Experience

VIOOH

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief People Officer

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom Design and delivery of people strategy to create a great place to work.

• Head of People

  • May 2020 - Jun 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom 06/21 - 10/21: Acting Chief People Officer (Sabbatical Cover)



Liz Dowling and Partners

• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Oct 2014 - May 2020

  London, United Kingdom HR & Talent Consultancy: Verve, Curve, Babylon Health, Secret Cinema, Essence, elvie.com (Chiaro), Apple, Expert-24, doctorlink, ONI.bio Services: - Onsite/remote to lead people + recruitment teams/projects. - Design & build talent function - Support current team to scale + skill-up - Transformation projects - Training/mentoring programs to create better hiring experiences - Improving people metrics: employee engagement, retention + performance Recent case… Show more HR & Talent Consultancy: Verve, Curve, Babylon Health, Secret Cinema, Essence, elvie.com (Chiaro), Apple, Expert-24, doctorlink, ONI.bio Services: - Onsite/remote to lead people + recruitment teams/projects. - Design & build talent function - Support current team to scale + skill-up - Transformation projects - Training/mentoring programs to create better hiring experiences - Improving people metrics: employee engagement, retention + performance Recent case studies: - Interim Head of Talent - Engineering, Design + Product: Babylon Health: 300+ hires / 250% increase in activity / 40% reduction in time to hire / 87% direct hires / process redesign - Head of HR + TA Transformation: Doctorlink: Restructure + merger of Expert-24 / create and implement people function / Exec hiring / ATS & HRIS implementation / Process design - Design + build: Chiaro (Elvie.com): Design + Build HR + Recruitment function, process + tools - Scale at pace + transformation: Essence: 150+ hires / transformation project / built global recruitment team / 35% reduction in time to hire / Exec hiring Projects have involved: - Managing teams up to 20 across several geographies, functions + generations - Board roles / reported into board & VCs - Global roles - hiring across EMEA, Americas & APAC - Strategic and day to day delivery. Bias for action + delivering innovative solutions - Managed £MM budgets - Process + tech stack evaluation/implementation - Data centric + commercial - Sourcing for current and future talent Advisor/Mentor/Ambassador/Speaker: hackinghr.io, udder.rocks, LDN Tech Week-Future of Work (2018 + 2019), Prince's Trust, Big Youth Group, Founders Institute, Founders Factory Angel investor 07804 655122 or email liz@lizdowling.com. Show less



POSSIBLE

• Australia
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Talent Director

  • Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

  Greater Seattle Area (WPP) Global Talent Director (HR, TA, L+D) responsible for making POSSIBLE the best place to work. - 25 offices spanning five continents + over 1000 employees. Leading People strategy, teams and operations to successfully merge 9 digital, data and creative agencies post acquisition to form POSSIBLE.



AKQA

• United States
• Design
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of HR

  • Feb 2011 - Dec 2012

  London, United Kingdom (WPP) Led HR, Recruitment and L+D across EMEA, APAC + USA. Grew the business from 400 to 1200 in under 18 months. Key achievements: - Increased employee retention by over 15% in first 12 mths - Cost savings – recruitment & absenteeism - Great Places to Work ranked in the top 20 - Increased employee engagement and satisfaction



Calcium

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder - Talent & HR Consultant

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2011

  London, United Kingdom Talent Acquisition Project (6mths): Pretty Green/Cadburys - National recruitment campaign to find ‘International Globe Trotting Guide’ to manage events and social media content for Trident Chewing Gum relaunch: ‘40 Festivals, 40 countries, 40 weeks’. Worked with Rob da Bank & George Lamb Recruitment & Onboarding: Cadburys Spots v Stripes (2012 Olympics) - Hire & onboard all brand experience & ambassadors across the UK to run community programmes Talent & Training Consultant, EMEA… Show more Talent Acquisition Project (6mths): Pretty Green/Cadburys - National recruitment campaign to find ‘International Globe Trotting Guide’ to manage events and social media content for Trident Chewing Gum relaunch: ‘40 Festivals, 40 countries, 40 weeks’. Worked with Rob da Bank & George Lamb Recruitment & Onboarding: Cadburys Spots v Stripes (2012 Olympics) - Hire & onboard all brand experience & ambassadors across the UK to run community programmes Talent & Training Consultant, EMEA (7mths): Efficient Frontier - set up their HR, Recruiting & Training function & helped prep them for acquisition by Adobe Show less



Major Players

• Business Consultant

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2009

  Recruiting senior individuals for Integrated Agencies



Publicis Modem (previously Digitas & Modem Media)

• Global Talent Director

  • 2007 - 2008

  Responsible for the delivery of all HR across EMEA. Managed TUPE process following the acquistion for all UK employees. Developed employee programmes to tackle cultural issues Delivered digital training across Asia for employees being transferred to Modem Integration of systems, processes and aligning policies.

• Head of HR

  • 2006 - 2007

  Responsible for all HR across Europe

• Head of Recruitment and Resourcing

  • 2005 - 2006

  Responsible for all recruitment & staffing issues across all EMEA offices



The Marketing Store

• France
• Advertising Services

• HR Manager

  • 2005 - 2006

  Reporting into the COO I was responsible for HR across Europe



Ortus Agency

• Managing Consultant

  • 2001 - 2005

  Launched and ran a recruitment business focused on the Agency sector for The EMR Group



Digital / Compaq (HP)

• Marketing Executive

  • 1998 - 1999

  Placement year whilst at University