ashley ozer

Dynamic Global Head of HR with experience in strategic human resource leadership. Proven track record in talent acquisition, organizational development, and change management. Adept at driving cultural transformation and fostering inclusive environments that enhance employee engagement. Committed to aligning HR strategies with business objectives to achieve sustainable growth. Implemented many new systems to help improve the organisation's performance whilst managing a team of HR personnel and dealing with disciplinaries/grievances. Managed multiple HR departments across the UK, Abu Dhabi, and Australia.  Experienced HR as a generalist driving change and business transformation.  Worked in various industries in a fast-paced environment with challenging projects such as an exchange, fintech and crypto. Flexible with international travel with no other commitments and own a car.  Loyal, dedicated, reliable and delivery-focused regardless of the task length.  

• Experienced in integrating, growing, and transforming the HR department.
• Successfully set up an HR department in the Middle East. 
• Tupe & Redundancies 
• Talent Strategy & Acquisition
• Learning & Development Strategy and Implementation
• Reward and Recognition Strategy 
• Organizational Development
• Employee engagement & Retention 
• Change management/business transformation. 
• Performance Management, Development & Retention 
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• HR Technology Implementation
• Leadership and Coaching 
• Health and Wellbeing 
• Good knowledge of UK employment law and translating these to HR policies and practices
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, ITrent, Sap, Cascade, LMS, Moorepay, Simply Personnel, AS400 system, Platinum and Magic Runtime, Dbase, Tracker + 3, Profile 2000, TRI2 and Espada, Sales Logic, Live Person, Sage 50, Google Suite, U-check, Credence, Atlas, Citation, Bamboo HR, Octopus ATS, Greenhouse ATS, Bayzat, 

I started working for a start-up to help set up & improve the HR department.  Reporting directly to the CEO and working alongside the senior management team, I was involved in improving and implementing new systems and the OKR process for the HR department to ensure the goals aligned with the company.  I participated in auditing requirements for HR and improved the departments' functionality to produce quicker and more effective results. I increased the headcount by approximately 200% in 1 year. Executed three redundancies from beginning to end in between 2023-2024 

Highlights 

• Responsible for the whole function of HR in the UK, UAE, and AUS which covered, Recruitment, Onboarding, ER, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Well-being, Learning & Development, Payroll etc. 
• Increased the number of permanent staff from 90 to 260+ in 1 year for the UK team and built a new team of 44 in Abu Dhabi within 6 months.  
• Established a process for an effective & smooth operation of the recruitment department. 
• Saved the company over £500,000 in 1 year by proactively hiring in-house. 
• Used various tools and implemented a new ATS system in the UK and AD. 
• Implemented a new HR system in Abu Dhabi and currently in the UK. 
• Responsible for the hiring of new entities in UAE, Australia, and the UK 
• Conducted regular investigations for grievances & disciplinaries globally. 
• Conducted dismissals for gross misconduct and probation terminations.
• Rolled out new contracts and handbooks which were issued to 270+ staff in the UK. 
• Promoted employee well-being and conducted 30-minute one-to-one interviews with over 110 staff in 1 month. 
• Organised a social members club for staff to get together outside of work. 
• Set up an individual department to deal with the payroll and oversaw the process globally.  
• Developed and monitored compensation and benefits programs aligned with the people strategy.
• Implemented the PRP strategy based on score, performance, and reviews for the company, 
• Implemented an LTIP program to retain top talent. 
• Created a training manual to ensure all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities. 
• Managed a team of up to 11 HR members and the EAs to the C suite. 
• Responsible for the execution of 3 redundancies. 
• Responsible for the execution of TUPE.