Chris Jackson
People Director Group Functions & Group Director, People Culture & Capability @Centrica
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WORK HISTORY
People Director Group Functions & Group Director, People Culture & Capability @Centrica
Windsor, GB
A member of the People Leadership Team, performing a dual role leading Culture and Capability for the Group and acting as People Director for our Group Functions (Chief Customer Office, Finance, People, Strategy and Legal).As Group Director, Culture and Capability I am accountable for Leadership & Culture, Talent & Performance, Recruitment and L&D on behalf of Centrica. Having successfully stabilised the company, our strategy is now focused on investing to grow which requires us to transform our culture and build new skills and capabilities. It is my role, working with our People Directors, to lead a team of over 150 brilliant colleagues providing the expertise and delivery support needed to reshape our ways of working and ensure we have the right talent and capability to deliver our ambitious business plans. My remit also covers the role of People Director for Group Functions. In this role, I work with the C-suite leaders of our Functional areas (Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officers, Chief Customer Officer, General Counsel) to deliver their people plans. The teams primary focus is ensuring we have the right capability at the right price for our business, consistently looking at how we release capacity and value through great leadership, upskilling and automation/simplification of key processes.
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester
BA(hons), History
The University of Manchester
Bachelor of Arts
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
High School Diploma
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS JACKSON
With over 20 years of experience in human resources and organizational development, my role at Centrica is pivotal in driving strategic culture transformation and ensuring we have the right capabilities to deliver our ambitious plans. As an experienced member of the People Leadership Team, I have helped Centrica make significant strides in employee engagement, inclusivity, and learning development, thanks to a \"colleague first\" approach. Our team of over 150 professionals works collaboratively across the business to engage and empower our people, which has been instrumental in doubling discretionary learning and introducing innovative work policies. More recently, I have expanded my role to become People Director for Group Functions. This has involved me partnering directly with our Functional leaders (Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Customer Officer and General Counsel) to deliver their People Strategies, ensuring they have the right leadership, operating model and organisation structure and skills and capabilities to succeed.
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