Liam Arnold
Vice President Talent Management @Escalent
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President Talent Management @Escalent
London, GB
Through my role, I am responsible for a global headcount of 1800, covering APAC and EMEA, with staff located in the US, UK and India.I provide dynamic leadership to a Global Talent Management team consisting of HR Directors and HR Business Partners and drive the integration of employees from acquired legacy entities into Escalent\'s organisational structure, striving to ensure a seamless amalgamation.I focus on driving business growth and expansion through building relationships with key stakeholders, including advising executive leadership on organisational design and workforce planning.Moreover, I contribute to attracting and retaining top talent ensuring competitiveness and fairness across global markets, through leading compensation and benefits programmes.Achievements during this time include conceptualising, developing and implementing the performance review process, utilising the people management platform Lattice, empowering people leaders to build engaged, high-performing teams and inspire positive cultures. Additionally, I successfully integrated HR processes and systems following two simultaneous acquisitions, ensuring seamless transitions and alignment with company culture and values.Also, I conceived, developed and rolled out effective global HR strategies and initiatives for the entire workforce, and ensured consistency and compliance, achieved when embedding HR policies and procedures aligned with legal requirements and best practices across all world-wide locations. Furthermore, I supported business objectives and cultivated a high-performance culture, achieved through spearheading the creation and execution of talent management, retention and succession planning strategies.I improved the workplace environment, making it a more inclusive workplace environment and improved employee engagement and retention through effectively advocating diversity, equity and inclusion, after further developing and owning various ERGs (Disability and Queerspace)
EDUCATION
ICS Learn
Level 5 CIPD Intermediate Diploma in HR Management
University of Westminster
MA Human Resource Management
SKILLS
ABOUT LIAM ARNOLD
I am a passionate, people-focused leader, with valuable expertise across the areas of HR, including devising and implementing people-centred strategies, employee engagement, business integration and driving change. With 12 years of demonstrable experience, I am a confident, yet approachable professional with unwavering people leadership focus, combined with the competence to build, foster and drive results-driven teams to maximise resources and efficiency, as well as successfully navigating teams through adversity during times of rapid change and growth, effectively executing business goals and initiatives within a complex work culture.I have been praised by senior leadership for integrating global businesses and teams with diverse people programmes resulting from acquisitions. Moreover, I have conceptualised and led execution of powerful HR strategic growth initiatives during major economic shifts, resulting in progress towards growth and successful collaborations among teams. Embedding effective processes in corporate start-up and post-acquisition environments, has resulted in a significant boost in engagement and an improvement in workplace culture.Furthermore, I have implemented innovative and creative communications initiatives which have been embraced by leadership, driving awareness and connectivity across global and US business operational platforms.I have improved efficiencies, enhanced team member experience and generated cost savings which I have accomplished through highlighting cost-saving technologies. Likewise, I have contributed to achieving corporate compliance, as well as cultivating personal connections to attain career development goals and to improve team dynamics.A compelling communicator, I foster good working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders. As a personable and approachable individual, I enjoy meeting new professionals. If you’d like to know more about me, feel free to contact me through LinkedIn or at l••••••••@hotmail.com.
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