Job Description:

Learning & Development Partner

Reading / Hybrid | Permanent

Build capability. Develop leaders. Shape careers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Learning & Development professional to take ownership of a broad L&D remit within a growing technology-focused organisation.

This is a hands-on role with genuine autonomy and visibility. You’ll work closely with managers, senior leaders and specialist teams to develop leadership capability, strengthen technical skills, improve onboarding and help employees see a clear path for their career development.

If you enjoy turning L&D strategy into practical programmes that make a measurable difference, this is an opportunity to have real impact.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop manager and leadership development programmes.
• Coach managers on feedback, performance conversations, goal setting, one-to-ones and probation.
• Conduct training needs analysis and create role-based development plans across specialist teams.
• Support the ongoing upskilling of technical, operational, engineering, software and field-based employees.
• Design and embed a structured 30/60/90-day onboarding programme.
• Help employees and managers understand and navigate career pathways and progression opportunities.
• Drive development plan coverage across the organisation and support succession planning.
• Use talent mapping to identify individuals who would benefit from targeted development.
• Introduce and develop stay interviews to understand employee engagement and retention.
• Measure the effectiveness of L&D activity using people data, HR systems and agreed performance metrics.
• Source and manage external training providers where required.
• Work closely with HR and wider stakeholders to continuously improve the employee development experience.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a Learning & Development role, ideally covering both leadership development and technical/role-based training.
• Experience designing and delivering training needs analysis, development programmes, onboarding and manager coaching.
• CIPD Level 5 in Learning & Development or People Practice, or equivalent experience.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working with people data and HR systems to identify priorities and demonstrate impact.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to work autonomously.
• The ability to build credibility with managers and senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience within technology, engineering, defence, regulated or security-cleared environments.
• Experience supporting shift-based or 24/7 workforces.
• Coaching qualification.
• Experience with talent mapping, succession planning or career frameworks.
• Experience implementing group-wide L&D programmes within a smaller business or subsidiary.

What's On Offer

This is an opportunity to take genuine ownership of the L&D agenda rather than simply delivering pre-existing training.

You'll have the scope to shape programmes, influence managers, develop specialist talent and create clearer career opportunities across the organisation, with the autonomy to make your own mark.

Location: Reading / Hybrid
Type: Permanent
Security: Ability to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC) required.