Vanessa Lee Poole

Senior People Partner

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am a Human Resources professional with global, local and leadership experience and am skilled in partnering with stakeholders to achieve business objectives, leading teams, and driving implementation of strategic change initiatives - including transforming the way people in an organisation achieve their best performance.

Experience

  • Senior People Business Partner at WPP
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

  • Voice at the Table at Voice At The Table Ltd
    Oct 2020 - Nov 2020 · 2 mos

  • Accenture (20 yrs 1 mo)
    • Global Performance Senior Manager
      2017 - 2020 · 3 yrs

      • Drive performance delivery function for the global organization (500,000+ employees); lead geographic and business teams on strategy and implementation through effective enablement and reporting • Provide Inclusion & Diversity guidance/self-service tools for use by business leaders and HR partners during performance decision making to close disparity gaps for all employee career levels • Coach and lead a global team of 8-10 HR Managers and Specialists

    • Global Performance Business Partner
      2015 - 2017 · 2 yrs

      • Partnered effectively with business and HR stakeholders in the agile development and delivery of strategic performance initiatives, applying deep knowledge of business strategy and the employee experience • Apply data analytics and insights to influence decision making and support the adoption of strategic initiatives by business leaders; measure the impact of these programmes

    • Human Resources Manager
      2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

      • Provided client-centric HR leadership to complex client account teams and business groups • Accountable for talent management of the client account team / business groups, implementing key HR processes: hiring and sourcing, onboarding and integration, training and development to create high performing teams, supply/demand, chargeability/productivity, performance management, succession planning, compensation and rewards, attrition/retention, reporting

  • Human Resources Generalist at PwC
    1997 - 2000 · 3 yrs

  • Human Resources Generalist at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
    1996 - 1997 · 1 yr