professionally
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, and HR or reporting systems
CIPD qualified, working towards qualification, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience or continuing professional development

Bonus points for:

Knowledge of learning frameworks, competency models, or skills matrices
Confidence using learning platforms, eLearning tools, or HR systems
Exposure to ISO, accreditation, compliance, or audit activity
Ability to design training materials or development plans
Strong data skills, including analysing workforce, training, or HR information
Involvement in system, software, or product development discussions
An interest in organisational development, workplace learning, or people technology

Benefits

What we offer:

Competitive salary £35,000-£45,000 (DOE) + monthly performance bonus
Clear progression opportunities within the People function and wider business
A role with real influence across People, L&D, employee development, and product direction
25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Training and development time
Free gym, free secure parking, free eyecare, and a fully stocked kitchen
Cycle-to-work scheme
A fun, supportive culture with birthday treats and regular team events

Location and hours:

Onsite, Eastern Business Park, St Mellons, Cardiff, Wales
Minimum 37.5 hours per week, 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, with up to one hour for lunch

Onsite working:

We're an office-based team because our culture thrives on collaboration, learning, and hands-on support. This role works closely with managers and employees across the business, so regular face-to-face interaction is important.

While we don't offer fully remote or fixed hybrid working, we're flexible when life happens — ad hoc home working is always an option.

Diversity & inclusion:

Advanced Secure Technologies is an equal opportunity employer, proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

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