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Head of Learning & Development

2 days ago

LONDON

Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy –and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is more than just a function, it’s a key enabler of our people strategy. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Our firmwide L&D function works hand-in-hand with the business to pinpoint and address learning needs, developing and delivering innovative, high-quality and commercially viable learning and development opportunities that enable both individual growth of our people and achievement of our firm’s strategic priorities, all whilst adhering to the regulatory standards expected of us as a professional services firm. Our goal is to cultivate a learning culture that equips our people with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their personal and professional aspirations alongside delivering excellence for our clients. Our team of L&D professionals spans across a number of BDO offices, with a significant presence in our vibrant London office. Regular travel to London and other locations will be required. Are you ready to broaden your horizons and make a significant impact in the world of Learning and Development? Here is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of learning strategy by joining our leadership team. We are seeking a talented, high-performing and ambitious senior manager to join our team in one of our leadership positions, as Head of Learning & Development (Head of L&D). We’ll help you succeed The work we do is underpinned by quality. We deliver audits which are trusted and transparent which can be relied upon by companies and their stakeholders. You’ll be someone who is comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with Senior Managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners. You’ll help deliver accurate and transparent reporting to all relevant stakeholders as you provide long term value. Role overview The Head of L&D role is a senior leadership role responsible for managing the firmwide L&D function. Initially, the role will primarily focus on supporting the Audit stream, with a view to expanding across other streams over time, with future activities informed by a detailed learning needs analysis exercise to be performed shortly. Reporting to the Director of L&D, this role involves collaborating with other central teams to deliver effective, high-quality learning aligned with strategic priorities. Why Join Us? Strategic Influence: Play a key role in shaping L&D strategy, ensuring learning meeting individual and business needs, supports strategic priorities and meets compliance requirements. Innovative Environment: Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Be part of our effort to drive positive change and promote learning culture, using cutting-edge tools and leveraging the latest design thinking to enhance our learning offering. Leadership Role: Work directly with senior stakeholders to achieve strategic and operational goals. Professional Growth: Coach and support the team and represent BDO at external events. You'll be responsible for: Leading the day-to-day operations of the L&D function, collaborating with the Head of Professional Qualification, Head of Talent & Leadership and other people teams to ensure our learning offering is cohesive and aligned with strategic objectives. Developing and maintaining L&D curriculums (firmwide and stream-wide), informed by the learning needs analysis, including core technical learning, skill learning, milestone programmes and ad hoc programmes. Managing priorities to ensure delivery of agreed curriculums on time and to expected quality standards. Balance people, quality and growth aims as appropriate. Supporting with regulatory compliance including developing responses to formal and informal queries and directly engaging with the firm’s regulators where needed. Ongoing engagement with central teams and the individual streams to identify emerging L&D needs and develop effective responses (at either the firmwide or stream-wide level). Maintaining quality assurances procedures for learning and development across BDO, to ensure learning meets the needs of the learner, support BDO commercial aims and meets expected quality standards. Overseeing the operation of systems, controls and processes across the learning cycle, proactively assess and manage risks, and drive continuous improvement as part of the firm’s System of Quality Management. Establishing metrics to measure learning effectiveness and managing risk, monitoring these regulatory and reporting to those charged with governance as appropriate, to support effective operations and achievement of strategic outcomes. Handling budgeting and ongoing financial management, providing clear justification for deviations from budget and actively managing commercial risks. Bringing innovation, tools and the latest design thinking into our learning offering. Providing insight into the latest thinking and best practice across L&D, making recommendations to the Director of L&D around L&D strategy and supporting operational transformation / efficiency across the function. Advocating L&D activities and promoting a strong learning culture. Role modelling BDO Values and representing BDO at networking and other business events, ensuring a clear learning narrative in the marketplace, contributing the learning discussion, and influencing the future landscape. Initial role responsibilities will be focused on leading delivery of the Audit required learning curriculum. Over time, the remit of this role will evolve, informed by the detailed learning needs analysis, and it is expected to broaden to include both firmwide and other stream (Tax, Deals, Consulting, Risk and Outsourcing) learning. The exact timing and nature of these wider activities has yet to be determined. The responsibilities outlined however are applicable to both the immediate role and any future evolution. The knowledge, skills and experience are consistent. You'll be someone who with: Experience as a Senior Manager, preferably with a Learning & Development background. Strong understanding of Audit and the regulatory environment (particularly important given the immediate focus of the role). Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders and suppliers. Proven ability to influence and drive forward strategic projects. Strong project management skills and ability to prioritise. Critical thinking and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Commercial mindset with a focus on operational excellence. Commitment to quality and excellence in delivery. Strong leadership skills, including an ability to coach, develop and inspire people to reach their potential. Professionalism and gravitas to represent the firm among senior leaders (both internally and externally) Collaborative mindset and alignment with BDO Values. Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Understanding of business strategy and goals. An Audit background would be beneficial but is not essential. You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We’re in it together Mutual support and respect are one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO. We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Head of GTM - Tax

