Joanna Tolaram
Director of People @Native Instruments
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WORK HISTORY
Director of People @Native Instruments
London, GB
Global People Team Leader for a PE-backed leader in music technology and audio production (400+ employees). Reporting directly to the CEO, mandated to drive the end-to-end People strategy and operational excellence. Leads the entire People function, encompassing Business Partnering, Operations, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Workplace.• Executive Partnership & Strategic Planning: Key advisor to the CEO and Leadership Team on strategic workforce planning and personnel cost modeling to support the organisational change agenda.• Operating Model Transformation: Partnered with the leadership team to design and implement a transformational operating model; delivered €3m in Phase 1 savings and engineered the design for a further €12m in Phase 2 efficiencies to improve organisational alignment.• Global People Function Oversight: Directly manages the consolidated People ecosystem, integrating Talent Acquisition and Workplace functions into the core People delivery model to drive cost, quality, and performance.• Industrial Relations & Global Compliance: Lead Representative for German Works Council engagement; negotiated critical collective agreements and foundational Works Agreements for integral policies to ensure legal governance and operational agility across the UK, US, Germany, and APAC.• Performance Transformation: Developed and led the \"2026 Performance Bridge\" strategy, transitioning the organisation to a streamlined model projected to reduce administrative overhead by 40% while increasing the quality of performance data.• Total Rewards & Career Framework: Partnered to design and launch a Global Career Framework, establishing merit-based progression and transparent levelling across all regions to drive talent retention.• Operational Excellence: Directing the strategic consolidation of the global People delivery model; establishing data-driven service delivery targets for cost, quality, and performance aligned with business priorities.
EDUCATION
CIPD Qualifications
Chartered CIPD Certification
Orpington College
Business Administration
Open Study College
Human Resources Management
CIPD Qualifications
Human Resources Management
ABOUT JOANNA TOLARAM
I am a commercially-focused Director People with a 20-year career dedicated to driving operational performance and organisational effectiveness across multinationals, global conglomerates, and PE-backed environments. Reporting directly to the CEO, my mandate is simple: simplify operational ambiguity and translate high-level strategy into compliant, high-quality execution. To date, I have partnered with Executive Leadership Teams to deliver high-impact organisation transformation, including significant multi-million Euro identified efficiencies. I have a proven track record of leading end-to-end People delivery models, including Business Parneting, Operations, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, adn Workplace, while navigating the complexities of international industrial relations (including German Works Councils), multi-jurisdictional employment law, and large-scale restructuring across the UK, Ireland, US, Germany, APAC, and Africa. Key Expertise: Transformation & Change | M&A Integration | Organisation Transformation | Operational Efficiency | International Employment Law | Strategic CEO & Executive Partnership | Global People Strategy | Organisational Development & Design | Strategic Workforce Planning | Talent Acquisition Strategy | Total Rewards & Benefits | Workplace Management | Global HR Policy | People Analytics | Industrial Relations | Employee Engagement & Wellbeing | DE & I | Strategic Stakeholder Management | Career Framework Design | Learning & Development | Executive Coaching. Beyond the Office: I’m a proud South Londoner with an authentic, down-to-earth energy. When I’m not leading people business partnering and operations, you’ll find me travelling, exploring the culinary scene as a dedicated foodie, or unwinding with a crime documentary and some 90s/00s RnB.
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