Senior Learning & Culture Manager

Looking to race into your next challenge? Strap in, we're looking for a Senior Learning & Culture Manager to join our unique mission! About Formula E:

Formula E, the world's fastest-growing sport, is redefining motor sport with a bold focus on innovation and sustainability.

Hosting over 150 races in iconic cities globally and backed by top manufacturers like Porsche, Nissan and Jaguar, we feature elite drivers and cutting-edge EV technology.
As the world's first certified B Corp sport and the first sport certified to the British Standards Institution (BSI) Net Zero Pathway. Formula E combines thrilling entertainment with a mission to advance sustainable progress, inspiring a global fanbase with our high-performance brand new GEN4 car capable of hitting speeds of 335kph and reaching 200kph in just 4.4 seconds. Currently achieving 0-100 kmh in 1.8 seconds.

Using the spectacle of sport, we are sending a powerful and meaningful message to help alter perceptions and speed-up the switch to electric mobility.

As the Senior Learning & Culture Manager, you will act as a critical builder and operator for Formula E’s people development, leadership capability, and organisational culture. This role bridges business strategy with human potential, creating high-performing, agile environments where our people and leaders can accelerate their impact.

You will oversee end-to-end Learning & Development (L&D) initiatives, drive employee engagement, facilitate cultural evolution, and manage our approach to performance reviews and talent development. Additionally, you will provide strategic leadership to a forward-thinking team, directly managing the People & Culture Manager (who leads Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, wellbeing, and core engagement) and an innovative AI Change Manager (who leads the human and process side of our AI transformation).

• Strategic People Development: Create and deliver business-wide learning initiatives aligned with our corporate strategy, continuously evaluating impact and learning analytics to evolve our approach.

• Leadership & Talent Management: Partner directly with the Executive Team and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to design and facilitate high-impact leadership workshops, deliver our line management training ("Leading the Charge"), and provide 1-to-1 coaching.

• Talent & Succession Planning: Partner with our Chief People Officer (CPO) to facilitate executive-level talent discussions, build robust succession plans, and foster a high-performing talent culture.

• Culture & EDI Delivery: Guide the delivery of our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy. You will champion the employee experience, facilitate immersive new joiner inductions ("Brand Immersion"), and lead the delivery of annual company away days and inclusive leadership training.

• AI Change & Workflow Innovation: Manage the organisation’s approach to AI tool adoption and skill development, transitioning departments from basic productivity tools to highly secure, scalable, and high-impact workflows.

• Performance Cycle Management: Manage and run training for the annual performance review cycle to embed high-performance habits (including Objective Setting and Mid-Season Reviews).

• Early Careers & Compliance: Lead our diverse early careers programs (including internships, work experience, and apprenticeships) while ensuring the seamless rollout and tracking of mandatory compliance training.

• People Representative at Races: Step trackside during select race weekends as the on-site People Team representative, providing operational HR support, monitoring team culture, and ensuring employee safety and wellbeing in high-tempo event environments.

• L&D Expertise: Proven experience building L&D strategies, career frameworks, performance management systems, and line manager development programs.

• Fast-Paced Event
  
  Experience:
  
  Essential experience working within L&D in fast-paced, high-growth, sports, or event environments. A background in motor sport, major events, broadcast, sports properties, or technology-driven global businesses is highly desirable.

• Stakeholder Diplomacy: Strong track record in senior stakeholder management, coaching, and presenting to audiences of all seniority levels.

• Direct Leadership: Proven experience line-managing specialists across HR, L&D, or change management.

• Tech Savvy: Hands-on competence using HRIS and LMS platforms (we use HiBob). Experience overseeing digital transformations or AI change initiatives is a plus.

• Education & Compliance: Experience running and tracking compliance systems is essential.

• The Progressive Challenger:
  You are rebellious enough to challenge the status quo in the name of progress, yet disciplined enough to deliver structured outcomes.

• Agile & Resilient:
  You thrive when navigating fast-paced, changeable, and high-energy environments.

• Clear Communicator:
  You are a confident facilitator who brings stakeholders along on the journey by communicating…