Senior Learning & Development Expert (all humans)

Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself

We are part of Erste Group – the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.

Learning and development is about much more than organizing training courses. It's about helping people build the skills they need to succeed today and preparing our organization for tomorrow. We are looking for an experienced Senior Learning & Development Expert to join our People & Culture team and take ownership of the learning and development agenda at Erste Digital. In this role, you will work closely with business leaders, HR Business Partners and international L&D colleagues to shape how our people learn, grow and develop their careers. You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution and have the opportunity to make a real impact in a technology-driven organization.

What to do:

• Shape our learning strategy: Identify current and future skill gaps, understand business needs and translate them into a strategic learning agenda with clear priorities.

• Drive skills and career development: Further develop our skills management approach and support our job architecture, competency frameworks and technical career paths. Help define the skills and development opportunities needed to progress between career levels.

• Build meaningful learning experiences: Design and implement structured development programs, learning journeys and scalable learning solutions rather than focusing primarily on individual training courses.

• Take ownership of leadership development: Shape and continuously improve our leadership development program, helping people managers strengthen their leadership capabilities.

• Partner with the business: Work closely with senior leaders, People Managers, HR Business Partners and Group L&D colleagues to identify development priorities and translate them into practical solutions.

• Drive learning initiatives: Coordinate key development activities such as our Learning Days, technical learning programs and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the organization.

• Establish clear processes and governance: Take responsibility for L&D processes, learning budgets, external training providers and transparent planning and cost management.

• Measure learning impact: Use relevant learning KPIs, feedback and skills development data to evaluate initiatives and continuously improve our learning offering.

• Support digital learning: Work with our learning management system and external learning platforms to enable accessible and effective development opportunities.

• Contribute to organizational change: Support transformation and cultural development initiatives through targeted learning and upskilling activities.

You check these boxes:

• At least 5 years of experience in Learning & Development, ideally in an IT or technology-driven environment.

• Proven experience in developing learning strategies, structured development programs and learning journeys.

• Knowledge of skills management, competency frameworks, career development and leadership development.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate confidently with senior leaders and international teams.

• A strategic mindset combined with a proactive, independent and hands-on working style.

• Experience managing L&D budgets and working with digital learning platforms. Familiarity with learning analytics is an advantage.

• Fluent English; German is a plus. An interest in technology and experience in change management are additional advantages.

Why you will like us:

• Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste.

• Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions, projects and communities that bring colleagues together around shared interests.

• Health Care: We support your health through contributions to above-standard medical examinations, access to a helpline in difficult life situations and salary compensation during sick leave.

• Work-Life-Balance: Sabbatical, paternity leave, contributions for marriage and childbirth, 4 additional days of holiday per year, contributions to the 3rd pension pillar and MultiSport card help balance work, leisure and family life.

• Employee Referral Program: Recommend talented people for career opportunities in IT and receive a reward for successful referrals to Erste Digital.

• A competitive and performance-related salary based on your qualifications and experience is offered. The minimum gross monthly salary for this full-time position is 3.000 EUR. We are happy to discuss your individual salary expectations.

The way we are:

Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As an employer, we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin color, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.