About this partner, Helen.
Fractional HR Director and consultant specialising in PE backed luxury retail.
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How I can help you……
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Fractional HR Director with deep experience in FMCG and luxury retail.
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Performance culture transformation
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HR Transformation and mentoring
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Partner founders and CEOs, with PE backing to build out the value creation plan for people.
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Management of complex legal cases
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Previous brands: Chanel. Orveon Global (PE backed). Tesco. Marks and Spencer. Crystal Palace Football Club.
Board Level Strategic HR Leadership
Building out business strategy through a people and culture lens.
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Org design and job architecture
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Leadership and management culture transformation.
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Reward and incentive strategy
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Learning and Development frameworks
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Partnering with the CRO for International I led the reorganisation of the international business across 5 employing entities to maximise EBITDA performance and drive the value creation plan.
HR Transformation and design
Designing and transforming HR delivery to put business first.
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Building HR provision from scratch
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Transforming HR from cost line to revenue driving
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HR professional mentor and coach
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Transformed the HR team at Chanel from legal advisors to business transforming partners
Performance Culture and transformation
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Designing performance and talent frameworks to transform business performance across all KPIs
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Building out manager and leadership habit formula to drive culture.
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Performance incentive packages
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Part of the global design team at Chanel, designing from scratch the full life cycle performance framework, driving business transformation
PE backed Value Creation People Planning
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Leadership preparedness and succession planning
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Performance and workflows
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Long term incentive planning
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People risk audit and culture protection
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Created the International Value creation plan for people at Orveon, focusing on regional EBITDA and sales KPIs
Employment Legislation and protection
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Employment rights bill readiness audit focusing on culture
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Management of complex legal cases
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Designing compliant employee brands that manage risk while also driving business performance
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Management development solutions to enable managers to manage with clarity and confidence.
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Resizing, restructures and post acquisition projects.
Managed extensive resizing programmes across UK and Europe.
Experience of managing complex cases including successful defence of all tribunal claims under our management.
What Our Clients Say
Helen set up our employment provision from scratch to create a luxury employment brand but also she acted as a confidential advisor to me and me co-owners personally as we navigated the set up and opening of our high end luxury business.
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I worked with Helen for many years as a colleague and most recently she acted as a trusted advisor whilst transitioning.
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She is incredibly responsive, highly legally knowledgeable and brings sound judgement to any situation. I would thoroughly recommend her to other business leaders.