Ben G.

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EDUCATION

ABOUT BEN G.

As a seasoned leader and skills professional with 25+ years of experience in adult learning, I’ve successfully navigated diverse business sectors. My expertise lies in driving results, shaping capabilities, and championing change. Here’s what sets me apart:• Strategic Vision: I’m a commercially astute thinker, adept at aligning learning initiatives with organisational goals.• Global Leadership: I’ve managed teams across borders, fostering growth and collaboration.• Sector Agility: From software giants like Finastra, Microsoft, and Cisco to financial institutions like Pearl Assurance and NPI, and media powerhouses like BSKYB - I’ve thrived in a wide variety of environments.• Fintech Impact: Currently, I am the Director of Skills, leading the skills development of the Product Management, Sales and Service delivery teams at one of the world’s largest Fintech firms. Our focus? Nurturing talent while fortifying essential technical, domain and business skills.My toolkit includes commercialisation of training, people & skills growth and development, certification deployment, change management and building skills programmes that align to an organisation\'s strategic objectives. I’m also a CIPD-qualified professional, a Thomas International Practitioner, and a recent recipient of a ‘Mastering Design Thinking’ qualification from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.My expertise and purpose, is to explore how I can elevate the organisation\'s skills and entire learning landscape – identify capability gaps of today, plan for the strategic skills that the industry will require in the future and to build the organisation a fungible/versatile workforce.