Julia Howells Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Surrey

• One of the leading expert consultancies in planning, development and regeneration in the UK. HRReporting to the CEO
• Provision of all aspects of the HR service to DP9 and associated companies
• Trusted advisor to the Board and all employees
• Develop and implement HR practices and initiatives aligned to current and future business strategy
• Bridged management and employee relations in addressing performance and management issues
• Develop and encourage personal development including CSR initiatives

Richmond, Surrey

• RI is the world’s leading provider of store-focused retail analytics solutions. Based in Richmond, RI also has offices in Bentonville, US and Sydney, Australia.Key achievements:
• Steered RI through a redundancy process balancing business need, transparency, legal risk and respect/on-going goodwill
• Led search for Sales Director, leveraging business and recruitment contacts
• Implemented thorough processes to comply with Immigration Sponsor responsibilities
• Implemented sales training
• Conducted benefits review with new advisors appointed - improvements and cost reductions achieved in pension, life assurance and private medical plus new benefits launched

Camberley, Surrey

• Gemalto is a world leader in digital security, enabling businesses and governments around the world to offer digital services to billions of individuals with a € 2.5 billion turnover.Originally EMEA HR Director at.
• Led the EMEA regional human resources / HR team of 6
• Advised on reorganisations within EMEA and the global sales function
• Led integration and benefit harmonisation change management projects across the EMEA region following acquisition
• Coached senior management and employees through a period of significant organisational and cultural change
• Rolled out new corporate programmes including employee satisfaction survey, performance review process, training plan, employee stock purchase plan

Guildford, United Kingdom

• Following the Ericsson acquisition of Telcordia, after a period of transition, I joined the Ericsson HR team as HRBP.
• Supported the roll out of the Career & Competence Model into the Finance and Strategy, Marketing and Communications functions
• Provided advice and guidance to the Regional Leadership Team and their Direct Reports as required
• Provided best practice input into the Global HR Transformation process

Frimley, United Kingdom

• Acquired by Ericsson in January 2012, Telcordia is the US based, global leader in mobile, broadband and enterprise communications software and services with $739m revenue and 2600 employees across over 20 countries
• Led the Regional HR team (up to 3 direct reports)
• As part of the EMEA leadership team, developed and executed on regional strategies and ensured that our HR plans were aligned
• Promoted cultural awareness between US HQ and Telcordia’s international population e.g. coaching senior management, reviewing employee messaging, feedback on initiatives
• Managed TUPE and equivalent legislations across my regions
• Drove the delivery of a comprehensive HR service (org design, recruitment, induction, training, development, performance management, engagement, reward, etc.) across 17 countries

Part of the Telia Sonera group, SmartTrust provided solutions built from products and consultancy services, to Mobile Service Providers enabling them to offer easy to use mobile services to their subscribers. Reporting to the Head of HR in Sweden, I was responsible for the UK, Italian, Belgian, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and North and South American.

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