What I offer
Tech CEOs and Founders Advisory
Success as an entrepreneur requires more than a great idea; right capabilities, early adoption of a solid people strategy and anticipating growth challenges are vital. Our advisory sessions cover culture, talent, and org development to enhance founders' leadership and strategic execution.
Corporate Culture Analysis
Comprehensive analysis of your company's existing culture, followed by a strategic guide tailored to develop a culture that resonates with your vision and business objectives. My goal is to foster a cohesive environment, boosting happiness, productivity, and business growth.
International Expansion and Executive Search
Support for international business expansion (business, engineering/product) : org design, Talent practices, Executive Search, and leveraging best-in-class tech RPOs for technical recruitment.
Fractional Chief People Officer
Scaling enterprises face challenges in finding CPeOs with relevant experience. As a fractional CPeO, I offer rapid, strategic HR leadership for startups, from recruitment and onboarding to perf management and reward, setting the stage for smart scaling and a smooth transition to a permanent CPeO.
Hiring - process and practices
Leveraging Google's methods and my scaleup experience, I create custom hiring practices aligned with your business goals. This includes recruiting strategies, recruiting team capabilities, ATS/tools, assessment methodologies, data-driven hiring decisions, recruiter and interviewer training.
Performance Management - process and practices
Drawing on Google's insights and my expertise with scaleups, I design bespoke perf management practices aligned with your culture and goals. Covering perf cycles, integration with OKRs/values, assessments, calibrations, internal mobility, promotions, salary adjustments.
Experiences
Susan Pike & Partners
Founded in 2019, our consultancy modernizes HR processes to boost employee satisfaction, productivity and business growth. We work mostly with scale-ups offering HR /Culture audits and strategic advisory.
Google - EMEA Head of Talent Acquisition
Led Google's EMEA recruitment for 10 years, scaling to 35+ countries and hiring key people. Provided C-level strategic workforce advice, chaired the Hiring Committee, built a top-performing recruitment team, and filled C-level roles directly.
VP - Global Talent
Responsible for the entire HR cycle from talent attraction / on-boarding to perf and reward, with a focus on creating a unified talent approach. Key achievements: implemented all core processes & tools ensuring global consistency and data-driven people decisions.