Stephen Burton

Experience

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  Deutsche Bank

  Aug 2005 - Jul 2007

  HR RPO Consultant with Resource Solutions

  Provided onsite recruitment process outsourcing consultancy services. Key responsibilities:• Payroll Administration• Training Co-ordination• Vendor (PSL) Management

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  Barclays Wealth and Investment Management

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2016

  Reported directly into both the Chief of Staff and COO of the International / Offshore Banking division of Wealth Management. Key responsibilities: • Business Management (Forum Lead and Secretariat) – Determined and led the Operating Forum agenda, produced supporting documentation and recorded the action and summary log for this monthly forum chaired by the COO. The primary function to champion, facilitate and deliver the COO Business Management agenda.• Headcount / Recruitment Management – Produced divisional headcount reporting and tracking, ensuring the business remained within headcount budget and spans and layers were appropriate. Provided work force planning support and worked proactively with Resourcing Partners to meet hiring requirements.• Cost (PL) / Performance Management – Responsible for central cost oversight and tracking against budget. Provided cost management reporting/guidance to Country and Business heads to drive the cost culture agenda and captured KPI metrics within a Quarterly Balanced Scorecard delivered directly to the CEO.• Organisational Management / Restructure – Managed the headcount business model and responsible for several divisional organisational restructures that included extensive movement of business areas, personnel and realignment of cost centres.• Project & Change Facilitation – Co-ordinated with transformation project teams to provide tracking of change projects and to ensure effective implementation and embedding of new change initiatives. Show less Provided MI and Business Analysis and Reporting to Senior stakeholders within the nternational / Offshore Banking division of Wealth Management. Key responsibilities:• MI Analysis and Reporting – Produced dashboards and presentations for forums and Senior Management delivering the utility of MI collated from Operations, Service, HR, Recruitment, and Market Stats.• Business Support and Analysis – • Provided cost and headcount reporting and tracking, Org. Structure Charts and SAP Position Management. • Performed Quantitative and Qualitative analysis of the Employee Opinion Survey, delivering reporting to Heads of Business and supporting the follow up actions. Show less

  • COO Business Manager (Assistant Vice President)

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Management Information (MI) & Business Analyst

    Sept 2010 - Mar 2014

  • HR RPO Consultant with Resource Solutions

    Aug 2007 - Sept 2010
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  ING

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  Worked directly with the Sr. HR Director Global C&G Markets and team on relevant HR priorities across C&G Markets. This role was a fixed term STA. Key responsibilities: • People Agenda Management - Supported the Senior HR Director to develop / deliver the C&G People Agenda and C&G HR priorities (e.g. Performance / Talent Management, Learning and Development, Strategic Recruitment).• Business Management - Prepared meetings & presentations for C&G HR Offsite, Management Team Corporate HR meetings, European Work Council and MBB. • Acted as the linking pin for teams within Corporate HR and in C&G Markets network, to optimise communication and enable effective and efficient co-operation. • HR Analysis - Provided high quality management information (e.g., QPR, Work Place Surveys, Organisational Health Index). Liaising with HR Data Analytics to make optimum use of available people data to drive informed decision making. • Cost (PL) Management - Prepared MTP budget submission and monitored C&G HR FTEs / Costs, working closely with C&G Management Accounts. Show less Operated within the ING Corporate Secretariat to assist in the support and enhancement of Management Board and Supervisory Board meetings effectiveness. Key responsibilities:• Process Improvement - Utilised Kaizen workshops to map process flows and identify / implement process improvements. Developed Forward Planning tool and supported the introduction of new system to support the board meeting process. • Board meeting co-ordination - Supported Corporate Secretaries in coordinating / delivering ING’s board meetings. Ensured quality of documentation sent to Board meetings and proofed and redacted the documentation sent to the ECB. Show less

  • HR Business Manager (Challengers & Growth Markets)

    Sept 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Business Consultant

    Sept 2016 - Aug 2017
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  FedEx

  Aug 2018 - now

  PMP Certified Project Manager working within HR COE with focus upon delivery of International HR Integration and Transformation initiatives:Key responsibilities and highlights:• HR Program / PMO Lead e.g., introduced and managed an inhouse PMIS for all HR tier 1 change initiatives providing core project management discipline and visibility via a central tool.• Managed and optimized digital recruitment channels e.g., Managed LinkedIn and Indeed contracts with increased hiring via LinkedIn by 200+% in first 2 years with yearly saving of €1m+ in hiring costs.• Established and maintained PSL i.e., HR lead on RFP to consolidate niche and cross functional permanent recruitment supplier resulting in a Core EU Approved agency list that reduced supplier base and spend. • Assessment and Selection Methodology e.g., provided the tools, training and processes that allowed regional standardization of best practices.• Employer Brand and EVP i.e., HR Lead on TA Employer Brand and EVP Framework initiatives resulting in positive impact on hiring for all functions. • Recruitment Campaign Management e.g., TA Lead on professional and front line recruitment campaigns utilising recruitment marketing and managed products to maximise top funnel recruitment and minimise hiring costs. Show less Operated as central HR PMO for the Integration of FedEx and TNT employees, ensuring the delivery of HR Workstreams bringing FedEx and TNT together. Key responsibilities: • HR Integration Governance and Planning - Perform quarterly review of project codes against budget, and co-ordinate preparation and submission for additional integration budget or resources. Develop tools and reporting to: Provide overview of HR Integration planning; Drive and monitor execution of HR timelines; Manage risk and mitigation action planning, escalations and trouble-shooting. • Integration Leadership Coordination and Functional & Regional Alignment : Point of contact for guidance and support to HR VPs, HR work streams and regional HR integration leads. Representative of HR in functional integration planning sessions. Prepare, schedule and lead meetings to enhance alignment and communication across -country, -regional, -workstream, and -functional leadership who drive forward and deliver on integration.• HR Transformation - Process design of future state of HR Processes. Show less

  • Strategic Recruitment & HR Project Lead (EU HR COE)

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Global HR Integration / Transformation PMO Lead

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2019