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James ValeroJV

James Valero

HR and Talent Director

€868/day
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About James

*Looking for Interim / Freelance assignments based in the UK / EU / Remote across the following : HR Strategy, Talent strategy, Global Talent Acquisition, Leadership Hiring, Tech Hiring, Career coaching, HR Transformation, Organisational Development, Project Management, Early Careers, HR / Talent Transformation*


Global Senior Director Talent/HR with track record working for large and mid sized organisations in high growth, transformational environments delivering the overall Talent Strategy to drive growth, organisational performance and strengthen the overall employee experience across a variety of sectors including Technology/Engineering, Sports Media, Betting and Entertainment, Supply Chain/FMCG and Automotive.

Strong ability and track record in building trust and credibility with Executive teams and senior leaders in order to deliver strategic People and Talent initiatives and programmes that are sustainable, scalable and create value to support the overall ambitions and commercial objectives of global companies. Led International Talent CoE teams across UK, EMEA, Americas and APAC

Talent Management, Talent Strategy, Global Talent Acquisition, Leadership hiring, Workforce Strategy and Planning, Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Talent reviews, Employee Experience, EVP and Culture, Employer Branding, DE&I strategy, Data and Insights, Onboarding, Project Management, Change Management, ATS optimisation, LMS/LXP, AI Technologies tooling and enablement, Talent/HR Operating model review and optimisation, Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) Supplier/Vendor management, Talent/HR Transformation, Career Coaching, Career Development, Leadership and Culture
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
London (up to 50km), Birmingham (up to 50km), Manchester (up to 50km), Edinburgh (up to 50km), Oxford (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Founder - Valero People and Talent Advisory
    People and Talent Director (Interim/Freelance)
    January 2024 - January 2025 (1 year)
    London, United Kingdom
    Undertaking interim HR/Talent assignments across HR Strategy, Talent strategy, Global Talent Acquisition, Leadership Hiring, Career coaching, HR Transformation, Organisational Development, Project Management, Early Careers for a variety of companies in the private and public sector and for private clients
  • Endeavor
    Director Global Talent
    ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
    April 2022 - August 2023 (1 year and 4 months)
    London, UK
    Leading a Global Talent Acquisition and Organisational Development function of 15 FTE across 12 countries to deliver the end-to-end Talent Strategy and strengthen the overall Employee Experience - Global hiring, Onboarding, Talent Management, Organisational Development and Employee Experience
    Talent Management and Employee Development Talent acquisition Company Culture Management HR Strategy Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • RS Group
    Head of Talent Acquisition EMEA
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    October 2021 - April 2022 (6 months)
    London, UK
    Led the EMEA Talent Acquisition function of 20 FTE to deliver all internal/external hiring, Executive hiring, UK Contractor hiring and Onboarding across the EMEA/COO business and Corporate Functions. Also responsible for strategy and planning to ensure Talent Acquisition was positioned to deliver against the RS Group Destination 2025 business strategy, an Executive sponsored enterprise wide transformation programme

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Education

  • MA
    The University of Reading
    2000
    MA
  • BA
    The Nottingham Trent University
    1999
    BA

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