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What I offer

Building People Infrastructure from Scratch

Building People Infrastructure from Scratch

Policies and procedures
HRIS implementation (HiBob, Dreamteam, etc.)
ATS implementation (Teamtailor etc)
Compliance and employment law readiness
Employee handbooks
HR operations setup

Career Frameworks & Progression Pathways

Career Frameworks & Progression Pathways

Competency frameworks for technical and non-technical roles
Dual-track IC/Manager progression paths
Leveling and grading structures
Promotion processes and criteria
Career development planning

Leadership Development & Manager Coaching

Leadership Development & Manager Coaching

First-time manager training
Leadership workshops
Difficult conversations training
Performance management skills
Team leadership capabilities

Scaling Through Rapid Growth

Scaling Through Rapid Growth

Rapid hiring and recruitment strategy
Organizational design during growth
Onboarding and offboarding systems
Change management
Culture preservation during scaling
Talent acquisition team building

Employee Relations & Performance Management

Employee Relations & Performance Management

Employee relations cases
Performance improvement plans
Investigations and grievances
Legal compliance (UK employment law)
Sensitive exits and settlements

Experiences

Scaling Healthtech 80→160 Employees

Scaling Healthtech 80→160 Employees

Built entire People function from scratch during Series B. Scaled healthtech from 80 to 160 employees in 6 months. Led HRIS selection, developed leadership capabilities, managed ER cases, supported 79 hires. Result: Successfully doubled headcount while maintaining culture and compliance.

 Building UK & US People Function for Consumer Brand

Building UK & US People Function for Consumer Brand

Built UK/US People function for consumer brand from scratch. Created leveling framework, development planning program, and performance review process. Managed all ER across two countries and built a Talent Strategy. Result: Supported headcount doubling in 18 months during international expansion.

Dual-Track Career Frameworks

Dual-Track Career Frameworks

Designed dual-track IC/Manager career frameworks for quantum computing company. Created competency models, promotion process, and progression pathways for technical roles. Provided manager coaching on performance issues. Result: Clear career paths that improved retention of technical specialists.

Talent Strategy That Tripled E-commerce Headcount

Talent Strategy That Tripled E-commerce Headcount

Led talent strategy for European e-commerce scale-up. Built recruitment team, led DE&I strategy, tripled headcount while improving quality of hire. When company entered administration, created LinkedIn post (100k reach) resulting in 80+ colleagues hired. Result: Rapid growth with diversity gains.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Fractional People Leader
  • Head Of People
  • Head Of Talent & Culture
  • People & Operations Consultant
  • People Strategist
  • HR Consultant (Human Resources Consultant)
  • Head Of HR
  • HR Generalist (Human Resources Generalist)
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Ecommerce
  • Tech startups
  • Health tech
  • Consumer retail
  • Digital media
  • FMCG
  • Food & beverage
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Career experience

10-20 years

Regions
  • Europe
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • HR Strategy
  • HR Project Management
  • Authentic Leadership
  • Performance Management
  • High growth start-ups and scale-ups
  • Talent strategy
  • Trusted Business Partner
  • HR Operations
  • Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS)
  • Leading through transition
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Fractional CPO
  • interim management
  • Employee experience
  • employee life-cycle
  • Scaling Culture
  • diversity and inclusion
  • leadership training
  • building leadership teams
  • start-up, scale-up, HR, expert, accelerator, growth, technology, people operations
  • HR Consultant
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