Lauren Macdonald

Intern Lead @ IBM UK | Nurturing Early Careers | Technology & Consulting Sectors | Mentoring | Coaching

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • IBM (11 yrs 1 mo)
    • Foundation Manager | 12 Month Internship Programmes Lead
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

      As a Foundation Manager, I am the first point of contact for early professionals within the intern scheme, also supporting our wider community of apprentices and graduates. I ensure our Early Professionals are aligned with business priorities through effective communication, coaching and career development, and active participation in reward and recognition programs. Key Responsibilities include: - Performance Appraisal & Performance Management - Training Delivery - Workforce Management - Career Development & Coaching - Recruitment - Stakeholder Management As 12-Month Internship Scheme Programmes Lead, I work closely with senior stakeholders across the UK business and with my counterparts across different countries, to build and maintain strong relationships. embedding IBM's Foundation Scheme as a trusted partner. I deliver and drive improvements across key projects within the internship scheme, through the engagement of our intern cohort. Key Responsibilities include: - Regular reviews to gain insight into key trends, risks, and opportunities across business units. Ensure plans are in place to address them. - Encourage a growth mindset amongst early professionals and my peers, allowing for continuous improvement of the scheme. - Support progression of the early professionals through IBM's various schemes via coaching and upskilling of interns. - Work with wider business to understand their key challenges and identify opportunities for interns to become involved and plug gaps - Engagement with wider HR team to ensure any changes are embedded and sustained. - Manage wellbeing of our intern cohort - Seek out new ideas, new ways of working and experiences which will benefit the scheme

    • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Early Professional Hiring
      Aug 2019 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Professional Hiring
      Jul 2015 - Jul 2019 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Recruitment Consultant at Advanced Resource Managers
    Feb 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • IBM (Full-time · 3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Client Manager | Communications & Industrial Sectors
      Apr 2012 - Feb 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Talent Acquisition Partner | UK Graduate Scheme
      Nov 2010 - Apr 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Retail & Corporate Banking Roles at Barclays Bank
    Jul 2004 - Nov 2010 · 6 yrs 5 mos