Industry: U.S. Global Investment Banking & Institutional Financial Services Platform
Executive Leadership | Reports to: Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive Committee
Location: Remote – United States (with global executive travel)
About the Organization
We are a U.S.-headquartered global investment banking and institutional financial services enterprise operating across capital markets, asset management, private equity advisory, risk analytics, fintech infrastructure, and cross-border financial transactions.
Our organization employs thousands of professionals across trading desks, quantitative research, M&A advisory, regulatory compliance, risk governance, technology development, and institutional client coverage. Operating in a highly regulated, performance-driven, and intellectually rigorous environment, we compete on precision, speed, market intelligence, and leadership depth.
As financial markets grow increasingly complex, driven by algorithmic trading, AI-powered analytics, global regulatory reform, and digital asset expansion, workforce capability and leadership readiness have become strategic differentiators. Developing elite financial, technological, and executive talent is central to sustaining institutional credibility and long-term growth.
We are seeking a transformative Vice President of Learning & Development to architect and lead a global, enterprise-grade learning ecosystem designed to strengthen leadership pipelines, technical mastery, regulatory expertise, and cultural performance excellence across a world-class financial institution.
This is not a corporate training oversight role. This is a strategic institutional capability mandate at the executive scale.
Job Function
The Vice President of Learning & Development will design, govern, and operationalize enterprise-wide talent development architecture spanning executive leadership programs, financial and regulatory certification frameworks, technical upskilling initiatives, and succession planning systems.
This executive ensures workforce capability is directly aligned with revenue performance, risk management precision, and long-term institutional resilience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Architect a multi-year global learning strategy aligned with institutional growth, regulatory evolution, and capital markets innovation.
- Develop structured executive leadership development programs for Managing Directors, Partners, and high-potential leadership cohorts.
- Design technical and regulatory education frameworks covering financial modeling, risk analytics, compliance mandates, fintech infrastructure, and AI integration.
- Implement enterprise competency models linking performance evaluation, career mobility, and succession readiness.
- Oversee modernization of global learning platforms, incorporating AI-enabled adaptive learning and analytics-based skill tracking.
- Establish KPIs measuring leadership pipeline strength, internal mobility rates, certification attainment, and workforce capability acceleration.
- Align learning initiatives with revenue-generating business units, including investment banking, trading, asset management, and risk advisory.
- Guide onboarding transformation for analysts, associates, and lateral executive hires to reduce time-to-productivity.
- Integrate coaching and mentorship programs for senior leadership tiers.
- Oversee global learning budgets with disciplined ROI measurement frameworks.
- Present workforce capability and succession readiness analytics to the Executive Committee and Board-level Human Capital Committees.
- Build and lead a high-performance global L&D organization spanning multiple regions and regulatory environments.
Strategic Support
- Advise CHRO and Executive Committee on long-term leadership sustainability and institutional succession strategy.
- Support global expansion and cross-border regulatory readiness initiatives through structured capability development.
- Contribute to M&A integration by aligning talent architecture and leadership pipelines.
- Align learning strategy with ESG commitments and workforce diversity objectives.
- Strengthen employer brand positioning in highly competitive capital markets talent landscapes.
- Guide the digital transformation of knowledge management systems and enterprise capability analytics.
Job Qualifications and Requirements
- 18+ years of progressive leadership experience in Learning & Development, Organizational Development, or Talent Strategy.
- 8+ years within financial services, investment banking, fintech, or highly regulated professional services sectors.
- Demonstrated success designing executive leadership programs and technical certification frameworks at enterprise scale.
- Strong understanding of capital markets, regulatory compliance, and institutional risk management environments.
- Proven experience presenting human capital strategy to executive leadership and Board committees.
- Expertise in digital learning platforms and data-driven capability analytics.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Business, Organizational Psychology, Finance, or related discipline strongly preferred.
Personal Capabilities and Qualifications
- Strategic enterprise architect of workforce capability
- Executive presence with Board-ready communication sophistication
- High accountability for measurable leadership and performance outcomes
- Analytical and data-driven decision-maker
- Strong cross-functional influence across revenue, risk, and compliance leadership
- Resilient within high-pressure, performance-driven environments
- Governance-focused with disciplined execution rigor
- Builder of scalable, globally integrated learning organizations
Working Conditions
- Fully Remote – United States
- Frequent domestic and international travel to global financial hubs and executive summits (30–40%)
- High-accountability role tied to leadership pipeline depth and performance acceleration KPIs
- Executive-level visibility with reporting responsibility to the Executive Committee and the Board
- Collaboration across distributed global investment, trading, technology, and compliance teams
Compensation & Benefits
Total Executive Compensation Package: $375,000 – $477,000 USD
Executive Compensation Includes:
- Competitive base salary within stated range
- Performance-based annual incentive aligned with leadership readiness and institutional performance metrics
- Significant long-term equity participation and executive incentive plans
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with employer contribution
- Executive travel and home office support
- Leadership advisory and professional development resources
- Generous PTO and executive leave structure
Why Join Us
- Lead institutional learning strategy within a globally recognized financial enterprise
- Influence leadership depth across capital markets, fintech, and global advisory platforms
- Partner directly with the Executive Committee, shaping long-term human capital architecture
- Competitive executive compensation aligned with measurable institutional impact
- Opportunity to architect one of the most sophisticated leadership and capability ecosystems in global finance
