We’re looking for fintech enthusiasts to join us in creating the financial infrastructure of tomorrow. We’re building the first European Investment API to enable any financial institution to offer a broad range of investment products in their apps. Our view is backed by Europe's largest tech VCs (Earlybird, Notion Capital, Partech, HV Capital, ABN AMRO Ventures) by renowned fintech entrepreneurs (including Maximilian Tayenthal, founder of N26, and Felix Haas, founder of IDnow) and Bessemer Venture Partners in the USA.

At Upvest, our vision is to make investing as easy as spending money. By enabling any business to offer investment opportunities, our goal is to empower anyone to invest. Today, we count 120+ talented people from 30+ different countries.

To further help our teams grow, we are looking for an exceptional Learning & Development Senior Manager to be responsible for developing and overseeing the L&D efforts at Upvest. As ‘Learn & Grow’ is one of our core values, you will have a significant impact on the entire organisation and develop our company-wide L&D strategy, derived from our business strategy. The successful candidate will analyse our learning needs, build and implement strategies and programs to support them. They will also develop internal learning and training materials whilst also creating external offerings in addition to partnering with vendors and consultants.

This role will give you the opportunity to:

• Assess learning and development needs and map emerging skill requirements against competencies, identifying gaps and prioritising resulting L&D programs
• Drive the design, development, implementation and iteration of our learning pathways supported by content and programs, such as coaching, peer learning, online training, and workshops among others
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the training & development plan through program assessment and metrics to make sure we help our people make the most of learning opportunities
• Together with the People & Org team, develop a career pathing map that helps managers develop their team members
• Lead the planning, logistics and execution of employee and manager development programs
• Develop partnerships with outside vendors
• Improve and reshape current internal processes and programs: Progress and development review cycles, onboarding, hiring interviews, DEI implementation, among others
• Work together with the leaders to construct and reshape the content within our employees' data centre (Slite)

What you can expect from this role:

• Autonomy coupled with inspirational leadership: When we say empowered teams we mean it. In this role you will fully own our Learning & Development efforts - with the senior leadership ready to support you at all times. This role offers the opportunity to be a key player in driving growth and success for Upvest.
• Exceptional team members: Upvest is one of a kind when it comes to combining impactful work with a relaxed and fun culture. We have established strong practices around feedback, team health and social events.
• Continuous learning: The complex yet fascinating field of investments, building and promoting an API product on a state-of-the-art tech stack, and working with the most relevant fintechs and financial institutions provide for an incredibly rewarding learning experience. It is a great opportunity if you aspire to grow professionally and personally.

What will help you to be successful in this role:

• Passion for helping people learn and grow
• At least 5 years experience in designing and implementing effective training & development materials, preferably within Fintech/SaaS/B2B
• OD experience is a major advantage
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and practices
• Experience in project management and budgeting
• Professional certification (e.g. CPLP) is desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (German is a big advantage) as well as strong presentation skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• The ideal candidate will have a passion for fintech and an understanding of the investment industry
• Whilst this is a hybrid remote role we would like you to be located in Berlin so you can conduct meetings in person from time to time. We are happy to support your relocation if needed.

Why Upvest?

• We're working on solving a hard problem: fixing the European securities financial infrastructure that empowers more people to be able to invest. You have the opportunity to contribute to this change.
• We invest in you. From access to a personal coach, development budget and plenty of opportunities to grow in your role.
• We take hiring seriously with a strong focus on keeping a high bar when interviewing (equally important is that we hire decent people, who are passionate about their craft and helping us achieve our shared mission).
• While we're not quite fully-remote, we are committed to being a flexible employer, as we understand you don't have to be in the office to do your best work.
• We live a culture of empowerment, trust (that we hire the best people and get out of their way) and openness (there's a greater advantage in sharing information than keeping it to ourselves).

Our values:

• Learn and grow. We aim high to shape our future. We give and request honest feedback knowing that we develop together. Progression over Perfection.
• Team first. We make it easy for others. We value our differences and are open to others' opinions. We win and celebrate together! Team over Egos.
• Own the outcome. Whether we win or we lose, we stand together. We are proactive and get the job done. Outcome over Process.
• Tell the story. We always start with the why. We share knowledge to empower others. Transparency over Complexity.