Matthew Ashes

Experience

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  KPMG Australia

  Jul 2010 - Sept 2021

  Budget owner for HR and Corporate Affairs. Leading strategy development and implementation. Management of HR Analytics and Insights function. Responsible for budgeting, project funding and financial tracking Executive reporting for National Executive & Board  Leadership support for HR and Corporate Affairs leaders  Strategy development, execution and measurement Project management and PMO governance Risk management lead for HR Leading Insights and Analytics function for HR Organisational Design and restructuring support for people leaders Global Council member for Technology and Talent Management of team integration and restructuring Show less HR Executive leading Talent Acquisition, HR Technology, HR Strategy and Planning and PMO. Leading the Talent Acquisition Function (more than 40 in the wider team) Recruitment Transformation, labour/resource allocation and volume analysis to deliver against the firms’ vacancies  Owner of HR Technology roadmap and technology implementation  Lead implementation of the new salary review technology HR Budget owner, including labour and capital deployment Responsible for strategy execution and measurement  Leading the PMO for HR to deliver against the People Strategy Project leader of ‘Future of work’ to prepare the firm for industry disruption  HR Representative on firms Indigenous Reconciliation Taskforce Show less

  • Associate Director - Strategy and Planning

    Dec 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Associate Director - HR Planning, Projects, Technology and Recruitment

    Jul 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Associate Director - HR Digital Innovation

    Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Senior Manager - HR Digital Innovation

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Manager - Process and Systems

    Oct 2014 - Feb 2016

  • Team Leader – HR Systems and Process Improvement

    Sept 2013 - Oct 2014

  • People Analyst

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  • People Administrator

    Jul 2010 - Aug 2011
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  IAG

  Oct 2021 - Jul 2023

  Executive Manager – Strategy & Planning

  Leading the development and delivery of the IAG People Strategy  Responsible for the development and implementation of the first Group People Strategy and supporting initiatives Landed 7mil of project investment for HR projects  Aligned all divisional People Plan’s and initiatives to support Group People Strategy Production of executive papers and reporting on progress and status of key People initiatives Create and track the “Balanced Scorecard” for HR delivery and measurement Created and lead governance structures and steering committees to give oversight and accountability to key strategic initiatives Facilitation of planning days creating robust work plans for investment, initiatives and BAU execution Owner of the HR operating model and how the customer is properly served by HR products and services  Led harmonisation of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) action taken across Sustainability Objectives and People Targets and measures Leading a team of 4 manager level staff partnered with each area of HR to execute on strategies and assist with implementations Show less

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  Seeing Machines

  Aug 2023 - Jan 2024

  Human Resources Director

  Leading a highly capable Business Partnering and HR operations function delivering value to a high growth tech company. Developed a People Strategy with associated execution plan Leading a team of Business Partners embedded with their client groups to provide high touch support and assistance for our growth business Leading a small (but mighty!) HR Operations team delivering high quality processes and support back to both the HR team and directly in the business Created a bespoke leadership program designed to better on board and uplift practical leadership capability Led a revised salary and performance review process focused on rewarding high performance while keeping pace with a competitive tech market. Supporting our business in new markets with global reach (USA, EU and Asia). Coaching business leaders to better own the direction of their functions and focusing more on how to identify, reward and drive a high performing organisation. Show less

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  Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

  Mar 2024 - May 2024

  HR leadership, HR strategy, Wellbeing and Coaching (contracting)
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  NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

  May 2024 - now

  Director People Strategy