Senior L&D Specialist

Company

team.blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands working together across 22 European countries to provide its 3.3 million SMB customers with everything they need to succeed online. With a strong buy-and-build strategy, we are a mix of traditional hosting businesses that offer services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce and server hosting solutions and, as specialist SaaS providers, adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools, and team collaboration products.

Position: Senior L&D Specialist

We are looking for a strategic and inspiring Senior L&D Specialist with a strong background in facilitation, instructional design, and learning strategy. In this role, you will take ownership of designing, delivering, and scaling high-impact learning programs that empower employees at all levels and support our long-term business goals.

You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, HR Business Partners, and subject matter experts to ensure our learning initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities, drive capability building, and support continuous development across the company.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong facilitation skills with strategic thinking, enjoys translating complex challenges into engaging learning experiences, and thrives in a fast-paced, international environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders and HRBPs to identify learning needs, define objectives, and ensure alignment with organizational priorities.

• Translate business and talent strategy into impactful learning and development initiatives that drive capability building across the organization.

• Facilitate engaging learning sessions on a variety of topics, including soft skills, leadership essentials, and job-specific training.
• Design and develop interactive learning content, including presentations, eLearning modules, facilitator guides, workbooks, and job aids.

• Adapt and customize learning programs based on audience needs, feedback, and business priorities.
• Contribute to the design of leadership development programs: Collaborate on creating and delivering leadership training to develop and inspire future leaders.

• Develop scalable onboarding and upskilling programs that support new hires and internal mobility.
• Leverage instructional design best practices to create high-impact learning interventions using a mix of modalities (eLearning, microlearning, blended learning).
• Continuously evaluate and optimize learning programs using learner feedback, data insights, and business impact metrics.
• Stay current with trends in learning science, technology, and innovation to ensure our training approach remains future-fit.
• Oversee and manage the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring smooth operations, updated content, and insightful reporting on learning engagement and effectiveness.
• Promote a strong learning culture by enabling self-directed learning, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, and continuous development across the organization.

Ideal Candidate

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Learning & Development, or a related field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, preferably in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Proven track record of translating business and talent strategy into impactful learning solutions.
• Experienced in building strong partnerships with senior stakeholders and HR Business Partners.
• Confident facilitator with experience leading interactive workshops and virtual training sessions.
• Advanced instructional design skills, with experience developing eLearning, blended learning, and instructor-led training materials.
• Proficiency with Learning Management Systems (LMS) and authoring tools (e.g., easygenerator, Articulate Storyline, Rise, or similar).
• Experience with virtual learning platforms (Zoom, MS Teams) and digital collaboration tools (Miro, Mentimeter, Kahoot, etc.).
• Ability to simplify complex topics and create engaging, learner-centered experiences.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the capacity to manage multiple initi