Fiona Ross Email & Phone Number

Slough, United Kingdom

Global HR business partner for 2 teams within the Early Solutions and Development Solutions (Research and Development) Divisions and for specified global HR projects and initiatives. This involves HR strategy development and implementation, organisational development and change management, in line with business strategy, as well as upskilling and advising managers in relation to performance management, employee relations, employment legislation, talent management, resourcing and employee development.

Berkshire

HR Business Partner:Medical /Animal Health (AH) /Consumer Healthcare (CHC) /Enabling FunctionsResponsible for development and implementation of HR strategy, organisational development and change management, in line with business needs. Line manager and coach of team providing advice on performance management, employee relations, talent management, resourcing and employee development. Project lead for cross-company HR projects and initiatives.

Responsible for advice on global talent management implementation, in particular in the Marketing and Sales (M&S) functions (operating as TM partner to Global and local HR Business Partners).First point of contact for the local TM teams in Europe & the Americas (US, Canada and South America). Also involved in OD initiatives to support growth of the business in the emerging markets.Key achievements:Global career-pathing framework for selected strategic positions to facilitate effective long-term career planning in line with business needs.Get-to-know process designed to increase visibility of high potential employees.Organisational development proposal for operating unit in China, with a focus on recommended training and development curriculum for sales force.

Core member of international project team responsible for design of global talent management strategy and related processes and later part of OD team responsible for establishing strategic workforce planning and development planning models which have now been made available globally. Key achievements:Global talent management strategy and processes in relation to potential identification and cross-validation, succession planning, employee development and talent acquisition. Strategic workforce planning model established, to provide guidance to business leaders and ensure consistency in acquiring, developing and retaining the required workforce. Development planning toolkit created to ensure personal development plans are in line with strategic capabilities, business plans and succession plans.Learning and development website designed and promoted to provide useful resources relating to on-the-job learning, mentoring and coaching as well as classroom training.

Responsible for generalist HR advice on employee relations, employee development and reward, talent management and policy developmentKey Achievements Talent Management scheme implementation within Finance, ISS & CHC to facilitate the consistent identification of potential at different levels and in different functions.Technical competency and career development frameworks introduced in ISS and PM.National reorganisation of Prescription Medicine (PM) sales force (350 employees) to gain a competitive advantage in a complex and ever changing market. Performance Improvement Program for managers across BI to enhance skills in addressing under performance or taking formal action (resulted in more proactive managerial approach).Policy development and advice in line with legislation.

Responsible for TUPE transfer of service delivery team (c.100 employees) to an external IT organisation, including the related due diligence and union and employee consultation, as well as generalist HR advice to Information Services function.

Having originally joined the corporation to participate in the graduate training programme, (including placements in Marketing, Finance and HR within different business units), I then took on a permanent position as HR Advisor for what is now Siemens IT Solutions & Services.

Masters (With Distinction) In Hr Management, Hr

Ba Hons (Upper Second), German And French