Learning and Development Team Manager - Wholesale Lending

Join us as a Learning and Development Team Manager at Barclays, to educate and upskill operational colleagues through training, coaching and knowledge transfer initiatives.

To be successful as a Learning and Development Team Manager, you should have:

• Strategic L&D leadership & stakeholder management – Ability to align learning strategy to business priorities and influence senior stakeholders across regions.
• End‑to‑end learning delivery – Strong capability in needs analysis, learning design, and delivery across multiple formats and geographies.
• Lending Experience or facility with lending businesses and products
• Project & program management – Proven ability to manage multiple, complex learning initiatives with clear governance and delivery discipline.
• Data‑driven evaluation & impact measurement – Experience measuring learning effectiveness and using insights to continuously improve programs.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Loan IQ knowledge
• Experience in operations within an investment bank.
• Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement – Structured problem‑solving mindset to improve learning processes and outcomes.
• Cross‑cultural leadership – Experience leading and engaging global, diverse teams with cultural awareness and adaptability.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role will be based out of Manchester or London.

To educate and upskill operational colleagues through training, coaching and knowledge transfer initiatives.

• Development of training programmes, workshops and other initiatives to coach and support the knowledge transfer and skill development of the banking operational teams/colleagues.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of training programmes and making recommendations for improvement.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in learning and development.
• Execution of training needs assessments and collaborating across the bank to identify gaps in knowledge and skills.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness in relation to learning and development.
• Identifying risk and issues internally within team and ability to elevate appropriately.
• Maintain Barclays branding, ensuring all materials are reflective of the standards; adhering to Barclays governance, standards and policies.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including…