Praxis is an independent, leading provider of bespoke private wealth, corporate administration and yacht services to companies, individuals and families across the world.

Our expertise and experience is driven by recruiting and retaining the brightest and best, and creating a culture that allows people to thrive. Our independence encourages an open culture where every voice is valued. We care about creating an environment that hears, supports and shares openly with all our people.

Teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of our approach, and we nurture an environment of openness and respect where everyone feels valued. 

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Role Purpose:

The Learning and Development Manager is responsible for designing, leading and embedding a structured, high-impact learning and development strategy aligned to the organisation’s business priorities, values and future capability needs.

This role provides strategic direction for learning while remaining hands-on in the design, implementation and continuous improvement of development programmes, frameworks and systems. The Learning and Development Manager will lead the learning agenda across the business, ensuring learning is purposeful, measurable and consistently delivered.

Key Responsibilities:

Learning and Development Strategy

• Develop and deliver a clear learning and development strategy aligned to business objectives, people strategy and future capability requirements.

• Identify organisational skills gaps and development priorities through data, engagement insights and stakeholder input.

• Design learning frameworks that support career progression, role readiness and leadership development.

• Ensure learning activity is aligned to organisational values and promotes a consistent leadership and colleague experience.

Programme Design and Delivery

• Design and oversee the delivery of core learning programmes, including leadership, management, professional and technical development.

• Ensure learning solutions are practical, scalable and fit for a global or multi-jurisdiction environment where applicable.

• Oversee mandatory and compliance-related learning to ensure regulatory expectations are met.

• Evaluate learning effectiveness and ensure programmes deliver measurable outcomes.

 Learning Systems and Infrastructure

• Own the learning management system and overall learning infrastructure, ensuring it supports the learning strategy.

• Set the structure, governance and standards for learning content, learning pathways and reporting.

• Work closely with the Learning and Development Administrator to ensure effective system build, configuration and ongoing management.

• Use learning data and insight to inform decision making and continuous improvement.

 Stakeholder Management

• Partner with senior leaders and managers to understand development needs and shape appropriate learning solutions.

• Act as a trusted advisor on learning and capability development.

• Support managers in embedding learning into day-to-day performance and development conversations.

• Manage relationships with external training providers and consultants where required.

Leadership and Team Oversight

• Provide direction, coaching and oversight to the Learning and Development Administrator and any wider learning resource.

• Set clear priorities, standards and expectations for learning delivery and administration.

• Ensure learning activity is well governed, consistently delivered and professionally managed.

Continuous Improvement and Governance

• Monitor learning trends, best practice and innovation to ensure the learning offer remains relevant and effective.

• Establish and maintain learning policies, standards and governance frameworks.

• Produce learning updates, reporting and insights for senior leadership as required.

• Ensure learning activity is inclusive, accessible and aligned to organisational culture

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience in a Learning and Development Manager or Senior L&D role.

• Strong experience designing and delivering learning and development strategies and programmes.

• Demonstrable experience implementing and owning a learning management system or learning infrastructure.

• Ability to translate business needs into structured, practical learning solutions.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Experience using data and insight to measure learning impact.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Desirable

• Experience within professional services, financial services or a regulated environment.

• Experience designing leadership or management development frameworks.

• Familiarity with blended learning approaches and digital learning platforms.

• Coaching or facilitation experience.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong delivery focus.

• Credible, confident and pragmatic.

• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational level.

• Values-led and people focused.

• Detail conscious without losing sight of the bigger picture.

Additional Information

In addition, all our team members are expected to be committed to our core values:

• We inspire

• We listen

• We trust

• We succeed together

Commitment to diversity

We want you to bring your full self to work and maximise your potential. Praxis is a place where everyone can thrive, whatever their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.

To apply

We encourage you to apply well in advance of the deadline and if you are successful, we will meet with you as soon as possible.