Lara Booth
Manchester
Summary
Highly motivated and dedicated recruitment and people professional with over 10 years’ experience delivering talent acquisition and HR solutions. At Partful, I led initiatives that improved employee engagement whilst supporting scalable culture development. Proven track record of partnering with managers as a trusted advisor.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Head of People and Culture
Partful
2024.07 - 2025.10
- Provide high-level strategic support to the CEO and Senior Leadership team, assisting in the development and execution of organisational goals and initiatives.
- Lead and coordinate changes that affect people, culture or leadership.
- Manage end to end people operations including hiring, professional development, performance management, compensation and benefits and HR.
- Business partner with managers to address employee issues.
- Designed and implemented a quarterly employee engagement survey and implemented targeted culture initiatives.
- Co-led the successful ISO27001 accreditation audit in partnership with the CTO, enhancing organisational security compliance.
HR & Talent Manager
Partful
2023.03 - 2024.07
- Implemented company-wide probation and performance review cycles, achieving 100% manager adoption and improving performance clarity.
- Conducted compensation and benefits analysis, supporting fair and competitive pay decisions.
- Led Culture Club initiatives, increasing employee participation by 25% while managing an annual budget of £2000.
- Delivered employee recognition programme.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Partful
2022.01 - 2023.03
- Partner with Managers to align hiring with business goals for both permanent and contract roles reducing time to hire by 30%.
- Utilised direct headhunting strategies through proactive sourcing and to access top talent contributing to a 95% offer acceptance rate.
- Delivered training for new managers, increasing confidence in hiring and onboarding processes.
- Designed and implemented onboarding and induction programmes, improving new starter experience.
Graduate Recruiter
Resource Solutions – Legal & General
2020.11 - 2021.05
- In this fixed term contract role, I managed the Graduate Recruitment Campaign on behalf of L&G which resulted in filling over 50 graduate roles.
PSL Manager
Resource Solutions - L&G
2019.12 - 2020.11
- Sourced candidates for approved roles via PSL vendors as well as managing the relationship between the PSL vendors and the Recruitment Partners.
- Managed PSL vendor relationships and monitored performance.
Internal Careers Consultant
Resource Solutions – FCA account
2018.10 - 2019.12
- I joined this new team which was created to provide a ‘white glove’ service to internal FCA employees. This role was also new to the FCA, and I had an excellent opportunity to implement processes and establish new ways of working which awarded me a place on the Resource Solutions Highflyers lunch after just 6 months into the role.
War Pensions Administrator (Temporary)
Royal British Legion
2018.01 - 2018.10
Recruitment Consultant
Sainsbury's
2015.04 - 2015.09
- I recruited for Senior roles for Sainsbury’s Head Office in Holborn. My time to hire was 29 working days, I filled 31 positions and saved Sainsbury’s over £100,000 in agency fees in the short time I was here.
Education
VCTC - Holistic Therapy
Bury College
CIPD Associate Diploma - People Management - Level 5
Reed
2024.01 - 2026.01
NVQ Level 2 - Business Administration
Bury College
Skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Culture and engagement
- Compensation, reward and job levelling
- Reward and recognition
- Talent acquisition
- Learning and development
- Performance and leadership development
REFERENCES
Available on request.
Timeline
Head of People and Culture
Partful
2024.07 - 2025.10
CIPD Associate Diploma - People Management - Level 5
Reed
2024.01 - 2026.01
HR & Talent Manager
Partful
2023.03 - 2024.07
Talent Acquisition Manager
Partful
2022.01 - 2023.03
Graduate Recruiter
Resource Solutions – Legal & General
2020.11 - 2021.05
PSL Manager
Resource Solutions - L&G
2019.12 - 2020.11
Internal Careers Consultant
Resource Solutions – FCA account
2018.10 - 2019.12
War Pensions Administrator (Temporary)
Royal British Legion
2018.01 - 2018.10
Recruitment Consultant
Sainsbury's
2015.04 - 2015.09
VCTC - Holistic Therapy
Bury College
NVQ Level 2 - Business Administration
Bury College