About us
Plessey has a long history of innovation. Founded in 1956, we have evolved from one of Europe’s earliest semiconductor pioneers into the world’s most advanced MicroLED specialist. Over the decades, Plessey has built a first class, fully integrated platform designing, manufacturing, and engineering next-generation display technologies entirely in-house. This end to end capability, combined with our strong IP portfolio, uniquely positions us to lead the scaling of MicroLEDs from lab innovation to high-volume production.
Our future is even brighter. We believe MicroLEDs will define the next era of technology—powering ultra-efficient AR/VR displays, driving optical processors that make AI faster and more sustainable, and enabling devices yet to be imagined. With our unique expertise and talented team, we are positioned to lead this transformation.
It’s an exciting time to join us: Plessey has recently been acquired by Haylo Labs, accelerating our growth and opening new opportunities.
Our Values
* Innovation
* Collaboration
* Commitment
* Care
About the Role
Join us to help shape how our people grow, lead, and thrive. As the Learning Strategy & Effectiveness Lead, you will own and execute the global learning and development strategy, ensuring our people have the skills, mindset, and opportunities to reach their full potential.
This is a hands-on, expert-level role, ideal for someone who brings management experience but prefers to drive impact through direct execution, design, and facilitation rather than leading a large team. You’ll be responsible for creating, delivering, and scaling innovative learning solutions that demonstrate measurable business impact.
Your work will influence the full employee lifecycle, including leadership development and career acceleration, while strengthening Plessey’s performance-first culture.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop a deep understanding of business priorities and translate them into a strategic, high impact global L&D roadmap.
* Manage and lead a small team of L&D professionals, guiding their development and ensuring high quality programme execution.
* Utilising training programs to cultivate and reinforce a culture of high performance.
* Own and execute global learning initiatives, including leadership development, talent acceleration, and engagement programmes.
* Design, deliver, and facilitate scalable learning experiences tailored to business needs.
* Build and maintain a centralised learning resource hub to support continuous employee development.
* Drive cultural alignment through values-based learning interventions.
* Partner closely with the People team and senior leaders to ensure adoption, alignment, and measurable impact of L&D programmes.
* Manage external vendors, oversee programme delivery timelines, track budgets, and measure ROI and business outcomes.
Experience & Attributes
* 7+ years of experience in Learning & Development.
* Experience in a strategic, leadership, or senior expert level capacity.
* Demonstrated success creating and scaling global L&D programmes demonstrated clear results.
* Proven ability to translate business needs into learning strategies that drive organisational performance.
* Track record of operating as a senior individual contributor, delivering impact through expertise and execution.
* Strong ability to measure learning effectiveness, connect interventions to business outcomes, and demonstrate ROI.
* Experience influencing senior stakeholders and partnering with leadership.
* Proactive, inquisitive with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Advantage
* Demonstrated management experience, with a strong track record operating in fast-moving, high-performance environments, preferably within the technology space.