OMISHA JETHWA
London
Summary
With a distinguished career focused on learning and development leadership, I bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. Ambitious, enthusiastic, and approachable, I am passionate about cultivating growth and fostering talent. Thriving on challenges and constantly seeking to expand my knowledge, I am deeply committed to the L&D sector. My journey reflects a dedication to driving learning cultures, guiding teams toward success, and surpassing professional and personal development targets with diligence and determination.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Group Head of Learning & Development (Consulting Capacity)
Tempting Ventures
London
05.2024 - Current
- Act as a strategic L&D Leader to multiple portfolio companies, advising senior leadership on growth, scalability, and cultural transformation.
- Partner with C-Suite executives across diverse sectors to enhance leadership capability, refine strategic direction, and accelerate business performance.
- Attend and present at portfolio board meetings, delivering data-driven insights and actionable recommendations on talent and organisational development.
- Diagnose performance gaps across the group, designing targeted interventions to optimise productivity, collaboration, and innovation.
- Align business strategies in ROE and ROI markets with workforce capability development, ensuring talent initiatives directly support commercial objectives.
- Apply NLP, psychometrics, and executive coaching to unlock leadership potential, improve decision-making, and foster high-performing teams.
- Oversee the group-wide L&D investment portfolio, prioritising initiatives with the highest ROI and long-term value creation.
- Architect and implement a unifying L&D framework for all employees, adaptable to each business’s unique operational context.
- Introduce psychometric tools into recruitment processes to refine talent assessment, improve retention, and surface overlooked high-potential candidates.
- Design and deliver tailored training programmes for executives, managers, and operational teams, ensuring strategic alignment and measurable impact.
- Create sustainable, embedded learning solutions for portfolio companies, enabling long-term capability building without ongoing external dependency.
Head of Learning and Development
InterQuest Group
01.2022 - 04.2024
- Creating the group strategy for all employees’ development, including non-sales.
- Attending monthly board meetings, discussing progress and group performance.
- Managing L&D budget.
- Liaising and signing off external training companies.
- Coaching leadership team to enhance teams’ performance and development.
- Designing, writing, and delivering leadership and management programmes.
- Using innovative psychometrics to accelerate collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving.
- Creating an interactive sales methodology for the group.
- Ensuring career paths are supported with the correct training.
- Working with HR and Talent team on employee retention, ROI, and ROE.
- Part of the group’s People and Culture team.
Learning and Development Manager
InterQuest Group
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Responsible for group L&D including international offices.
- Identifying training needs and skill gaps across the business.
- Creating and delivering training programmes for sales and soft skills.
- Designing and delivering management programmes focusing on coaching and mentoring skills.
- Working with MDs and board members to advise on business needs.
- Conducting training needs analysis and delivering one-to-one desk coaching.
- Utilising new technology for digital training delivery.
Learning and Development Specialist
Onezeero
06.2017 - 05.2019
- Creating and delivering training for new starters through to management.
- Implementing bespoke training frameworks for all levels.
- Defining job specifications and career paths from junior to director level.
- One-to-one desk coaching and classroom training.
- Coaching managers to maximise productivity within their teams.
- Creating eLearning modules and working on business strategy initiatives.
- Generating over £100k in revenue from a business development initiative.
Talent Development Specialist
Page Group
05.2016 - 05.2017
- Delivering workshops to increase productivity.
- One-to-one high performance desk coaching.
- Developing individuals to maximise results.
- Partnering with senior leaders to identify training needs and deliver solutions.
- Creating and updating training content for digital platforms.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Michael Page
10.2013 - 05.2016
- Specialist in recruiting Middle Office Accounting and Finance professionals.
- Business development with key clients and building new relationships.
- Presenting business plans to senior managers.
- Managing the full recruitment lifecycle.
- Consistently meeting and exceeding sales targets.
Education
NLP Practitioner -
NLP School LTD
03.2023 - 07.2023
Lumina Learning Practitioner - Leader 360, Lumuna Select
Lumina Learning
Qualified Business, Performance and Life Coach - undefined
Barefoot Coaching Ltd.
BA - English and Drama
Queen Mary University of London
01.2008 - 01.2011
A-Level - English Literature, Government & Politics, Psychology
Valentines High School / Sixth Form
Skills
- Learning and Development
- NLP
- Management
- Consulting
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Psychometrics
- Collaboration
- Decision Making
- Employee Retention
- Creativity
- Business Development
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Presentations
- Closing (Sales)
- Cold Calling
- Needs Analysis
- Research
- Talent acquisition tools
Languages
English
Native
Timeline
Group Head of Learning & Development (Consulting Capacity)
Tempting Ventures
05.2024 - Current
NLP Practitioner -
NLP School LTD
03.2023 - 07.2023
Head of Learning and Development
InterQuest Group
01.2022 - 04.2024
Learning and Development Manager
InterQuest Group
05.2019 - 01.2022
Learning and Development Specialist
Onezeero
06.2017 - 05.2019
Talent Development Specialist
Page Group
05.2016 - 05.2017
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Michael Page
10.2013 - 05.2016
BA - English and Drama
Queen Mary University of London
01.2008 - 01.2011
Lumina Learning Practitioner - Leader 360, Lumuna Select
Lumina Learning
Qualified Business, Performance and Life Coach - undefined
Barefoot Coaching Ltd.
A-Level - English Literature, Government & Politics, Psychology
Valentines High School / Sixth Form
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