Learning and Development Lead

TP-Link Systems Inc. • Irvine, CA

1d • $120,000 - $130,000

About The Position

TP-Link Systems Inc. is seeking a Learning and Development Lead to build and manage learning programs aligned with business priorities, workforce needs, and available resources. The role assesses learning needs, translates talent-review and succession-planning priorities into learning objectives, and recommends approaches appropriate for a growing, geographically distributed workforce.

The Lead designs, develops, sources, and delivers learning for employees and leaders through formats such as instructor-led sessions, virtual workshops, digital courses, learning pathways, and job aids. The role owns manager and leadership development, professional-skills learning, and learning systems and operations. It also manages vendors and program resources, evaluates learning effectiveness, and uses feedback and outcome data to improve programs and advise HR leadership and business stakeholders.

The position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience, typically 5–7 years of progressive learning and development experience, and experience independently owning learning programs. Workday Learning, SCORM-based content, and experience supporting a growing, global, or technology organization are preferred. The listed salary range is $120,000–$130,000.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Learning & Development, Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Typically 5–7 years of progressive experience in learning and development, including independent ownership of learning programs.
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design, adult learning, facilitation, and learning evaluation.
• Experience designing and delivering manager development and professional-skills training.
• Ability to assess business needs and recommend appropriate learning solutions.
• Strong project management, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing learning vendors, content providers, and program budgets.
• Experience with learning management systems and digital learning authoring tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Workday Learning and SCORM-based content.
• Experience supporting a growing, global, or technology organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a learning roadmap aligned with business priorities, workforce needs, and available resources.
• Assess learning needs using stakeholder discussions, employee feedback, skills assessments, and business performance data.
• Translate development priorities from talent reviews and succession planning into learning objectives and solutions.
• Prioritize learning requests based on business impact, audience needs, cost, and feasibility.
• Recommend learning approaches for a growing and geographically distributed workforce.
• Design, develop, source, and deliver learning programs for employees and leaders.
• Create instructor-led sessions, virtual workshops, digital courses, learning pathways, job aids, and other practical resources.
• Apply adult learning principles and facilitate participatory workshops and development sessions that support on-the-job application.
• Partner with internal subject matter experts to develop accurate and useful learning content.
• Own the design and delivery of manager and leadership training, including foundational people-management skills.
• Develop learning solutions for communication, collaboration, coaching, feedback, and other professional capabilities.
• Build career-development learning pathways and reinforce learning through practice, follow-up resources, and manager involvement.
• Partner with Talent Management to evaluate whether programs address identified development needs.
• Manage learning content, course setup, assignments, pathways, and reporting in the learning management system.
• Partner with HRIS on learning-system configuration, integrations, technical issues, and learner-experience improvements.
• Set standards for course quality, content organization, and periodic content review.
• Develop learning calendars, enrollment processes, and communications to encourage participation.
• Coordinate required training with HR, Legal, Safety, and other subject matter owners, including assignments, reminders, and completion reporting.
• Evaluate learning vendors, content libraries, facilitators, and external development programs; manage vendor relationships, deliverables, and service quality.
• Track learning expenditures against approved budgets and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Review vendor utilization and outcomes to inform renewals and future investments.
• Establish measures of learning effectiveness beyond attendance and completion; gather feedback and assess knowledge gains, skill application, and relevant business outcomes.
• Maintain learning dashboards and provide recommendations to HR leadership and business stakeholders.
• Update or retire content based on changing business needs, feedback, and program results.

Benefits

• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with partial coverage for dependents.
• Contributions to 401k funds.
• Over four weeks of PTO per year.
• Bi-annual pay increases.
• Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership.
• Quarterly team-building events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level