Caroline Adams

Experience

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  ICI Paints

  Jul 1997 - Feb 1999

  Trade Technical Advisor

  • Front line customer services role requiring excellent communication and prioritisation skills and responsibility for resolution of all trade complaints in the South West region.

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  SDL

  Mar 1999 - Mar 2018

  Supporting the evolution of the internal HR Talent Development function including:• Consulting with the regional business executives of the global Delivery Organisation to understand business priorities, and drawing on operational experience, develop and agree solutions. • Facilitation of classroom and virtual programs including the use of Behavioural Profiling / Emotional Intelligence assessments such as MBTI®, PPA and Emotional Intelligence (TEIQue).• Creation & launch of a global SDL Learning Zone – curated and aligned learning resources targeted directly towards the needs of functional groups. External vendor selection & management. Management of cross functional geographically dispersed teams. Logistics, scheduling and communications. Delivery on time and within budget.• Coaching within the business and mentoring of team members. Show less • Scheduling and delivery (Master Facilitator) of high quality global Management, Leadership and Project Management training in the UK, US, Europe and Asia.• Creation of a Global Virtual Training Team consisting of nearly 20 trainers located in 9 global centres for delivery of leadership, management and project management development programs.• Expansion of the SDL Project Management Pathways Program to create a flexible training framework including a blend of virtual and classroom delivery.• Standardisation of best practices across the global project management team including offshore project management centres.• Working in a complex matrix organisation to deliver best practice in people, processes and technology.• Identification of training needs and provision of specific tailored solutions.• Coaching & mentoring. Show less Working within the Quality & Infrastructure group my responsibility has been:• Creation, development and delivery of global training and certification programs.• Facilitation of management training and Management Development programs, aiming to provide managers with clear and consistent messaging on how to recruit, manage and retain talent within the business. • Creation and delivery of tiered Project Management training programs aligned with ISO 21500 Guide to Project Management Standard and consistent with the Project Management Institute PMP methodology. • Achieved recognition of Quality & Infrastructure as an approved provider of Project Management education, known as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), by the Project Management Institute (PMI) through this program.• Facilitator, trainer, coach and mentor in the UK, US, Asia and many counties across Europe. • ISO 9001 & 21500 Quality/PM Management internal trainer. Show less • Responsibility for standardisation of methodologies and best practices across the global project management team (including 470+ onshore and offshore project managers).• Responsible for working with Program Managers to analyse gaps of skill shortage and provide support, tools/processes and training for their teams.• Identification of training needs, creation and provision of specific tailored solutions to upskill local teams.• Training either in the form of classroom training or mentoring for methodology / client / project specific issues. Show less • Senior Project Manager and Team leader with responsibility for recruitment, development and training of project co-ordinators and associate project managers.• Management of localisation projects for a number of high profile key accounts.• Responsibility of full project cycle including stakeholder identification and management, scope management, planning and scheduling of the project, management of all internal and outsourced resources, control of quality deliverables, risk management and cost management to meet agreed budgets. Show less • Primary point of contact for customers including determining project requirements, managing expectations and client satisfaction by producing quality, on budget and on time deliveries through all projects. • Management of multilingual localisation projects including software, website, technical documentation, marketing materials and multimedia components.• Effective management of global project team of 5 to 50 people, including linguistic teams, software engineers, QA testers, desk-top publishers.• Responsibility of full project cycle. This includes planning and scheduling of the project, resourcing and management of all internal and outsourced resources, control of quality deliverables, and maintenance of the project budget.• Daily contact with clients including kick-off meetings, status reports and post-mortem inline with ISO processes.• Keeping the project on time, within budget and achieving customer satisfaction. • Project Manager - April 2000 to March 2002• Associate Project Manager - September 1999 to March 2000• Project Co-ordinator - March 1999 to August 1999 Show less

  • Senior Talent Development Consultant

    Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Program Director, Trainer & Coach

    May 2014 - Sept 2016

  • Quality & Infrastructure - Training

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Group Program Director

    May 2007 - Oct 2010

  • Program Manager - Microsoft Office

    Aug 2005 - Apr 2007

  • Program Manager

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Senior Project Manager

    Apr 2002 - Jun 2004

  • Project Manager / Associate PJM / Project Co-Ordinator

    Mar 1999 - Mar 2002
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  RWS Group

  Apr 2018 - now

  Global Talent Development, Director

  In this role I am responsible for:• Employee Engagement including pioneering a new approach to the annual EE survey, reporting to senior levels, planning of and execution of extensive business-led follow-up actions.• Support to organizational design for HR operations.• Creator and designer of the Foundations of Leadership Program, including facilitation of instructor-led classroom and virtual sessions in EMEA, NASA and APAC.• Development of a train-the-trainer program to develop mid level and senior leaders to facilitate and deliver the Foundations of Leadership Program, and other associated programs.• Design and delivery of organizational effectiveness workshops and interventions including use of profiling tools MBTI, DISC, Emotional Intelligence (ESCI) and bespoke sessions.• Management of the schedule and budget for Leadership Development.• Coaching as part of RWS's Internal Coaching Practice. Show less