Robert Smith Fcipd Email & Phone Number

Lausanne, VD, CH

Switzerland

My focus is to enable customers to create a better tomorrow by deploying technology enabled processes that improve workforce productivity and employee engagement. By ensuring the alignment, adoption and utilization of our solutions, I create customer success and secure companies' return on investment. I'm described as a trusted advisor able to deliver.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Strategically partnering with global organisations to ensure the delivery of business strategy through SAP SuccessFactors HCM solutions. I deliver HR transformation through, the alignment of SuccessFactors solutions to business drivers. Referred to as a trusted advisor able to deliver value at such clients as Nestlé, Phillip Morris International and.

New York

Founded in New York City in 1904, The Explorers Club promotes the scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space by supporting research and education in the physical, natural and biological sciences https://www.explorers.org. I am a member of the Switzerland Chapter

London, United Kingdom

Founded in 1982, Care UK has grown to become one of the leading providers of health and social care services in the UK.The Healthcare business is the largest independent sector healthcare providers and work in close partnership with the NHS to deliver more than 50 services throughout the UK. Services include treatment centres, GP practices, NHS walk-in.

London, United Kingdom

The Urgent Care service line is the largest provider of NHS 111 services in the UK and also the largest provider of full out of hours services in the country covering over eight million patients.Responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership and direction to the HR function within the Urgent Care service line.Led on the consultation to.

London, United Kingdom

• I led the HR Integration following three strategic acquisitions, increasing headcount from 2000 to 5000 and revenue from £200M to £360M. I was brought in to drive the financial synergies and create a single, aligned.
• Integrated 3 businesses in Care UK, achieving synergies of £4 mil + and creating a strong platform for future growth.
• Implemented the new structures on time, on budget and with no appeals… Show more I led the HR Integration following three strategic acquisitions, increasing headcount from 2000 to 5000 and revenue from £200M to £360M..
• Implemented the new structures on time, on budget and with no appeals or tribunals.
• Aligned HR policies and terms and conditions across the four businesses.
• Helped establish a unified culture for the integrated company with one vision and one set of values.

London, UK

• I was a board-level member of a highly specialised virtual organisation focused on the largest broadcasting event in the UK’s history: the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. I built the team from scratch, and have.
• Defined a strategic vision for the organisation and delivered it, despite budgetary constraints, the challenge of recruiting scarce skills to meet the needs of 20,000 broadcasting organisations… Show more I was a.
• Defined a strategic vision for the organisation and delivered it, despite budgetary constraints, the challenge of recruiting scarce skills to meet the needs of 20,000 broadcasting organisations and an utterly immovable.
• Built the organisational design of a body fit to deliver the Government’s guarantees to the International Olympic Committee.
• Led negotiations with the national broadcasting regulators of ten European countries to second highly-skilled engineering professionals for the duration of the Games.
• Built a single coherent team mind-set across the whole, disparate, virtual organisation, and led the training and development of these European engineers in the positive and facilitatory service culture expected of.

London, UK

• Hired for my HR commercial expertise in FTSE 100 companies, and leading a team of 8 business partners with a budget of £2 million, my achievements included:
• Outsourcing to business and technology services company, Logica, the IT function, handling all TUPE issues for a £33 million contract adding £1 million a year to the bottom line.
• HR lead for the implementation of SAP HR, including blueprinting, process reviews and UAT.
• Downsizing staff numbers by 30%, reviewing… Show more Hired for my HR commercial expertise in FTSE 100 companies, and leading a team of 8 business partners with a budget of £2 million, my achievements included:
• Downsizing staff numbers by 30%, reviewing the organisation’s entire structure against the requirements of its strategic business plan and identifying non-staff savings before cutting 160 posts, saving more than £5.
• Reducing staff turnover rates by 33% prior to the financial crisis by designing and then successfully selling to the Board of Directors a market related compensation scheme.

London, UK

• Barclays bought mortgage bank, The Woolwich, in 2000. I was brought in to develop and then implement the HR strategy for this belated integration into the Barclay’s operating model, and my successes included:
• Quick promotion from Senior HR Business Partner to Head of Human Resources because of the relationship I built with the senior team and my demonstrable ability to work autonomously.
• Enabling Barclay’s saving £180 million through the integration programme, including £11… Show more Barclays bought mortgage bank, The Woolwich, in 2000. I was brought in to develop and then implement the HR strategy.
• Enabling Barclay’s saving £180 million through the integration programme, including £11 million by merging 1,800 Woolwich roles into Barclays, millions more through 50 branch closures, and another £5.5 million by.
• Personally leading the organisational redesign and negotiations necessary to integrate the Woolwich's top 20 managers into the Barclays top-management structure.
• Identifying the need for and subsequently designing a new savings products sales role in all 120 Woolwich branches. This led to a significant increase in the business’ deposit book.

London, United Kingdom

• In this role I boosted the bottom line of this FTSE 100 retail and investment bank through important interventions in two of their most crucial business units: the Structured Finance Group (with 500 high-fee earners.
• Designing, implementing and managing a successful senior talent retention and development scheme in the highly competitive… Show more In this role I boosted the bottom line of this FTSE 100 retail and investment bank.
• Designing, implementing and managing a successful senior talent retention and development scheme in the highly competitive market of the early 2000s.
• Managing the highly political distribution of a £22 million bonus pool.
• Boosting directly the Structured Finance Group’s bottom line through a successful redesign of the Risk and Portfolio Management functions.
• Evolving the company’s human resources policies to cope with the rapid development of the internet and its potential risks to the company’s reputation. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• I partnered Marketing and Analysis and Operational Development teams and managed a team of junior HR Consultants.
• Devised a high-performance talent retention compensation and benefits strategy.
• Introduced a US style “Up or Out” performance management structure while ensuring compatibility with UK law.

London, United Kingdom

As HR Manager, I provided professional HR services to the firm’s Partners and Senior Surveyors. My responsibilities comprised recruitment; employee relations; talent; learningand development; performance management; and graduate recruitment. In particular, I recruited local and expatriate staff for the firm to set up offices in the Czech Republic, The.

London, United Kingdom

I joined Diageo as a graduate trainee and was promoted to Human Resources Development Manager. My responsibilities included learning and development; talent; recruitment; organisational development; and employee relations.

Executive Leadership Development Programe, Organizational Leadership, Pass

Hr Strategy In Transforming Organisations, Hcm

Bsc, Economics, 2:1 Upper Second Class Hounours Degree

Activities and Societies: Photographic Editor - The Beaver student newspaper

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