Job description
Waracle are looking for a Learning, Development & Enablement Manager for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.
We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.
This is a Hybrid role with flexibility across our hub locations (Dundee, Glasgow, or Edinburgh).
Shape the Future of Talent and Continuous Learning
Are you passionate about helping people thrive, grow, and unleash their full potential? As our Lead Learning, Development and Enablement Manager, you will play a pivotal role in nurturing our vibrant professional communities, championing craft excellence, and empowering our teams with future-ready skills. You will act as a trusted guide and champion for continuous learning across Waracle, shaping an inclusive, forward-thinking training ecosystem where everyone has a clear path to develop their career, master emerging technologies like AI, and build confidence in their everyday craft.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Evolving L&D Strategy & AI Fluency: Design and scale creative learning pathways that boost AI and digital literacy, ensuring our teams stay ahead of industry trends and client needs in a supportive environment.
- Building Clear Career Pathways: Partner closely with Practice Leaders and the People team to co-create clear, structured learning journeys mapped directly to our career frameworks, giving everyone a visible path from learning to promotion.
- Leadership & Coaching: Design and facilitate engaging workshops and coaching initiatives that support, mentor, and empower our Line Managers to lead with empathy and clarity.
- Facilitation & Course Curation: Combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery by facilitating dynamic workshops, curating high-impact internal/external learning content, and ensuring client-facing courses meet exceptional standards.
- Cultivating Inclusive Communities: Support and grow internal practice chapters (including AI and Data Engineering) and foster vibrant connections by organising external meet-ups, hackathons, and networking events.
- Redeveloping the Waracle Academy: Relaunch our Academy and graduate programmes to warmly welcome, mentor, and rapidly elevate early-career talent into high-performing consulting professionals.
What you'll bring
- Research shows that women and underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Waracle, we hire for potential, passion, and a collaborative mindset just as much as current experience. If you share our values and believe you can excel in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every single box.
- L&D Expertise in Tech: Demonstrable experience designing, facilitating, and scaling meaningful learning initiatives within a digital technology consultancy, software environment, or fast-paced tech sector.
- Collaborative Leadership: A proven ability to partner with leaders, bridging skill gaps and transforming career frameworks into encouraging, actionable learning steps for team members.
- Passion for Mentorship & People: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with an innate ability to connect with, motivate, and mentor diverse personalities across hybrid locations.
- Hands-On Facilitation Skills: Experience designing and leading engaging workshops, leadership programs, and soft-skills coaching tailored to emerging leaders and managers.
- Modern Platform & Community Experience: Experience managing Learning Management Systems (LMS e.g., Udemy) alongside a passion for building inclusive internal communities or hosting external community events.
- Strategic & Analytical Mindset: Comfortable using learning metrics and feedback thoughtfully to continuously improve course quality, engagement, and development budgets.
Recruitment process
The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!).
After that, you’ll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Attraction Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.
Our Benefits
We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:
You'll receive 27 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, totalling 35 days of holiday to unwind and pursue your passions.
Plan for retirement with our company-matched 5% pension contribution. For added peace of mind, we also offer a Death in Service benefit, providing 2 x your annual salary for your loved ones.
Our Medicash Health Cash Plans help cover everyday healthcare costs, complemented by an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support, and Group Sickness Cover for peace of mind.
We champion hybrid working, providing a home office setup budget to ensure you're comfortable and productive wherever you are.
Invest in yourself with access to Udemy Business and a dedicated learning and development budget for continuous growth.
Make the most of our Cycle to Work Scheme, and enjoy exclusive gym and retail discounts.
Our enhanced parental leave policies include support for fertility journeys, recognising diverse family needs.
We foster a vibrant culture with regular fun meet-ups and lunch on us in the office once a month. You'll also have the opportunity to make a local impact through Spirit of Waracle, our initiative for getting involved in charitable causes locally, building strong team bonds and giving back.
Our values
To make the world a better place through impactful software
We take pride in delivering high quality work and seeing the impact it has. We are curious, proactive, and always learning; continuously improving ourselves and our skills. We strive for excellence in everything we do. We see every opportunity as a chance to raise the bar - for Waracle, our clients, and for our own professional growth.
We succeed together: whether we’re leading, supporting or learning. We lead with empathy, working as a unified team to understand and appreciate other people’s perspectives and experiences. This commitment to one another empowers everyone to do their best work and reach their full potential. We build trust, celebrate every contribution, and create a space where everyone has the opportunity to shine.
We have big goals, but we don’t try to do everything. We know there are a limited number of hours in a day, so we make every one of them count. We accomplish this by regularly pausing to assess the potential impact of our work, prioritising what matters most and then acting with purpose.
We are transparent in how we think and act. We seek and share context, give and accept feedback, and communicate openly. We take full ownership of what we deliver as individuals and as a team, and hold ourselves accountable. This openness and accountability gives us the clarity and purpose to deliver at our best.
We love what we do and find the fun in each day, celebrating our shared successes and the satisfaction of doing hard work well. We’re in this together, creating space for connection, laughter, and fun. When we look after our clients and each other, and do work we’re proud of, we go home happy.
Frequently-asked questions
Here are some of the things that people tend to ask about working at Waracle.
Absolutely! At Waracle, we welcome both permanent and contract applicants. Each job posting indicates if it's open to contract applications. We offer a diverse range of projects, both within and outside IR35 regulations, catering to various preferences and expertise levels.
We work on a Hybrid working model and offer flexible working hours. We're spread across 4 vibrant UK offices, but our teamwork isn't confined to those spaces, it's all about collaboration! While using the office is encouraged for our teams to work together, each of us has a home office setup, relishing the freedom of hybrid workstyles. As of now, remote work outside the UK isn't part of our standard practice.
We always want to hear from talented people, join our talent pool 👇 and we'll contact you when a new opportunity becomes available.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
We are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.
