Key successes:-- Oversaw 100%+ growth from 90 to 200 staff over 18 months. - Set up leadership programme for Executive and Director levels. - Streamlined performance management and reward processes to create efficiency and non-bias.- Introduced and led Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a group of internal wellbeing ambassadors. - Set up RPO solution to cover company-wide recruitment activities.- Set up PEO solution for new USA entity, including set up of 401(K) & Healthcare plans.- Transferred employment in Romania, including employment contract negotiation, policies and benefits.Key Responsibilities:-- Leading HR strategy and activities for 200 staff based across UK, Germany, Italy, France, Romania, US.- Creating HR core of strong recruitment, induction, engagement, performance management, compliance.- Supporting business leaders through investment transaction and post-transaction transition.- Preparation of Investor Board HR insights and completion of quarterly impact reporting data (gender pay).- Supporting business with ISO27001 accreditation (for people controls including equipment and access).- Termination settlements ranging from performance issues to Board member exit settlements. - Leading DEI champion to set DEI activities in motion.- Growth of HR team from two to five, finally managing team of three HR Managers, one HR Administrator.

Key successes:-- Set up and improved core HR processes (HR database, payroll process, contracts and HR documents).- Introduced Company’s first Learning platform (Udemy Business) & designed bespoke learning pathways. - Reviewed Company’s benefits and enhanced Maternity package to create greater gender equality.- Development of leadership competences and behaviours.- Successfully resolved ER cases (terminations, performance, grievances). - Set up tax compliance for STBVA, EIRE residence, A1 and A8 situations. - Development of HR policies and procedures (hybrid working, work abroad). Key Responsibilities:-- Partnered with and supported Company founders and senior managers with HR remit, including high volume recruitment, induction programme, performance management, employee relations.- Process improvement and compliance with internal and external regulations.- Interface with international payroll & benefits providers.

Stand-alone HR role, reporting to the College Bursar and President and delivering the full HR spectrum, including through COVID-19 pandemic. Key successes:-- Working with College’s senior management to successfully deliver the people agenda(communications, recruitment, restructures, redundancy, redeployment, reporting and settlements). - Trusted partner for line managers in ER matters, sourcing and developing staff and HR compliance. - Improved performance management by sourcing line management training, creating a robust appraisal process and line manager training. - Helped stabilise employee morale, resulting in improved employee relations and fewer grievances. Designed and co-ran all-staff team-building days (125 staff).- COVID-19 HR response as part of College pandemic committee: balancing college and staff needs (home-schooling and health concerns vs role delivery); moving professional services to remote working; re-engineering working practices (bubbles); coordinating line management communications and staff feedback; departmental risk assessments; post-pandemic restructures and voluntary redundancy process. Key responsibilities:-- HR contact point for 125 staff (professional services, hospitality, academic), latterly assisted by HR Administrator and working within the governance of the College’s HR governance Committee. - Full spectrum of HR: recruitment and resourcing, payroll and benefits, employe relations, workforce planning, training and development, visas, data protection, policies, employee relations, wellbeing. - Updated HR processes for greater rigour, including stronger recruitment processes, audit trails, fully electronic record-keeping, budget oversight, HR reporting. Created ‘new look’ Employee Handbook. - Led a group of cross-College HR Managers seeking a common approach to EDI interventions.Stanbd

HR management for EU head office of a U.S. owned Real Estate company, covering UK and Europe. Key successes:-- Organised Company campus recruitment drive (2015) with Cambridge, Oxford, LBS, Cass universities.- Leadership, design & delivery of employee engagement events including staff Wellness Days. - Local coordination of Company-wide communication campaign.Key responsibilities:-- Working with business teams on hiring, engagement, terminations, performance, absence, ER, TUPE.- Employment documentation for UK, France, Lux, including contracts, variations, absence, leave, benefits, performance management, settlement agreements.- Cross border relocations including relocation packages and immigration advice. - Interface with payroll, employee benefits solutions. salary benchmarking.- HR reporting to senior management and US HQ (memos, reports, proposals, organisation charts); - HR representations in investor due diligence processes. - Recruitment using pro-active social media searches and recruiter relationship building.

Key successes:-- Benefits review and negotiations in UK. Introduction of new benefits, including pension auto-enrolment..- Process enhancements: inductions, performance feedback, standardisation of documentation. - Employee development including management development, soft skills, technical skills.- Generating senior management buy-in to staff development, employee engagement, on-boarding, H&S. Key responsibilities:-- Recruitment & selection for roles up to senior director level (interviews, agency liaison, fee negotiations).- Onboarding, off-boarding, immigration and background screening compliance.- Benefits administration across UK, Luxembourg, Italy, France and Turkey. - Day-to-day line managers guidance on HR policy & practice, employee relations, team management. - HR documentation: contracts, contract variations, maternity, benefits, performance management. - Assisting with transfers and assignments: advising on local settlement programmes, schools, taxation. - Oversight of office H&S safety processes, of EA team/reception function, with £0.5m office budget.

Key responsibilties:-- Employee on- and off-boarding, inductions, employee meetings, exit interviews. - Monthly payroll process and benefits administration across UK, Luxembourg, Italy. - HR systems administration - electronic and hard-copy records, leave management.

Key responsibilities:-- Line manager guidance on recruitment and selection, appraisals, salary benchmarking, promotions.- Managed induction and exit processes, arrangements for work permits and visa extensions. - Delivery of internal training courses and facilitation of external training.- Administration of payroll and pension scheme, DSE aspect of Health & Safety.- Leadership of Social Committee (3 years).

- Conference organisation for annual pan-EU HR Meetings. Design and delivery of HRD presentations; - Delivery of bespoke training courses, covering company culture, cross-cultural business, Japanese; - Arrangements and facilitation of pan-European training courses on management skills; - Coordination of annual HRD interviews with MDs, Board Directors and HR Managers across EU.- Development of on-line portal and database for HRD Scheme.

- Coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements for c100 Japanese engineers - interpreting for appointments, maintaining a fleet of 50 Toyota cars, liaising with staff in Japanese.- Leading weekly meetings in Japanese with Japanese staff representative. Ad hoc Japanese interpretation.