1 day ago

LONDON

Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We’ll broaden your horizons Our Sales and Marketing team is being reshaped to directly support BDO’s growth ambitions. We’re building a high-performing function that is proud of its technical skills, reliable in delivery, and outcome-led in how we prioritise and execute. You’ll join a team big enough to offer diverse roles and opportunities, big priorities and commercial challenges, yet personal enough to ensure you’re supported and empowered from day one. Here, we think beyond activity. You’ll bring ideas, fresh thinking and help shape how we deliver campaigns, insights and engagement across the business. Working closely with internal clients, you’ll deepen your understanding of our sectors and add value in your role. From strategic storytelling to capability building and smarter ways of working, you’ll grow your skills while working with people who care about doing the right thing and doing it well. We’ll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The Sales and Marketing team are now recruiting for a Head of Go To Market aligned to our Tax stream. Role purpose The Head of GTM Tax is accountable for shaping and delivering go-to-market direction for their deployed area by translating growth priorities into an insight-led GTM strategy and contracted plan that drives measurable commercial outcomes. The role operates as a senior business partner to leadership in the deployed area, including relevant C&M Directorates, and as a leader within the Sales & Marketing community—ensuring work is focused, integrated and prioritised in a demand > supply environment. The role contracts with business leadership on outcomes and measures (not activity lists), diagnoses where central programmes and assets should be leveraged, and identifies where targeted local activity is genuinely required. It mobilises and coordinates Sales, Marketing and Operations capabilities to provide the right skills at the right time, and runs resourcing, scheduling and sequencing conversations to ensure delivery is achievable and aligned. The role is a key advocate for buyer-led, issue-based, solution-oriented approaches (not service-led thinking). It uses deep understanding of the local market, competitor landscape and strategy to guide prioritisation, shape briefs and ensure outputs are relevant, differentiated and commercially effective. It also works closely with peer Heads of GTM across other areas to maintain consistent language, planning rhythms and collaboration moments—surfacing connections and synergies across the market matrix and enabling joined-up market activity. Key responsibilities • Lead development of the deployed GTM strategy and annual plan in partnership with business leadership and Sales & Marketing capability leaders., • Contract priorities based on growth strategy, local market context and buyer needs, including clear measures and success criteria., • Shape briefs with the business that describe the outcome required, the buyer problem to solve and the target audience—avoiding activity-only briefs., • Run demand intake and shaping conversations with deployed leadership to create a holistic view of needs and opportunities., • Translate demand into a prioritised portfolio with clear sequencing, dependencies and resourcing assumptions., • Make and communicate trade-offs in a demand>supply environment; escalate decisions and risks early where needed., • Ensure prioritisation supports issue-led, solution-oriented selling and avoids fragmented service-led activity., • Mobilise the right expertise from Sales, Marketing and Operations to meet contracted priorities., • Lead resourcing, scheduling and timing conversations, ensuring delivery is achievable and balanced across competing priorities., • Work with peer Heads of GTM to maintain consistent language, rhythms and shared planning moments that enable meaningful collaboration., • Use insight to guide targeting, proposition focus, and prioritisation of campaigns/activation/pursuit support., • Ensure learning from execution (wins/losses, campaign performance, stakeholder feedback) is captured and fed back into planning and proposition improvement., • Build trusted relationships with deployed leadership, including relevant C&M Directorates, and maintain a clear engagement rhythm., • Run governance moments (planning checkpoints, prioritisation decisions, progress and performance reviews) with clear inputs/outputs and action tracking., • Share regular KPI and performance insight with deployed leadership and C&M Directorate stakeholders, focusing on what it means and what should change. You'll be someone with • Significant experience in GTM (Tax) leadership, commercial strategy, or senior business partnering in a complex, matrix environment., • Strong ability to contract priorities and outcomes with senior stakeholders and influence without formal authority., • Proven experience shaping demand, making trade-offs, and operating effectively in demand>supply conditions., • Strong commercial and market judgement, including understanding of buyer needs and competitor dynamics., • Experience coordinating cross-functional delivery across Sales, Marketing and Operations disciplines., • Confidence with using performance insight and data to shape decisions and drive interventions., • People leadership experience beneficial (dependent on scope). At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We’re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO. We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. #LI-SS3 #TJ-SS3

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