Senior Learning & Development Director

About the role

Bybit, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and digital financial platform, is creating a new role: Head of Learning & Development. The incumbent builds one learning engine for the whole company, covering how new hires get productive, how leaders grow, how engineers and sales teams stay sharp, and how the company comes together at all-hands. The position is based in Abu Dhabi.

Key responsibilities

• Build and own the global learning strategy, design leadership development for managers and senior leaders, run the LMS and content library, and partner with HR Business Partners on development plans and succession.
• Own the global onboarding program from offer acceptance through the first 90 days, with role-specific tracks and partners with Talent Acquisition, IT, Workplace Operations and hiring managers.
• Own the all-hands program, partnering with the CEO, executives and Internal Communications, and deliver sessions across time zones and formats.
• Build technical enablement with Engineering, Product and Security leaders, including onboarding paths, certification, tech talks and documentation.
• Build sales enablement with Sales, Business Development and Marketing, including onboarding, ramp plans, product and messaging training, and playbooks for sales managers.
• Lead a global team of learning, onboarding and enablement professionals, own the function's budget and vendors, and serve on the People Leadership Team.

Required profile

• 12+ years in learning & development, talent development or enablement, with 5+ years leading teams.
• Proven track record building company-wide L&D and onboarding programs from the ground up, and hands-on experience in technical and/or sales enablement.
• Experience in a high-growth, global company with employees in multiple countries.
• Fluent English; fintech, crypto or regulated industry experience, large event production, AI tools for learning content, and familiarity with platforms such as Workday Learning, Docebo, Highspot or Seismic are preferred.

Required skills

• Program design grounded in adult learning principles
• Data-driven measurement of learning impact
• Facilitation and presentation skills with senior executives
• Preferred: coaching certification (e.g. ICF); Arabic or Mandarin is a plus

What we offer

• Study Growth Fund supporting professional development
• Internal events, workshops and team-building activities
• Internal mobility and career advancement opportunities