Description

Business transformation specialist and Chief People Officer/COO with a proven record in scaling high-growth consultancies, delivering post-M&A integrations, and leading operational strategy. Adept at aligning people, process, and technology to accelerate growth, increase profitability and embed future-fit cultures. FCIPD

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

Vendigital - A Siemens Business
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER & STRATEGIC PROJECTS LEAD
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2023 - October 2025 (2 years and 9 months)
London, United Kingdom

Key Achievements
• Post M&A integration
o Project manager leading a cross-functional team across multiple entities and geographies.
o Workstream lead for HR, IT and Cyber, Marketing, Compliance, Operations, Legal and Customer Contracts integration.
 Led the design and implementation of a new operating model enabling the expansion of consulting services for the GB&I markets
 Delivering cost savings of £2.3m
 Led TUPE transfer of employees into Siemens PLC.

• X-Matrix Strategy Design
o Design and oversight of HR and Internal Communications strategy.
o Organisational design of integration-ready target operating model (TOM) and key talent succession plans.

• Sales and Marketing Campaigns and Projects Lead
o Management of targeted ABM and SDR activity to drive exec level engagement and lead generation.
o Development of brand transition plan to transfer Vendigital brand equity to Siemens
o External comms development to support brand transition and lead generation
o Drove improved sales approach to improve average sales value and forecast accuracy.
 Reduced time in pipeline by 52%
 Improved quarterly sales forecasting by 35%

• Digital Platform profitability improvement activity
o Took ownership of Digital Platform P&L and budget process.
o Drove the integration of technology licenses to deliver increased cyber controls and improved commercials.
 Providing more clarity on profitability.
 Driving >20% profitability growth of Digital Platform recurring licenses.

• Corporate Governance
o Executive sponsor for ISO 27000 1, ISO 9000 1, and Cyber Essentials plus.
o Embedded Export Control protocols into consulting and technology sales processes.
 2024 ISO 27000 1 surveillance audit with zero non-compliances.
 Successful 2025 ISO 27000 1 recertification under updated 2022 standards

• Capability Development
o Led a capability working group to drive global expansion of Supply Chain and establish new UK service lines.

Corporate strategy Organizational Design Project Management Human Resources Communication strategy
Vendigital
PEOPLE DIRECTOR
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
October 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 2 months)
London, United Kingdom
• Career Development
o Development and roll-out of new Career Development Programme and BUILD framework.
o Introduced cascading of succession planning sessions and HiPo programme
o Roll out of emPerform Performance Management system.

• Leadership and Team Development
o Co-created and delivered a Director Development Programme to develop leadership capability against Director Attributes, Personal Impact and High Performing Team Leadership.
o Development and Delivery of Consulting 101, New Manager and Effective Communication training.
 Successful accreditation of VCC training programme under the Chartered Management Consultant Framework enabling team members to pursue Chartered Management Consultant Status.
 Shortlisted for Best L&D initiative in the 2023 British HR Awards.
• Technology oversight
o Part of a project team focussed on technology and codebase modernisation of Vendigital legacy tools.
o Commercial lead on outsourced contractors for DevOps, PHP development and test resource.
 Elimination of technical debt enabling an increased enterprise value and Vendigital’s acquisition by Siemens.

• PE Exit Due Diligence Support
o Part of the data room team to collate all key business information for the sales due diligence process
o Interviewed on all people topics and data provided as part of the sales process.
Vendigital
HEAD OF PEOPLE
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
September 2020 - September 2021 (1 year)
London, United Kingdom
Leading on all people and talent initiatives with particular focus on attracting and retaining top talent to support post pandemic business growth.

• People and Operating Strategy
o Leading the development and execution of all People Strategy including Recruitment, Engagement, EDI, Talent Planning, Internal Comms and EVP.
o Partnering with the board to deliver performance against key People KPIs
o Restructure and integration of existing Data Science, Data Transformation and Tech Development Teams to drive better client utilisation and profitability.

• Culture, Engagement, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
o Rolled out Inclusive Leadership training and EDI micro-learning tools.
o Utilised engagement surveys to identify disparity in experience across various team demographics and led on action planning to remove issues/ barriers to progression.
o Established and chaired our Culture and Mental Health Champions, Women in Vendigital and REACH (Race Ethnicity And Cultural Heritage) groups.
o Senior Sponsor for peer group sessions
 Increased 2020/2021 company-wide engagement scores by 20% in less than 6 months
 Increased 2020/2021 digital platform engagement scores by 37% in 6 months

• Recruitment
o Relaunch of Vendigital Careers Site and rollout of TeamTailor ATS system
 Drove a 200% increase in direct applications via the company website.