Brenda Wong
People Partner @Wayve
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WORK HISTORY
People Partner @Wayve
London, GB
Level: C-suite minus 1 & 2 (directors, regional heads of operations, senior operations managers)Partnering group:~350 employees across frontline operators, managers and senior operational leadersFootprint: multi-site, multi-country, 24/7 operational environment (spanning the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, and Japan ) Lead people strategy and execution for a globally distributed Fleet Operations department operating in safety-critical roles Trusted partner to directors and regional heads on performance management, motivation and engagement, senior hiring, succession planning and organisational design Own complex employee relations across four jurisdictions, including investigations, disciplinaries, exits and regulatory-sensitive cases Built scalable operating models for shift-based workforces (manager playbooks, attendance frameworks, performance calibration, promotion readiness) Design and embed manager capability programmes for M1–M3 leaders in high-pressure operational contexts Act as connective tissue between operations, legal, people ops and exec leadership during periods of rapid growth and leadership turnover
EDUCATION
University of Warwick
LLB 3-year (Qualifying Degree), Law
SKILLS
ABOUT BRENDA WONG
Senior People Partner working at the intersection of people strategy, operations and scale.I partner with Directors and functional leads to solve the hard people problems: performance, structure, capability and culture – and design the systems that make them stick. Currently supporting 300+ employees across the UK, US, Germany and Japan in a high-growth, VC-backed tech environment. My remit spans performance frameworks, manager capability, employee relations, engagement, and cross-functional change initiatives delivered end-to-end.I’m at my best when dealing with complex ambiguous problems, sensitive ER, competing stakeholders, and tight timelines. I bring structure, clarity and calm, then get things shipped.Strengths:• trusted advisor to senior leaders and managers-of-managers• leading org-wide people programmes from design through delivery• high-bar performance management and calibration at scale• pragmatic, fair and evidence-led employee relations• building practical processes teams actually use, not slideware• creating inclusive, high-trust cultures where people can do their best workSelected impact:• launched company-wide performance and calibration frameworks• coached and enabled frontline and mid-level managers across multi-site operations• built scalable people ops foundations to support rapid headcount growth• handled complex ER and investigations with rigour and humanityMy bias is simple: clarity beats niceness, and good systems beat heroic effort.Good culture is designed, not wished into existence.Also a conference speaker, workshop designer and third-culture kid (three languages, many homes) with a healthy scepticism of corporate fluff and a soft spot for work that genuinely helps people thrive.
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