Experience

byrne·dean
• United Kingdom
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Principal Consultant

  • Jun 2021 - Present


Oliver Coaching and Consulting

• Founder and Director

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Providing HR retained and project services, including strategic HR advice and business and personal coaching. Providing HR retained and project services, including strategic HR advice and business and personal coaching.



Arrowgrass Capital Partners LLP

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Human Resources

  • May 2011 - Jun 2016

  Responsible for all aspects of HR, compensation and employment law issues globally, including: - partnering with founder partners and senior leadership on all HR matters across the business; - managing the HR team across London and New York; - reviewing and implementing remuneration, governance and HR policies; - coaching managers through their own development, appraisals, disciplinary and grievance processes; and - implementing initiatives to promote engagement, talent development, diversity and inclusion.



Gartmore

• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Generalist

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Responsible for the delivery of HR and employment law advice across the business, including: - implementing restructures of the group and related redundancies; - successful TUPE transferring staff under a maintenance contract; - recruiting and selecting talent for the business; - negotiating offers of employment, writing contracts and providing employee orientation; and - acting on any employment litigation. Responsible for the delivery of HR and employment law advice across the business, including: - implementing restructures of the group and related redundancies; - successful TUPE transferring staff under a maintenance contract; - recruiting and selecting talent for the business; - negotiating offers of employment, writing contracts and providing employee orientation; and - acting on any employment litigation.



Macfarlanes

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

  An employment lawyer in private practice, acting for clients (up to 5,000+ employees) across a variety of sectors: financial services; retail; media; and technology, working as the principal point of contact for HR Directors and senior leadership on contentious and non-contentious matters, including: - acting for employers on employment tribunal litigation from start to finish - instructing barristers where necessary; - advising on all aspects of the employment relationship from contract negotiations, drafting policies, disciplinary and grievances, redundancies, restructures and senior exits; - advising on the employment aspects of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions.



Jones Day

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor

  • Sep 2003 - Jul 2006

  Completed two year training contract and qualified into the Employment team, providing employment law advice to business and HR professionals. Completed two year training contract and qualified into the Employment team, providing employment law advice to business and HR professionals.