Head of Learning & Capability

  • 497647
  • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Full time
  • 5 weeks annual leave + other amazing benefits 

  • Genuine Career Development opportunities 

  • Melbourne based role (WFH Monday and Fridays) 

 

About Us 

 
At Sportsbet, we’re all about bringing excitement to life for our 2.4 million customers. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a tight-knit team of 1,300 in Melbourne, Sydney, and Darwin, passionate about challenging the status quo. We’re proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies and one of the Top 10 Workplaces for Women. 

We’re an inclusive employer who celebrates diversity and is committed to helping you thrive. Whether you’re looking for flexibility, career growth, or a supportive environment, we’re here to help you succeed. 

 

Committed To Responsible Gambling 

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. 

We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally. 

 

About the Role 

Reporting to our CPO, you will lead the enterprise learning and capability agenda, spanning strategy, leadership development, technical (including a heavy emphasis on AI) and professional capability uplift and learning operations. A member of the P&C Leadership Team, the role is accountable for ensuring that our people are enabled to build and refine the skills, mindsets, and experiences needed to deliver the business strategy. The role is both strategic (setting direction, standards, and governance) and hands‑on (shaping programs, enabling measurement, and ensuring adoption), leading a small team of 2-3 direct reports.

 

About You 

  • Proven senior leadership experience in Learning & Development or Capability roles, ideally at Head-of level, 

  • Demonstrated ability to set strategy and lead enterprise-scale learning and capability programs, 

  • Deep expertise in: Leadership development, Capability frameworks and taxonomies, 

  • Modern learning design (e.g., blended, digital, social, on-the-job) 

  • Strong experience managing Learning Management Systems (LMS) or Learning Experience Platforms (LXP), 

  • Skilled in using data and metrics to inform decisions and influence senior stakeholders, 

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, particularly with Leadership Teams (LT) and Executive Leadership Teams (ELT), 

  • Proven vendor management and budget stewardship experience, 

  • Comfortable in fast-paced, iterative environments; able to simplify and scale effective solutions. 

 

Why You’ll Love Working Here 

  • The Benefits 

 

Along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus, we will also provide you with: 

 

  • 25 days annual leave (a whole extra week of holidays!) 

  • Genuine flexible working and remote working policy with a $1050 work from home office allowance 

  • Development budget to send you to conferences, events, courses and other learning opportunities. 

  • Weekly concierge service including free massages, manicure/nail appointments - all onsite! 

  • Daily fresh fruit, free breakfast, sparkling water and Kombucha on tap in the office (did we mention we have a Thursday afternoon social hour?) 

  • Tailored career development programs with a yearly tools down day to focus on goals 

  • End of trip facilities with an onsite table tennis and pool table 

  • Access to our employee assistance program and a Circle In membership 

  • We’re proud of our industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers with no waiting time and two weeks of paid leave for Secondary Carers followed by six weeks unpaid leave. We also have a progressive return to work benefits for your first six months back: come back for three days, get paid for four; come back for four days, get paid for five. 

 

 

What’s the Green Tick Feeling? 

Well, it’s different for everyone, yet unites us all. It’s the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It could be developing your career, it could be working on an industry leading project, or it could be making it to school pick up in time. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you’re thriving when working at Sportsbet.  
 
We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.  
 
We review applications quickly, so apply soon! Check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram, LinkedIn, and careers website for more about our inclusive culture. 

 

Ready for your Green Tick Feeling? Apply now. 

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