Learning and Development Lead (Hybrid)

The Role

The Learning and Development (L&D) Lead plays a key role in shaping delivering and evolving Fastmarkets global learning and development agenda. Working closely with the Head of Learning and key stakeholders across the business the L&D Lead will design and implement impactful learning strategies that align with organisational priorities drive capability growth and promote a high-performance culture.

the L&D Lead will lead on cross-functional learning initiatives harness data-driven insights to inform decision-making and ensure learning solutions are scalable inclusive and future-focused. The postholder will contribute to the continuous evolution of our learning function ensuring it meets the needs of a fast-paced global business.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Champion a culture of continuous learning and development across all levels of the organisation embedding CPD principles into key employee lifecycle touchpoints.
• Design and execution of blended learning programmes combining digital social and in-person approaches to address technical behavioural and wellbeing skills development.
• Act as an advisor to People Business Partners and functional leaders supporting talent development succession planning and strategic workforce planning through robust L&D interventions.
• Creation governance and ongoing refinement of core development programmes including onboarding manager development (e.g. Thrive and Aspire to Thrive) and organisation-wide capability-building.
• Drive optimisation of the Learning Management System (LMS) ensuring it delivers an intuitive data-rich and scalable learning experience and tracking key learning metrics to demonstrate business impact.
• Use analytics and qualitative insights to evaluate learning effectiveness identify gaps and opportunities and continuously improve the impact of L&D initiatives.
• Oversee the evolution of the UK Apprenticeship programme leveraging the levy to maximise development outcomes while exploring learning subsidies in global markets.
• Curate and create learning content including mandatory and core eLearning modules aligned with business priorities and legal compliance requirements.
• Drive organisation-wide AI and digital skills learning leading the development and delivery of training on tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and other emerging technologies.
• Oversee strategic partnerships with external learning providers coaches and facilitators ensuring delivery standards meet expectations and provide ROI.
• Support the design and embedding of competency frameworks working in partnership with HR and business leaders to align skills with performance and progression.
• Promote and expand development initiatives such as the Fastmarkets Mentorship Marketplace and internal coaching programmes ensuring access impact and engagement.
• Facilitate across cross-functional learning initiatives including DiSC training Active Bystander interventions and leadership capability-building.
• Own and evolve key learning communications channels such as the monthly L&D newsletter and intranet presence ensuring learning opportunities are accessible and compelling.
• Support L&D budget management including reporting and ensuring efficient use of resources in partnership with Finance and the Head of Learning.
• Deputise for the Head of Learning two days per week providing strategic oversight guidance and decision-making across the learning function.

KEY INTERFACES

Senior Leadership Team & Functional Leaders Shape learning strategy and influence leadership on capability priorities.

People Team (HRBPs Talent DEI) Collaborate on talent planning inclusion and employee experience initiatives.

External Learning Partners & Coaches Manage partnerships to deliver high-quality business-relevant solutions.

Employees & Managers Consult and co-create impactful development solutions that meet real needs and enable performance.

LMS Administrators & IT Teams Align digital learning infrastructure with L&D strategy.

Finance Support L&D budget planning tracking and reporting.

Qualifications :

We recruit talented dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences all united by a belief in our mission to provide the worlds leading and most trusted price reporting events and intelligence service for the markets we serve. Were proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded curious resilient solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality then read on...

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Were seeking a proactive and driven learning professional who brings a learning mindset and a passion for enabling development and growth in a fast-paced high-performing environment. Youll be a collaborative team player who is also confident working independently flexibly adapting to changing priorities and business needs.

What youll bring:

• A deep passion for learning and a genuine commitment to supporting others in their growth and development.
• Proven experience in Learning & Development with expertise in LMS administration e-learning design and digital learning tools. Familiarity with Articulate 360 is highly desirable.
• Strong capability in conducting training needs analyses and translating insights into impactful learning solutions.
• Comfortable navigating technology and systems with advanced skills in Microsoft Officeparticularly Excel and PowerPointfor data analysis and presentation.
• Skilled in using learning data to tell compelling stories evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Confident and engaging facilitation and communication skills with the ability to connect with diverse audiences.
• A solutions-focused self-starter mindsetable to anticipate challenges and take initiative to resolve them.
• Energy resilience and adaptability to thrive in a dynamic high-growth organisation.

If youre excited about the role but your experience skills or qualifications dont perfectly align we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information :

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. Its this mix of brilliant personalities experiences and insights that gives us that warm open and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are there are six things we all have in common and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and theyre embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect perspectives and experiences.

Youve read a little about us now its over to you!

If you like what youve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person its time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: its used to determine whether or not youll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions well ask you on the day.

Its vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why youre great.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time