Adele Mackenzie-Smith Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, GB

• Leading the delivery of an Employee Relations project for a European Change and Transformation Programme.
• Partnering with stakeholders to implement change strategies aligning with business goals, unlocking $18 million in savings.
• Fostering a positive workplace culture through effective HR strategies and ER programmes.

Hartford, Connecticut, US

• A coach and strategic HR partner to senior business leaders (to SVP level); leading regional and central teams, in a highly matrixed environment (2,000+ employees across 16 countries). Achievements:
• Change Management – Executed the closure of an international unit (sales proceeds of >$300m and the effective transition of 2,000 employees) and liquidation process. Orchestrated the re-design and re-scaling of the.
• Business Transformation – Global redesign of the Technology business unit. Implemented a targeted talent acquisition strategy, successfully attracting top-tier talent and reducing employee turnover by 14%. Created a.
• Leadership Development – Created a comprehensive Manager Essentials curriculum for over 250 people leaders, increasing leadership effectiveness scores by +4 points in 6 months.Key Responsibilities:
• Managing geographically dispersed HR Partners to deliver a cohesive HR strategy, ensuring consistent and repeatable practices are aligned and regionally applicable.
• Lead role in culture translation and change management.

US

• Supporting a fast-growing health services company; building technology, data and healthcare insights. Responsible for providing innovative and strategic contributions to evolve the human capital strategy, utilizing.
• Organization Design - Scaled the business in readiness for growth and alignment to a product strategy. Applying knowledge of organisational effectiveness to ensure business agility and adaptability. Reduced operating.
• Talent Management - Designed and implemented talent strategies, focusing on key roles, leaders and individuals with core competencies. Resulted in a 13% reduction in key talent turnover.
• People Integration - Managed 3x TUPE transfer activities (long-term contract value of >$100m), navigating challenging political and Trade Union issues. Executed due diligence, consultation and communication processes..
• Strategic Consulting – develop plans to meet the vision and a roadmap to implement and drive business initiatives. Ensuring that decisions are underpinned by the effective use of HR data.
• Organizational Design, Change & Integration – work in partnership with the business to build effective structures to meet objectives, identify change readiness, management of people risks and the effective integration.

US

• Managing a team of regional ER Advisors to deliver ER services across the region (1,500+ employees - UK, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Canada, Brazil & Australia) to support business objectives. Achievements
• M&A Activities – Delivered 4 strategic acquisitions, in 3 months, across multiple geographies. Worked to tight timescales to ensure effective due diligence, consultation, integration and management of risk.
• Workforce Restructure – Responsible for devising a significant reduction plan across multiple jurisdictions. Ensuring compliance, management of costs and risk, communications, negotiations and consultation (inc. Works.
• New Legal Entities – Facilitated business growth by ensuring that the practical legal, ER and cost considerations were assessed. Devised new policies, employment contracts, processes and ongoing compliance reviews.Key.

CA

Providing operational and strategic HR support to EMEA based (including UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Netherlands) employees, implementing HR strategies and initiatives.Key Responsibilities:- Providing support to the business on strategies associated with re-organisations and restructuring. Including the development of timelines, consultation.

Farnborough, Hampshire, GB

Working as an HR partner to the Finance, Corporate and Sales functions.Key Responsibilities:- Developing a HR strategy incorporating resourcing, manpower and salary planning, training and development and performance management to deliver to business objectives and improve performance- Acting as an internal consultant for performance and exit management.

Professional Certificate In Executive Coaching

Msc, Human Resources Management