Job Description

At OakNorth, we're on a mission to empower the UK's most ambitious growth businesses to scale. By combining cutting-edge technology with a personalised approach to lending, we're building a new kind of bank--one that delivers speed, flexibility, and meaningful value to our clients. And none of it happens without exceptional people.

As we grow, we're evolving how we attract, develop, and retain top talent. That's why we're looking for a Learning & Development Lead to help shape the future of how we grow our teams--from enabling high performance to driving engagement and growth across every stage of the employee lifecycle. If you're passionate about empowering people to thrive and want to play a key role in building a best-in-class talent engine, we'd love to connect with you.

The Opportunity

As our Learning & Development Lead, you'll be building a modern, commercially-savvy L&D function from the ground up. You'll bring a fresh perspective to L&D--deeply tech-forward, digitally fluent, and able to leverage AI and modern tools to deliver learning that directly impacts performance and business outcomes.

We're not here to tick boxes. We're here to improve how the business operates--smarter, faster, and more effectively. You'll work closely with the people partnering team and leaders across the business to understand strategic priorities and translate them into learning experiences that drive real change.

What You'll Be Doing:

+ Designing and implementing a forward-looking L&D strategy aligned to business growth and commercial impact. + Championing digital-first, AI-enhanced learning experiences that meet the needs of a modern workforce.
+ Leading a portfolio of learning initiatives--from leadership development to AI upskilling on-demand learning to function-specific capability building.
+ Creating compelling business cases for L&D investments, linking interventions to measurable business outcomes.
+ Identifying and building strong relationships with high-impact external L&D providers, platforms, and tools.
+ Acting as a thought partner to senior leadership on change, performance, and workforce capability. Can consultatively bridge the gap between business and Talent needs to L&D solutions
+ Balancing strategy with execution--comfortable rolling up your sleeves to get things done.
+ Supporting the ongoing transformation of the People team, bringing fresh ideas, experimentation, and energy.

What We're Looking For:

+ Proven experience leading L&D in high-growth or fast-paced environments--ideally with experience in fintech, technology or digitally native sectors. + Strong commercial acumen with a focus on business outcomes and performance impact.
+ Deep knowledge of modern L&D tools, platforms, and AI-driven learning technologies.
+ Experience designing and implementing change initiatives and embedding new ways of working.
+ A well-developed network of L&D experts, facilitators, platforms, and providers.
+ Strong stakeholder management, credibility and influencing skills--especially at senior levels.
+ Experience working across geographies and cultures, considering different learning styles and curating programmes that can move groups from point A to point B.
+ A data-driven systems thinker, someone who not only solves for today but can develop a scalable mode going forward.
+ Comfortable working strategically and tactically; equally happy crafting a vision and making it happen.

Benefits and Perks:

+ Equity. We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned. + 25 days holiday
+ Personalized benefits - opt-in to what matters to you
+ Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
+ Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
+ Wellbeing and social events
+ Support causes that matter to you - Volunteering time off
+ Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme)