Mikaela Read Email & Phone Number

An experienced, agile people professional, with over 20 years’ experience in People & Culture teams in Australia and the UK, across a variety of industries (Banking & Financial Services, EdTech, Publishing, Gaming & K12 Education).Understanding core business drivers and building strong relationships, is key to my success in influencing and driving high-performing teams, and supporting engaged & empowered employees to reach their full potential.Previous roles include; HR Business Partner to ASX listed Group Executives and senior leaders (supporting COO's, CFO's, Directors/GM level), Capability Partner (L&D), HR Consulting/Advisory, Talent Acquisition Manager, Senior Workforce Consultant, and Executive Manager within a team of front-line banking professionals.Areas of specific interest and experience lies in: - Generalist HR advice & agile problem solving- Organisational change and simplification / re-design- Capability diagnostics & uplift- Workforce and organisational strategy design & implementation - Team Culture & Engagement support- Employee Relations & Investigations- Performance & Talent Management (including succession planning)- Workforce resourcing models, planning and job redesign- Project management (end to end) - Executive / Leader / Career Coaching

Listed skills include Management, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Change Management, and 18 others.