Learning & Development Specialist

Responsibilities

• Translate client specifications and annotation guidelines into modular, sequenced training materials using worked examples, edge-case libraries, and annotated failure cases.
• Apply learning-science principles, including cognitive-load management, scaffolding and fading, spaced retrieval, and criterion-referenced assessment.
• Lead live remote training sessions for distributed cohorts during project ramps and adapt instruction based on learner needs.
• Create readiness assessments with project-specific pass thresholds in partnership with the Quality Systems Lead.
• Design accessible materials for novice learners, including people working in a second language and with varied educational backgrounds.
• Build reusable curricula for medical imaging, document AI, LLM evaluation and red-teaming, robot teleoperation, and egocentric capture.
• Coach Human Data Program Managers on teaching methods, feedback, session formats, and instructional standards.
• Observe annotators performing tasks, identify sources of difficulty, and redesign training accordingly.
• Partner with Product to determine which guidance should be embedded in the platform at the point of work.
• Measure programmes against quality, throughput, ramp time, and qualification outcomes; retire programmes that do not improve operational metrics.

Requirements

• Formal grounding in education, learning science, or instructional design through a degree, postgraduate qualification, teaching qualification, or equivalent professional training.
• 3–6 years of professional experience designing and delivering training in an operational environment measured against production outcomes.
• Demonstrated live facilitation for adult learners remotely and at cohort scale.
• Experience building curriculum and assessments from scratch, including assessments that distinguish competent from non-competent learners.
• Experience teaching non-specialist adults across languages, geographies, and levels of prior education.
• Multi-format authoring experience across written documentation, video, and interactive assessment.
• Fluency sufficient to evaluate training programmes using quality and throughput data.
• Clear writing and strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to work from technical specifications and identify contradictory guidelines.
• Execution-oriented, entrepreneurial approach suited to establishing a first dedicated learning function.

Nice-to-haves

• Classroom or vocational teaching experience.
• Language-teaching qualification such as CELTA or equivalent.
• Experience working with teams in India or comparable delivery geographies.
• Familiarity with annotation, evaluation, or model-training workflows.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary, commission, and equity.
• 25 days annual leave plus UK public holidays.
• Annual learning and development budget.
• Travel opportunities for customer visits, events, and conferences across the UK and Europe.
• Company lunches twice a week.
• Monthly socials and bi-annual team offsites.