Helen Lyons Email & Phone Number

Leichhardt, Nsw, Au

Leading the People & Culture team and reporting into the General Manager. Focusing in on the delivery of Strategic and Operational People initiatives in the areas of Organisational Development and Design, HRIS & LMS, Payroll, Recruitment, Health, Safety & Wellbeing, Workforce Planning, Executive Coaching and Business Partnering.

Parramatta, New South Wales, Au

Deliver Strategic and Operationally targeted organisational design ,organisational development, Culture and Diversity ,Executive Services including Executive Recruitment, and Talent Management for 8,500 employees within the Cluster.Deliver individually tailored Executive Coaching and advice to 340 Senior Executive's within the Department of Planning’s Cluster to help shape and build a business focused leadership capability with high levels of individual self awareness and confidence to drive high performance and effective sustainable practices to enable successful delivery of business priorities through their people.Ensure the Cluster has a diverse pipeline of talent from Award category staff to develop our new Executives from within.Business transformation and change management through facilitating implementation and integration of the Public Service Commission's executive reform initiatives into the organisation, including the transition to the new senior executive structure and changed legislative employment arrangements.Enhancing an inclusive, diverse and “human centric “ culture through focusing on a Strategic approach to Internal Communications which is embedded in my portfolio as well as Change.

Parramatta, New South Wales, Au

Led Strategy Implementation and Change for the Department during a time of major restructuring incorporating changes in employment legislation for the sector

Chair of The Junction Works The Junction Works is a NFP working with people with Intellectual and physical disabilities along with people who need support from their communities.Worked on the transition through the NDIA/ NDIS for TJW and with the sector.Mergers and aquisitions along the way as we reframed our business model with the establishment of the new NGO model through the introduction of NDIS to our business, employees and end clients. Supporting individuals that have been socially isolated in challenged socio-economic areas inSouth-West Sydney.www.thejunctionworks.org

Multiple Locations Across The State, Nsw, Au

Strategic Partnering with 5 Deputy Director Generals and their Divisions within Transport, restructuring and shaping their workforceExecutive Coaching, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Change Management acquiring Strategic project teams and working on developing and implementing the people initiatives to drive their Business's within the NSW government framework

Reporting to the CEO and a member of the Executive working with the Business on Transformational Change. Recruited a new Executive team.Implemented major change iniatiatives including " right-sizing" the business,enhancing the Employee's overall understanding of the value chain, worked on developing productive, constructive leadership capabilites which in turn result in an enhanced customer experience.In partnering with the Executive reduced the deficit by $7million over 12mths.

Gosford , Nsw , Au

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

HR transformational and business partnering

Penrith, New South Wales, Au

Set up the HR Transactional and Transformational Shared Service within a "brownfield" Business to support Academic and General staff to deliver their product line which is education/research for 40,000 students and the wider community.

North Strathfield, Nsw, Au

Re-designed and implemented HR Shared Services for Group Remuneration and Benefits, National Payroll, Superannuation, Human Resources Information Systems, HR Budgeting and Facilities Management services.·Director/Trustee for the Campbell Arnott’s Superannuation Plan ($150 million funds under management) and Fund Secretariat reported through me. I had a team of 20 and we provided services to over 9,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand and Asia..Achievements and Actions·Delivered the Asia Pacific Remuneration Review in conjunction with the US.·Managed the implementation of version 8.8 of Peoplesoft HRIS.·Project managed the HR delivery of US legislative requirements for Sarbanes Oxley and completed the SOX audits.·Merged payroll services (people, process and technology) for the states outside of NSW.·Initiated and implemented the requirement to outsource the Corporate Trustee for our Superannuation Fund as well as establishing the Service Level Agreement for our External providers. .·Successfully integrated the Snack Brands Superannuation Fund into the Campbell Arnott’s Fund, including presentations to 600 employees nationally.·Led a team that worked with the US on an internal Global Recruitment System.·Worked with OD on redefining what leadership is in Campbell Arnott’s.·Worked with VP on a Strategic Employee Value Proposition with particular focus on Employee Financial Education and our Employer position on Member Fund choice and its impact on the “bottom line”.·Worked with Europe, UK and US on the development Global Strategy on Expats and Inpats.

Glebe, New South Wales, Au

Managing 27 different Superannuation products, 500,000 customers with $1billion funds under managementLead a 150 person Contact centre with Superannuation and Investment operationsManaged the Advisor distribution network for AMP’s 27 products

Strategic Human Resources

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