Head of Learning & People Capability

Location: Edinburgh or Birmingham or London (Hybrid)

Sector: Life & Pensions

Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a leading Life & Pensions organisation to recruit a Head of Learning & Leadership. This is a high-impact, strategic role responsible for shaping the organisation’s approach to leadership, learning, and coaching, driving capability across the business.

You’ll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering a modern, scalable learning ecosystem, working closely with senior talent leaders to enable sustainable growth, strengthen leadership capability, and enhance organisational performance.

The Role

As Head of Learning & Leadership, you will:

Define and deliver the organisation-wide learning and leadership strategy
Partner with Heads of Talent to design impactful learning, leadership and talent interventions
Lead and develop a specialist internal team covering talent, performance, and e-learning
Build and manage relationships with high-quality third-party providers to deliver best-in-class solutions
Oversee robust talent assessment practices, performance management frameworks, and talent reporting
Own and evolve a modern, seamless mandatory learning and e-learning suite
Manage the central training budget, ensuring effective allocation and measurable ROI
Embed innovative, technology-driven learning solutions, enabling an “always-on”, self-serve learning culture
Establish partnerships with leading external organisations to enhance leadership development opportunities
Measure and report on the impact and outcomes of learning initiatives, ensuring alignment with DEI objectives

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a strategic, credible learning leader who brings:
Proven experience delivering end-to-end learning strategies
Strong track record of leading and developing learning teams
Experience across both learning and leadership development functions
Demonstrable budget management capability
Expertise in managing and optimising third-party learning providers
A recognised Learning & Development practitioner background
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior level
A passion for innovation, leveraging technology to scale learning solutions

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