Location: Dubai
Reporting to: Head of Organisational Development
UAEN Applicants only please - non negotiable
Overview
We are currently supporting a leading financial institution in the Dubai in the appointment of a Vice President - Learning & Development. This is a senior strategic role responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation's holistic Learning & Development agenda across the Group.
The successful candidate will lead the design and implementation of innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions, leadership development programmes and capability-building initiatives, while partnering closely with senior stakeholders to identify organisational needs and measure the impact and ROI of L&D interventions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a holistic Learning & Development strategy covering behavioural, technical and leadership development needs across assigned business groups.
- Act as a strategic L&D partner to senior stakeholders, taking end-to-end ownership of learning strategy, delivery and measurable impact.
- Design and implement innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions and content across the organisation.
- Lead and enhance structured learning programmes, leadership development modules and broader people-development initiatives.
- Oversee the organisation-wide Learning Management System and wider learning ecosystem across multiple locations.
- Develop the annual L&D strategy, budget and learning calendar, including mandatory and regulatory training requirements.
- Lead the design and delivery of technical, behavioural, competency and soft-skills development programmes.
- Manage relationships with external learning providers, trainers, consultants and other strategic L&D partners.
- Build internal online learning content capabilities and expand the organisation's digital learning offering.
- Promote the use of digital, AI-enabled and innovative learning technologies to enhance the employee experience.
- Establish a strategic approach to learning effectiveness, evaluation and ROI, ensuring L&D investment delivers measurable business value.
- Lead and develop the L&D team, building capability across the function and supporting a high-performance culture.
- Develop and maintain a network of Learning SMEs across the organisation, ensuring consistently high standards of learning delivery.
- Oversee learning operations and learning centre activities across multiple locations.
- Provide senior management and relevant regulatory stakeholders with L&D metrics, completion data, performance measures and effectiveness reporting.
- Define and implement L&D policies, processes and governance frameworks across the organisation.
- Partner with global L&D teams to ensure a consistent and integrated approach to learning and development.
- Support regulatory requirements relating to the Learning function and ensure appropriate operational risk management.
- Design and deliver assessment and development centres and 360-degree assessment/guidance where required.
- Partner with Procurement, Finance, Legal and other internal functions to ensure effective governance and delivery of L&D services.
- Select and manage external training providers, negotiate with vendors and support the appointment of learning consultants.
- Lead hiring and selection activity for the L&D team, including role design and recruitment.
Mandatory requirements
- UAEN Applicants only please - not open to expats
- 10 years experience in L&D Minimum
- Bachelors degree minimum qualification
- Banking/FS sector experience required
- MUST be proficient in design and implementation of L&D programmes from scratch