L&D Business Partner - R&D

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We are looking for an experienced

Learning & Development Business Partnerto support ourR&D function.

This role partners closely with senior leaders and technical teams within R&D to understand capability needs, shape development priorities, and deliver effective learning solutions that support the organisation’s product and technology roadmap.

You will act as the dedicated L&D partner for R&D, bringing structure, consistency, andexpertiseto how learning isidentified, sourced, and embedded. This is a consultative role focused on needs analysis, solution design, and stakeholder partnership rather than hands-on training delivery.

This is a hybrid role, with ideally 2-3 days per week in our Birmingham Mailbox office.

• Partner with R&D leaders to understand business priorities andidentifycapability and skills gaps

• Conduct learning needs analysis and support capability planning across R&D teams

• Translate technical and functional requirements into clear, practical learning plans

• Source and curate learning solutions from internal learning libraries, subject matter experts, and external providers

• Coordinate blended learning approaches, including digital content, expert-led sessions, and on-the-job learning

• Act as a trusted advisor to R&D stakeholders, helping them make informed decisions about development investment

• Monitor engagement and effectiveness of learning initiatives, using insight and feedback to continuously improve outcomes

• Build strong working relationships across L&D, HR, and technical teams to ensure learning is aligned and well embedded

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• Experience in a technology, SaaS, or product led environment as an L&D Business Partner or in a similar consultative learning role

• Experience working with technical, specialist, or product led teams (e.g. R&D, Engineering, IT, Product)

• Ability to diagnose learning needs and design practical, business aligned solutions

• Confidence influencing without direct authority

• Familiarity with sourcing digital learning and working with external learning providers

• An interest in emerging technology,AIand digital capability

Wellbeing that means something

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy more) plus 1 paid volunteering day every year
• Exceptional family leave, 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave
• Robust sick pay of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical-history exclusions

Financial benefits that have your back

• Performance-based rewards tailored to your role, from company-wide bonuses to OTE and commission structures
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if you ever need it

Grow your career with us

• Skills Hub learning platform with leadership pathways, future-manager training, and a huge online library
• Access to external training and apprenticeships

Making a Difference

• Match It!Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and One Advanced will match part of the funding
• Pennies from Heavendonate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Plus plenty other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle on our Reward Hub, including:

• ULEV car scheme with 1,000+ models
• Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover

At One Advanced, we are at the forefront of delivering sector-focused technology solutions that simplify complexity, drive meaningful progress, and help build a fairer, more inclusive society.

We’re much more than a software company. We deliver SaaS workflow applications and IT services that power organisations across Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing, Retail, and more.

One Advanced is one of the UK’s largest business software and services companies. Based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), operating across the UK, Ireland, India, and Australia.

Our secure, scalable platform, including One Advanced AI, our private AI service for UK organisations, powers connectivity and innovation across critical sectors. Alongside our software are our IT services, including hosting, managed services, and application modernisation.

We strive to create an inclusive workplace that drives innovation and collaboration, championing diverse perspectives and ideas. Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is embedded in everything we do, guiding us to create meaningful impact for our people, our customers and the planet.

Join us and become part of a team that’s powering the world of work and making a real difference.

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