Supporting five members of our ELT and their leadership teams with all elements of their people strategy. Partnering our global Product & Marketing, Finance, IT, Legal and HR teams

- Leading, supporting and enabling a team of six Country HRBPs and HR Specialists across EMEA to provide a best in class HR service to employees and leaders in 21 countries- Supporting delivery of business goals, transformational change within the company and always ensuring we maintain our focus on people at SUSE- Preserving and nurturing the best of the SUSE culture in support of growing the organisation and its people capabilities- Focus on key objectives of leadership and… Show more - Leading, supporting and enabling a team of six Country HRBPs and HR Specialists across EMEA to provide a best in class HR service to employees and leaders in 21 countries- Supporting delivery of business goals, transformational change within the company and always ensuring we maintain our focus on people at SUSE- Preserving and nurturing the best of the SUSE culture in support of growing the organisation and its people capabilities- Focus on key objectives of leadership and organisation, delivering our hiring plan, enhancing and maintaining an engaged and inclusive workforce and optimization of HR support- Personal responsibility also as HRBP, supporting leaders in our EMEA sales team and Global Finance and Legal teams Show less

- Strategic Business Partner to the EMEA Sales leadership team- Working cross functionally across HR Operations and Talent Acquisition, leading HR projects which improve employee experience and delivery of the people strategy- Leadership of Org Design & Selection project work stream involving the design and set up of standalone corporate functions for success, management of an external recruitment team engaged to fill 100 new roles globally within 6 months. Ensured great talent was… Show more - Strategic Business Partner to the EMEA Sales leadership team- Working cross functionally across HR Operations and Talent Acquisition, leading HR projects which improve employee experience and delivery of the people strategy- Leadership of Org Design & Selection project work stream involving the design and set up of standalone corporate functions for success, management of an external recruitment team engaged to fill 100 new roles globally within 6 months. Ensured great talent was recruited, excellent focus on candidate experience and management of an extremely complex internal transfer process.- Acting as Country HRBP for 9 countries at an operational level: UK, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria & Israel Show less

A year long career break to travel; travelled across 17 countries, met people from all over the world and had the most incredible experiences - an 800 km hike across Spain, a 250k hike through Portugal, travelling on the trans siberian railway, walking on the Great Wall of China, hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc, trekking in Nepal, touring Japan....and so much more. The experiences of this year allow me to bring even more to the table now that I have stepped back into my career -… Show more A year long career break to travel; travelled across 17 countries, met people from all over the world and had the most incredible experiences - an 800 km hike across Spain, a 250k hike through Portugal, travelling on the trans siberian railway, walking on the Great Wall of China, hiking the Tour de Mont Blanc, trekking in Nepal, touring Japan....and so much more. The experiences of this year allow me to bring even more to the table now that I have stepped back into my career - resilience, decision making, planning and organising, inner confidence in my own ability, flexibility, calmness and the ability to form relationships with people of all backgrounds and cultures. I return to my career extremely motivated to progress, to develop further and be part of a collaborative and highly successful team. Show less

HRBP to sales leaders across Johnston Press. Played an integral role in the most significant transformation programme undertaken at the company, significantly changing the way we do business and impacting 400+ employees and 21,000+ customers. Led and embedded a performance management culture across the sales engine as well as new approaches to recruitment and talent management. An extremely diverse role including all aspects of the employee life cycle; recruitment, onboarding, engagement… Show more HRBP to sales leaders across Johnston Press. Played an integral role in the most significant transformation programme undertaken at the company, significantly changing the way we do business and impacting 400+ employees and 21,000+ customers. Led and embedded a performance management culture across the sales engine as well as new approaches to recruitment and talent management. An extremely diverse role including all aspects of the employee life cycle; recruitment, onboarding, engagement, performance improvement, pay and reward, succession, talent development, retention as well as change programmes, coaching, effective comms and cost reductions. Show less

Working in partnership with the MD and function heads on the people agenda in multiple business units. Played a key role in two significant transformation projects within Editorial teams involving complex org design, significant role changes and new ways of working. Maintained strong industrial relations with unions, created pay, reward and engagement strategies, recruitment of new leaders and significant org design and cost reduction work.

Creating a brand new HRSSC responsible for HR advice and admin across the whole organisation including different legislative areas in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. Recruiting and training a new team, creating new processes and systems, championing a top-class customer care ethos and day to day management of the team. Continually extended the HRSSC service provided within the company and demonstrated considerable success in employee relations. Driving a culture of… Show more Creating a brand new HRSSC responsible for HR advice and admin across the whole organisation including different legislative areas in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man. Recruiting and training a new team, creating new processes and systems, championing a top-class customer care ethos and day to day management of the team. Continually extended the HRSSC service provided within the company and demonstrated considerable success in employee relations. Driving a culture of positive employee relations; fairness, equality and respect, through the team and all case management advice to leaders. Show less

Providing quality HR advice to the NW management team on the full range of HR topics - performance, attendance, disciplinary, grievance, pay etc. Introduction of improved recruitment and selection practices and delivery of company induction.

Providing top class customer service whilst undertaking all HR Admin duties across the NW division of 1,000 people.

First point of contact for HR, providing a HR admin service to the UK teams and initial HR advice.

Supporting job seekers find new employment, providing targeted support to those who had been long term unemployed and overseeing the jobseekers allowance claims process.