Learning Architecture Consultant (Financial Services)

About the job

We are seeking a strategic and innovative Learning Architecture Consultant to lead the design and governance of a market-leading learning and capability framework within a leading financial services organisation. This 12-month fixed-term contract offers the opportunity to shape and enhance learning programmes, ensuring they deliver meaningful capability development, commercial impact and professional excellence across the business.

This role will be responsible for creating and overseeing a comprehensive learning architecture that ensures curriculum consistency, quality and continuous improvement across multiple professional populations. Working closely with business leaders and subject matter experts, you will translate organisational strategy into structured, high-impact development pathways that build technical expertise, commercial acumen and professional capability.

Financial services experience is highly desirable. This role can be based in Glasgow, Edinburgh or London.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and develop the organisation's end-to-end learning architecture, ensuring clear development pathways and alignment to professional standards.

• Design and implement competency-based learning programmes that combine technical knowledge, practical skills, professional judgement, ethical standards and commercial awareness.

• Establish curriculum design principles, assessment frameworks and progression criteria.

• Partner with business leaders, subject matter experts, facilitators and external providers to create impactful learning experiences.

• Ensure learning content reflects real-world business challenges, client interactions, market dynamics and regulatory considerations.

• Develop and maintain curriculum maps linking learning outcomes, assessments, qualifications and role-readiness requirements.

• Implement robust quality assurance processes across learning content, delivery, learner experience and programme effectiveness.

• Utilise learner data, feedback and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.

• Identify capability gaps and recommend innovative learning solutions, whether through internal development, external partnerships or technology-enabled learning.

• Act as the organisation's learning design authority, ensuring consistency while enabling personalisation and flexibility.

• Manage relationships with learning technology providers, professional bodies and external training partners to support an exceptional learner experience.

About You

We're interested in hearing from candidates who bring a combination of learning expertise, commercial awareness and stakeholder management capability.

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Significant experience in learning architecture, curriculum design, instructional design or capability framework development.

• A strong understanding of the financial services sector, including regulatory learning and professional qualifications.

• Experience designing programmes that focus on practical application, capability development and measurable business outcomes.

• The ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across a complex organisation.

• Strong analytical skills, with experience using learning data and evaluation measures to inform decision-making and programme enhancement.

• Excellent project management, communication and relationship-building skills.

What's on Offer

Our client offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, development and long-term career success, including:

• Generous pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.

• Private medical insurance.

• Life assurance and income protection.

• Discretionary bonus scheme.

• Share and savings plans.

• Flexible holiday options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave.

• Enhanced family-friendly policies.

• Professional study support, including funding and study leave.

• Electric vehicle and sustainable travel benefits.

• Volunteering days to support charitable causes.

• Gym and wellbeing discounts.

• A broad range of flexible benefits tailored to individual needs.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to shape the future capability of a highly respected financial services organisation. As a Learning Architecture Consultant, you will play a key role in designing learning experiences that support career development, professional excellence and long-term business success, while working closely with senior stakeholders and subject matter experts across the organisation