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LEGOLAND Senior Learning & Development Manager - Super Charging Performance in London, United Kingdom
What you'll bring to the team
Senior Learning & Development Manager - Super Charging Performance
Location: London, Arbor
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, salaried
Merlin’s Supercharging Performance Academy is at the heart of strengthening performance across our global organisation. We are looking for a Senior Learning & Development Manager to own and deliver priority projects within our global capability plan and help shape the future of learning at Merlin.
In this high-visibility role, you will have the opportunity to design and deliver impactful learning programmes that drive measurable improvements in performance, engagement, and professional growth. You will collaborate across regions, attractions, and central functions, bringing creativity, industry best practice, and practical delivery expertise to every initiative.
As Merlin transitions to a centralised operating model, you will play a pivotal role in enabling empowered local delivery while maintaining globally consistent standards. You will lead and contribute to initiatives including scaling coaching programmes to strengthen leadership and team performance, embedding a globally adopted performance approach, designing engaging onboarding journeys for new hires, supporting apprenticeships and capability frameworks to build long-term talent pipelines, and delivering blended and digital learning programmes such as Power Skills, Supercharged Sales, and Business Skills to ensure learning is accessible, engaging, and scalable across all locations.
This is your chance to make a real impact on performance and capability across a leading global organisation.
Qualifications & Experience
Learning professional with 5+ years of experience in manager-level roles in L&D, delivering strategic and operational L&D initiatives.
Skilled in designing and implementing multi-format learning solutions across cross-functional teams.
Expertise across the full learning cycle, from needs analysis, content design, delivery, to evaluation.
Strong facilitator with proven success in both in-person and virtual learning environments.
Proficient in digital learning platforms and tools to support scalable, modern learning experiences.
Experienced in influencing senior stakeholders and balancing competing priorities effectively.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale, multi-country learning programs with measurable impact.
Benefits
A competitive annual salary
33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Passes - 6 in total per year, 1 for you, plus 5 to gift to loved ones!
Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year’s service
Company bonus
Private pension scheme
40% discount online off LEGO
25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Plus, many more…
Pay Range
Competitive
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At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.
Location (Country-County-City) UK-Greater London-London
Job Locations UK-Greater London-London | UK-Hampshire-Basingstoke
ID 2026-11382
Employment Type Full-Time
Offer/Contract Type No End Date
Location Name Arbor Building - London