Learning and Events Manager - 12-month contract

Stake is looking for a Learning and Events Manager to join our team at our Bondi Junction HQ, with a flexible hybrid working model. 

We’re an Australian investing platform that helps ambitious people confidently grow their wealth. By offering seamless, immersive access to the share markets, we’ve empowered a new wave of investors. Stake has grown fast from a fintech startup into a robust financial services company. Today we have 700,000+ customers and more than A$5 billion under administration.

At Stake, we break barriers in everything we do. Just like our customers, we’re driven by ambition. Our desire for continuous growth is what creates the collaborative and high-performance environment we work in. Though we’re spread around the world, we’re a unified team moving towards a shared vision: to unleash the investor in everyone. 

Join us as we continue to reshape the financial industry, inspiring investor confidence and celebrating our wins along the way.

The Learning and Events Manager is a newly created role responsible for executing our OD strategy and bringing together our people, products and customers. This will include the management of programs, initiatives and projects. Reporting into our People Lead, the Learning and Events Manager must embody Stake’s values and be an example for all employees, leaders and customers. 

Further responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• Together with the People Lead and Chief People Officer, design our OD strategy to lift key capabilities as we scale and grow
• Facilitate the design and implementation of learning opportunities for employees in line with our L&D approach
• Run and iterate a thorough onboarding program to ensure employees immediately understand Stake’s vision, mission, values and broader strategy 
• Strategically design and oversee Stake traditions and ‘mini moments’ in the office, including celebrating various cultural traditions or company achievements, as well as encouraging others in the office to create their own
• Own the event management of any company-wide or external customer facing events, including event design, supplier and budget management, and aligning events with company objectives.
• In conjunction with the People Lead, manage relevant budgets
• One-off high-profile opportunity to lead our office move in the next financial year. 

• Minimum 5 years experience within either learning and development and/or employee experience as well as events management
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in HR related field or events management 
• Strong project management, prioritisation and organisational skills 
• Ability to effectively communicate and engage with various stakeholders across the business 
• Advanced skills with Google sheets and Slides and ability to illustrate stories and insights to a variety of stakeholders 
• Experience in working with external vendors - from scoping out requirements to driving strategic outcomes specific to project requirements 
• Commercial awareness and acumen to be able to align Learning and Events’ needs to business objectives 

At Stake, we’re more interested in your attitude than your resume. If you believe this is a role you want to jump into head first and be part of our mission, please apply and let us know why in your cover letter!

Benefits of working at Stake

You’ll have the opportunity to work with autonomy while learning from some of the best talent in the industry, playing a meaningful role in building a company that has loads of positive momentum and excitement around it.

But we also have perks. Not long ago, we proudly introduced new benefits under the Grow with Stake program. Please see the whole list on our Careers website, including:

• Professional development allowance
• Wellbeing allowance
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Childcare allowance 
• Extra paid leave during tough times
• Discretionary performance bonus and talent referral bonus
• Employee Share Options scheme

Stake is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We’re proactive about providing an inclusive work environment and do not discriminate based on race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. We’re also endorsed by WORK180 as a great employer for women. 

Once we've received your application, we'll give it the attention it deserves and you'll hear from us either way. We’re a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer –which means we’re committed to responding to every applicant. If we think you’d be a good addition to our team, we’ll give you a call and from there, you'll cruise through our recruitment process.

To all recruitment agencies: Stake does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or directly to Stake employees. Stake is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.