Head of Learning & Development (Client facing consulting services)
Location: London HQ (3 days) WFH (2 days) – Some client travel
Salary: £65,000–£70,000 + bonus, Full-time, Permanent
Reports to: CEO
Our client is a multi-award-winning people & culture consultancy driven to make the world of work better, ripping up the traditional HR ‘best practices’ to find the right way. They are in the process of launching new products, cutting-edge frameworks, and continue to grow their global reputation for transformational learning as well as their wider HR services.
As the Head of L&D, you will shape and lead the next phase of growth, bringing strategic vision and hands-on expertise to create a world-class learning ecosystem across all the firm’s brands. You will partner with big name clients across multiple industries, you’ll champion pedagogical excellence, ensure consistency and quality in every programme, and drive innovation across digital, blended, and in-person learning.
What You’ll Do
* Lead group-wide L&D strategy and L&D consulting to clients.
* Uphold gold-standard programme design – reviewing existing and creating new offerings.
* Embed evidence-based learning grounded in systems thinking, behavioural science, and positive psychology.
* Coach, develop, and accredit the facilitator community to deliver consistently outstanding experiences for clients.
* Oversee quality assurance, accreditation, and evaluation across all learning.
* Drive digital innovation and develop scalable, licensable learning products.
* Partner with the CEO and senior leaders to evolve the market-leading portfolio.
What You’ll Bring
* Proven experience leading/co-leading L&D in a consultancy or internally in a people-focused business.
* Deep understanding and experience of adult learning, analysis, instructional design, behaviour change and facilitation
* Strong stakeholder influence internally and externally, commercial acumen, and creative problem-solving.
* Experience managing accreditation, quality frameworks, and digital innovation.
* Ideally led, managed and developed others before
Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity to shape the learning DNA of a pioneering consultancy at an exciting time: Your expertise will directly influence client impact, shape products, and serve clients UK & beyond. You can also expect a good salary, generous bonus potential and career growth.