Learning & Development Manager

Folk Recruitment are looking for a Learning & Development Manager on behalf of a growing Yorkshire-based business with a strong presence in a highly regulated sector. Reporting to the Group Head of HR, this role combines organisation-wide strategy with practical programme delivery, connecting onboarding, technical competence, leadership development and career progression into a coherent approach to learning.

This is an opportunity to influence how capability develops across the business, from a colleague’s first day through to specialist and director-level development. Working with business leaders, Compliance and the People team, you will ensure learning supports business growth, regulatory competence and colleagues’ professional ambitions.

As the Learning & Development Manager you will lead the design, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of the Organisation’s L&D and capability strategy. Your remit will include:

• Establish annual learning priorities through training needs analysis, workforce planning, operational data, performance outcomes and stakeholder feedback.
• Support organisational change with targeted development.
• Develop consistent onboarding and induction, with structured technical, compliance and cultural learning.
• Shape apprenticeship, graduate and early-career programmes where appropriate, working with education and training partners to explore funding opportunities.
• Build competency frameworks and career pathways that define role-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours, supporting succession planning, internal mobility and progression into specialist and leadership roles.
• Design and deliver management and director-level programmes, alongside coaching that strengthens performance management, engagement, talent development and people leadership.
• Partner with subject matter experts and Compliance on technical learning and assessment and FCA competency requirements
• Oversee programme design, delivery and evaluation, learning platforms and digital resources. Manage the L&D budget, external suppliers, consultants and professional-body relationships, assessing value and return on investment.
• Establish KPIs and senior-level reporting covering participation, engagement, competency, CPD, compliance and business outcomes.

As the ideal candidate you will have significant L&D experience within a regulated environment, with a track record of designing and implementing learning strategies and developing technical, professional and leadership programmes.

Excellent training needs analysis and organisational development capability are essential, alongside experience of building competency frameworks and career pathways. You will also bring confident stakeholder management and influencing skills, experience managing learning platforms and digital solutions, and the analytical ability to turn learning data into useful management information.

This is a broad L&D role and it will require someone who is comfortable managing multiple projects and competing priorities without losing sight of delivery or outcomes.

If this role is of interest apply with your CV quoting reference JK-FLK-795.