Learning Architect

Learning Architecture Lead

Financial Services | Hybrid Working | 12 month FTC | Based in London, Glasgow, Liverpool or Edinburgh

We're partnering with a leading financial services organisation to hire a Learning Architecture Lead to take ownership of its learning and development framework.

This role will be responsible for designing and improving learning programmes that develop professionals across wealth management, investment management, financial planning and business development. You'll create clear learning pathways, build structured curricula, and ensure employees have the skills, knowledge and professional development needed to succeed in their roles.

Working closely with business leaders, subject matter experts and external providers, you'll help shape the future of learning across the organisation, ensuring programmes are engaging, commercially relevant and aligned to industry and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of the overall learning architecture and curriculum framework.
• Develop structured learning pathways aligned to professional standards and business objectives.
• Create mastery-based curricula that blend technical knowledge, applied skills, professional judgement, ethics and commercial awareness.
• Establish curriculum standards, assessment methodologies and progression frameworks.
• Partner with business leaders, subject matter experts, trainers and coaches to design impactful learning experiences.
• Ensure learning solutions reflect real-world client, regulatory, market and commercial scenarios.
• Maintain curriculum maps linking learning outcomes, qualifications and role readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement through learner feedback, evaluation metrics and business performance data.
• Identify capability gaps and recommend innovative learning solutions.
• Manage relationships with learning technology providers, professional bodies and external training partners.

We're looking for an experienced learning professional with a strong background in learning architecture, curriculum design, instructional design or capability development.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience designing large-scale learning frameworks and curricula.
• Financial services experience, which is essential.
• Previous wealth management experience, highly desirable.
• Knowledge of professional qualifications, regulatory learning and capability frameworks.
• Experience designing programmes focused on mastery, assessment and workplace performance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and subject matter experts.
• A data-driven approach to measuring learning effectiveness and driving continuous improvement.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a flagship learning function within a highly respected financial services environment. You'll have significant visibility across the business, the opportunity to influence future capability strategy, and the autonomy to build innovative learning solutions that make a genuine impact.

If you're passionate about creating exceptional learning experiences and developing high-performing professionals, please apply and email bethhicks@oakleafpartnership.com

Desired Skills and Experience

We're partnering with a leading financial services organisation to hire a Learning Architecture Lead to take ownership of its learning and development framework.

This role will be responsible for designing and improving learning programmes that develop professionals across wealth management, investment management, financial planning and business development. You'll create clear learning pathways, build structured curricula, and ensure employees have the skills, knowledge and professional development needed to succeed in their roles.

Working closely with business leaders, subject matter experts and external providers, you'll help shape the future of learning across the organisation, ensuring programmes are engaging, commercially relevant and aligned to industry and regulatory standards.


Key Responsibilities
Lead the design and governance of the overall learning architecture and curriculum framework.
Develop structured learning pathways aligned to professional standards and business objectives.
Create mastery-based curricula that blend technical knowledge, applied skills, professional judgement, ethics and commercial awareness.
Establish curriculum standards, assessment methodologies and progression frameworks.
Partner with business leaders, subject matter experts, trainers and coaches to design impactful learning experiences.
Ensure learning solutions reflect real-world client, regulatory, market and commercial scenarios.
Maintain curriculum maps linking learning outcomes, qualifications and role readiness.
Drive continuous improvement through learner feedback, evaluation metrics and business performance data.
Identify capability gaps and recommend innovative learning solutions.
Manage relationships with learning technology providers, professional bodies and external training partners.
We're looking for an experienced learning professional with a strong background in learning architecture, curriculum design, instructional design or capability development.

You'll bring:

Proven experience designing large-scale learning frameworks and curricula.
Financial services experience, which is essential.
Previous wealth management experience, highly desirable.
Knowledge of professional qualifications, regulatory learning and capability frameworks.
Experience designing programmes focused on mastery, assessment and workplace performance.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and subject matter experts.
A data-driven approach to measuring learning effectiveness and driving continuous improvement.
This is a rare opportunity to shape a flagship learning function within a highly respected financial services environment. You'll have significant visibility across the business, the opportunity to influence future capability strategy, and the autonomy to build innovative learning solutions that make a genuine impact.

If you're passionate about creating exceptional learning experiences and developing high-performing professionals, please apply and email bethhicks@oakleafpartnership.com