Christie Coutin

Gene Therapy BioTech; 340+employees; UK, Ireland, USA

• Led London and Shannon HR teams, driving 35% workforce growth in the first year while setting up HR initiatives to improve the employee experience and internal communications.
• Oversaw all HR operations with a focus on: problem-solving, complex employee relations cases, mediation processes, benefits renewals, and budget cycles.

Achievements

• Strengthened organisational effectiveness by delivering a new performance matrix, revamped appraisal processes, introduced sexual harassment training and employee surveys, and enhanced HR metrics for leadership visibility.

Food Allergy BioTech; 90+ employees; UK, USA, Germany, France, Ireland & Switzerland

• Led all HR operations for European business units, reporting to the SVP of HR (U.S.), while driving 23% employee growth over 4 years. Organisational transformation from clinical to commercial phases.
• Managed end-to-end talent acquisition and development across European functions, including performance management implementation and job grading restructure.
• Directed post-acquisition integration initiatives including policy harmonization, HRIS (SuccessFactors) implementation, and development of regional HR practices.
• Supervised HR Administrator and Talent Acquisition teams while fostering cross-functional partnerships with global stakeholders.

Achievements

• Spearheaded UK HR integration with Nestle UK, including systems migration, share buyout communications, and new payroll implementation across Germany and France.
• Maintained top-performing employee satisfaction scores across European locations while managing sensitive organizational changes and retention during acquisition.
• Executed critical HR initiatives during the pandemic including remote executive onboarding, benefits enhancement, and GDPR compliance.
• Promoted from HR, Business Partner (2017-2018) to Associate Director (2018-2019) to Director (2019).

Music/Technology; 300+ employees; UK, USA, Australia, Sweden & Hong Kong

• Project Manager responsibilities for setup/launch of new online HRIS system; development of HR metrics; post-acquisition support of new company.

Science/Technology Consultancy; 150+ employees; Sites in Cambridge, Guildford & London

• HR generalist responsibilities for two independent corporate entities; support on post-acquisition activities (harmonisation of terms and restructure); roll out of competency framework; 3 line reports.

Pharmaceutical Consultancy; 120+ employees; UK, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Belgium & Portugal

• Responsible for delivery of all HR operational activities across European business, reporting to senior HR leaders.
• Promoted from Talent Acquisition Coordinator (2011-2012) to Generalist Advisor (2012-2014) to HR Manager (2014)

Public Relations Agency; 50+ employees