Javelin Global Commodities is a commodities marketing, trading, logistics, and financing firm focused on the energy, steel, industrial, renewable and fertilizer markets. After inception in 2015 the firm has grown rapidly to over 140 staff across the globe, with a headquarters in London. The Javelin team is comprised of experienced, world class and proven commodity professionals, who combine technical expertise with visionary mindsets to build markets and drive industry leading innovations.My role here is to lead the HR function for our UK and global offices with a generalist remit as we continue to scale.

TradingHub is a rapidly expanding FinTech based in Broadgate Tower, EC2. We also have offices in New York, Toronto, Singapore and Hong Kong.We build, provide, and maintain cutting-edge trade data analysis software for some of the leading global banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. Our products are market-leading in every category. We view ourselves as a disruptive FinTech company that is nimble enough to move quickly and innovate faster than our competitors. We are a friendly, hard-working, and dynamic group of people. Every employee has a meaningful impact on TradingHub’s future, making it an exciting and rewarding company to be part of.My role as Head of HR is generalist in nature, ensuring that our rapid scale up is successful in all areas as we look to achieve global domination in our field. I have built the HR dept. and accompanying HR strategies from scratch and continue to embed best practice processes to facilitate our aggressive growth plans.

Key product of FL Group UK Ltd, A commerce marketing platform that rewards customers for purchases, referrals and actions tasks with digital assets (BTC).Employee #6, playing a key role in helping grow the business from the ground up.Responsibilities & Key Achievements:Employee Relations: - Coaching line managers and dealing with complex ER issues on a day-to-day basis from end to end. (E.g. Timekeeping, Absence Management, Management Style, Misconduct).Employment Law: - Developed key company policies for GDPR compliance; running sexual harassment training; writing the staff handbook; developing the Maternity Leave policy and processes.Core HR & Organisational Development:- Researched, Implemented and owned the Company’s new HRIS (Bamboo) and ATS (Workable).- Helped build company culture through regular team events e.g. ‘lunch and learn’. - Helped ensure clear communication channels via Engagement Surveys and one-on-ones with staff.Comp & Bens: - Salary benchmarking for all staff as well as the establishment and ongoing management of Company’s Pension (Royal London) & Private Medical schemes (WPA).- Submitting Monthly Payroll to finance.L&D: - Accountable for ongoing performance reviews & probation management of all employees, coaching line managers through the process and ensuring appropriate feedback is collated and the process is swift. - Research & implementation of training platforms for all teams’ ongoing development after the probationary periods are complete (e.g. Udemy). Recruitment:- Saved £80k+ in agency costs by headhunting highly skilled software engineers via LinkedIn or networking events.- New starter onboarding, producing and issuing all contracts of employment and contractor agreements.- Offboarding employees including assisting the HR Director with redundancy processes.- Established Company’s Graduate Recruitment Programme (set up a contact network, planned careers fairs, developed job specs etc.).

We are a FinTech company founded in 2017 based in London with sister offices in the US and Asia. We utilise the powers of Crypto and eCommerce to provide merchants the tools needed to build lasting relationships with customers.

Software Team Lead - Recruitment Consultant Areas of expertise: Embedded, C , C++, C#, Linux, Windows, Android, IOS, Python, Ruby, Perl, OOD, OOP, GUI / API, VB, .NET, Open GL, Ray tracing, DSP, Audio, Graphics

Within the role of Kitchen Assistant I was responsible for upholding the extremely high standards of hygiene within the kitchen, whilst also undertaking food preparation and the cooking of food within a very busy kitchen. This fast-paced environment placed extreme importance on being able to work quickly and efficiently, whilst all the while maintaining professional standards.Secondly, my role as part of the bar staff gave me an opportunity to experience front of house customer service, dealing with the responsibilities of a very popular bar such as it's upkeep and the service to our customers. Additionally, I was part of the team responsible for table service, which gave opportunity to interact positively and professionally with a range of customers, whilst also giving me experience in dealing with customer complaints. This bolstered my communication skills immensely, as well as gave me the chance to work efficiently within part of a team, using a customer-focused approach to uphold the reputation of the very busy gastropub.

Gained experience into the activities of a number of departments within the Nottinghamshire healthcare trust, including the 'Support in Work Team' and the 'Involvement Centre', whereby the emphasis was on mental healthcare and recovery. I mainly undertook an observatory/information-seeking role in order to expand my knowledge of a psychology-based workplace; though there were several group tasks, whereby I would participate in, as an assistant to the healthcare consultant.Here I also had the opportunity to take part in discussions at a conference involving senior staff from many of the trust's departments. This focused around the staff employment process and what could be improved upon, and this invaluable insight into NHS employment would give me some knowledge of the foundations of this process, as well as giving me another opportunity to improve my problem-solving capabilities, whilst maintaining an ethical approach.