Strategic HR Leader & Global Business Partner

Primary specialism: HR Business Partner

Markets with deep expertise: Expertise across the Americas with most significant experience across the US, and strong knowledge of Canada and Latin/South America. Extensive experience supporting international workforces in various countries across EMEA and APAC, and general knowledge of international labor laws.

Languages : English

Salary expectations: From USD225,000 plus package

Workforce types directly supported: C-suite executives, highly scientific degreed roles, sales roles, corporate function professional roles and various manufacturing shop floor roles. Some experience working in a US unionized environment including union avoidance and union negotiations and communications.

Current home country: United States

Mobility: North America

Team management: Over 20 years team leadership/management experience. Managed team sizes from 1 - 10 direct reports. Total team sizes from 3 - 20+.

Current/recent employer: Over EUR 3 billion revenue and 16,000+ employees globally. Career includes diverse experience working for small family owned organization with USD 450 million revenues and 800 employees globally, to very large heavily matrixed organizations with over USD 5 billion revenues and 50,000+ employees globally.

Remits of particular interest: CHRO, CPO for a small or mid-sized (~2,000 employees globally) with broad HR responsibility overseeing a team of HR professionals; second level HR leadership role (VP, Sr. Director, Director) with global strategic HR Business Partnering responsibility for large division (e.g. USD 1 billion+) and team of direct reports. Passionate about working for an organization that truly makes a difference in people lives – with particular interest in biopharmaceutical, healthcare, medical device and high tech/SaaS and open to any organization with an impactful vision and mission.

Unique expertise:

  • Diverse industry background spanning biopharmaceutical services, medical and safety device manufacturing, high tech manufacturing, chemical manufacturing and professional services with extensive experience in multi-site globally dispersed organizations.

  • Strong global HR business partnering skills supporting vertically integrated business units and corporate functions.

  • COE and HR function leadership experience with expert knowledge in various areas of talent management.

Commerciality:

  • Demonstrated success supporting organizations through periods of aggressive growth (e.g. headcount of 75 to 250+ and 500 to 1,200+ in 18 months, 1,500 to 2,000+ in under 12 months) through the design and implementation of various business aligned talent strategies.

  • Initiated functional org transformation to better align with business strategy and support growth with existing resources.

  • Initiated a resourcing strategy to better support high growth, reduce learning curve and improve the business position in the RFP process with clients.

  • Successfully supported an organization in reducing overhead costs by identifying and establishing lower cost work locations for certain functions.

Strengths

  • Diverse career history and varied experiences has helped me develop the ability to quickly identify organizational challenges and opportunities after joining an organisation.

  • Able to leverage business insights to develop and implement business aligned HR strategies and talent solutions that are swift and impactful to address challenges and opportunities.

  • Demonstrated success in leading and supporting organisations through high growth, change and transformation.

Need to know:

  • Highly results-oriented and known for getting things done.

  • Thrive in roles that require visionary/strategic capability and able to shift to operational/tactical and enjoy rolling up sleeves whenever needed.

  • Truly enjoy and excel in environments that are driving significant change and/or growth.

  • Deep and broad knowledge across all functional areas of HR with extensive experience in all areas of Talent Management.

  • Very authentic and transparent communication and leadership style and one who can comfortably relate to all levels of employees across the organisation, from C-suite/BOD to entry level and manufacturing shop floor talent.

Would you like more details on this professional, to fill a potential gap in your HR team? 

CMTS reference: 6368
Change Management, Organisational Design, Talent Management, HR Business Partner, HR TransformationLeanne Morris