Lisa Goldsmith

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ABOUT LISA GOLDSMITH

HR & Talent Acquisition leader with global experience and a proven track record of success within dynamic, complex, multi-site international organisations. A proactive, enthusiastic and determined professional who thrives in fast-paced and challenging environments. A trusted & respected people leader, skilled in guiding, inspiring and managing teams to achieve strong outcomes.Focused on driving continuous improvement across HR through strategic transformation, digitalisation and automation. Passionate about streamlining processes, improving operational efficiency and unlocking workforce potential. Proven track record of optimising HR operations to increase agility, strengthen organisational performance and enhance employee experience.A significant part of my work involves standardising processes and operating frameworks globally to ensure consistency across regions while enabling organisations to operate more efficiently. This includes defining governance models, establishing scalable SOPs and embedding technology platforms that support data-driven resourcing, workforce planning & operational decision-making.Experience includes: designing and implementing outsourced models and shared services; aligning HR operations to business strategy; developing onboarding and referral programmes; supervising remote multi-site HR support functions and outsourced shared services; managing full end-to-end recruitment cycles; data analysis and reporting; talent acquisition across all levels & functions; and succession & workforce planning.Key achievements include developing in-house technical testing systems to improve candidate assessment; leading the R&D team for a leading UK IT recruitment group to drive innovation in talent acquisition strategies; establishing an HR Operational Shared Services Centre across India and Dublin; acting as EMEA Lead for HCM and Onboarding during the global Workday implementation at TIBCO; and leading the global implementation of SmartRecruiters ATS for a organisation.Specialties: HR transformation, operating model design/standardisation, post-merger integration, cost optimisation, end-to-end recruitment, specialist resourcing, executive search, value creation programmes, market research and talent mapping, social media sourcing, DE & I, networking, in-house recruitment leadership, mentoring and coaching, process implementation and optimisation, SOX compliance, shared services, candidate relationship management, vendor management, Workday HCM, Workday Onboarding, Oracle HCM, SmartRecruiters, and HR data analytics.