Learning and Development Specialist

OAG

Learning and Development Specialist at OAG, responsible for designing impactful L&D programmes and enhancing commercial capabilities. Partnering with sales teams and using AI for effective learning solutions.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeLuton • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design and delivery of OAG’s L&D portfolio, from onboarding and early career programmes through to management development and advanced skills pathways.
Lead commercial capability development for OAG’s sales and commercial teams, designing learning that builds core skills in consultative selling, negotiation, account management, and commercial storytelling.
Apply instructional design principles to create blended learning experiences that are practical, engaging, and built around real performance challenges.
Facilitate programmes in person across our UK offices and virtually for our global teams, adapting your approach for different audiences, functions, and experience levels.
Build and maintain structured onboarding journeys that set every new OAG employee up for success from day one, regardless of which function they join.
Use performance data, pipeline analytics, and conversation intelligence to diagnose capability gaps and ensure learning investment targets the areas of greatest impact.
Champion a coaching culture across OAG, equipping managers with practical tools and frameworks to develop their people through everyday conversations.
Leverage AI tools to design, personalise, and scale learning content more effectively, staying ahead of how technology is reshaping the way people learn and develop at work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience in a generalist L&D role, with a track record of designing and delivering programmes across multiple functions that have made a measurable difference to performance.
Demonstrated experience supporting commercial or sales teams, and the ability to design learning that has a tangible impact on revenue outcomes.
Strong grounding in instructional design and adult learning principles, with the practical ability to create blended learning for a wide range of audiences.
A confident, credible facilitator who can engage and challenge colleagues from new joiners through to senior commercial leaders.
Analytical mindset: comfortable using performance data, feedback, and business metrics to diagnose needs and demonstrate impact.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A progressive, non-hierarchical culture where innovation drives everything we build
Flexible working arrangements that allow remote work or office attendance
An attractive compensation and benefits package, including private health insurance, a company bonus scheme and enhanced pension scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, volunteering days and additional day off during your birthday month
Octopus EV salary sacrifice scheme
Work remotely anywhere in the world for up to 1 month per year
Annual learning and development budget

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Hard Skills & Tools

instructional designblended learningconsultative sellingnegotiationaccount managementcommercial storytellingperformance data analysispipeline analyticsconversation intelligenceadult learning principles

Soft Skills

facilitationcoachingengagementadaptabilityanalytical mindsetcommunicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingcreativity