What I offer
People and Culture, strategic and operational HR experience.
International HR and talent services, built up through many years working in VC/PE backed innovative businesses, software development, professional services and infrastructure. Strong commercial focus, EMEA, US and broader experience, start up and scale up. Building HR teams from the ground up.
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Start up & scale up
Working with Leadership Teams on the challenges of rapidly growing companies and the HR / People challenges supporting through these changes.
Talent Acquisition & Talent Management
Hiring across all levels and functions, C-suite through to support roles, directly and through suppliers. Benchmarking remuneration, negotiating packages, aligning compensation to internal and external benchmarks. Onboarding and induction to get new joiners productive effectively.
International Experience
Broad experience across the USA, Europe and India, helping set up operations, talent acquisition, reorganisations and employee relations.
I have lived and worked in the USA and have a good understanding of the culture and country.
Experiences
Leadership team experience in multiple high growth innovative business
Developing, growing and leading the HR team for two mid-sized, investment backed tech businesses. Through multiple funding rounds (VC/PE/MBO) and growth.
Part of the Leadership Team for a leading global SaaS company, a European Managed Services business and Pioneering Engineering Consultancy.
Engineering Consultancy.
Houlder Limited
Working with the leadership team to drive culture change after a period of transition, in a naval/marine consultancy.
Tasked with delivering a management development programme, performance management & objectives / goal alignment and establishing more effective talent acquisition practices.
Growing talent. At Ensono & Amplience.
Growing the headcount in two innovative tech businesses scaling from 10 to 160 people over 14 months (IT infrastructure) & from 60 to 200 over 2 years across 7 countries (retail content management, software development).
Recently hired CMO, CXO, COS in PE backed SaaS business
Define Culture and purpose at Amplience Ltd.
Defined the purpose, goals and vision for the business across a three to five year strategic plan, working with the CEO to roll this out across the company and ensure clarity of purpose and alignment to business performance.
Engaged teams
Whilst at Ensono (formerly Attenda Limited) guided the company to success in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For - 20th (2015), 23rd (2014) and 35th (2013).
Continually improving e-NPS (internal staff survey) scores over a multi-year period during significant change.
Government funded support package at Attenda.
Led the project to secure £2.0m of European Union funding support for jobs growth in deprived locations in South Wales from the Welsh Assembly Government and established a new office in South Wales (Caerphilly), grew headcount to 60 in 24 months.
Helped with the office and facilities set up.
Supporting charities and a cat person!
I have two furry friends, two grown up children and have done a number of long distance charity rides over the years.
