Radhika Chudasama
Middlesbrough
Summary
Results-driven People & Talent Leader with deep experience scaling global teams, optimising People operations and embedding high-performance cultures in fast-paced, rapidly evolving organisations. Expert in direct sourcing, leadership development, talent strategy and organisational design, with a consistent track record of reducing costs, accelerating hiring and enhancing employee engagement. A collaborative advisor to executive teams, passionate about enabling businesses and people to thrive
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Global Head of People & Talent
Outlier Ventures
London
03.2023 - Current
- Led the People and Talent function, handling the full spectrum of the employee lifecycle.
- Developed and executed a comprehensive People roadmap aligned with the company's business objectives.
- Implemented a talent acquisition strategy cutting down recruitment spend and moving to a model of direct hiring ensuring to attract, hire and retain top talent across the company with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive team.
- Led and managed complex employee relations cases end to end as and when needed. Conducting investigations and conflict resolution whilst ensuring fair outcomes, risk mitigation, and upholding our organisational values
- Managed multiple restructures across the organisation.
- Trusted advisor to the C-suite and leadership team and coaching all managers across the organisation to deliver a high quality standard through the people that they manage and providing strategic HR support to the company in areas of leadership development and organisational design.
- Active participant and leader of the leadership team and running of internal communications (Townhalls etc)
- Leveraged people data to identify trends, uncover opportunities for improvement and inform leadership decisions with actionable insights.
- Organised all internal company events locally and abroad.
- Continuously reviewing and optimizing people processes to enhance the employee experience and support a growing organisation.
- A culture champion helping the team to understand and live our core values through effective programs that promote morale whilst achieving our company goals and building a strong employer brand.
Global VP, People
FintechOS
London
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Joined FintechOS at Series A and oversaw the full employee life cycle, including talent acquisition strategies, and adding value from a people perspective with a continuous improvement approach
- Scaled the company from 100-400 employees and to Series B
- Line management of 10 globally
- Implemented and created a people strategy including professional development schemes, progression frameworks, rewards and learning and development opportunities
- Reported monthly on People function including data points
- Global expansion of offices including the UK & US and Western Europe
- Provided support, guidance and advice to the CEO, executive board, leadership team on all people related matters
- Built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to influence and integrate the wider business
- Created an L&D function to build an onboarding process, development training and a leadership pipeline
- Demonstrated experience handling ER cases globally and familiarity with global employment laws and HR procedures
- Implemented and updating company policies and procedures in line with local employment law and recommended any enhanced policy above the statutory base to the CFO/CEO/Executive Board and if approved, ensure the relevant education, comms and engagement of the new policy is put into place
- Managed all compliance and international mobility aspects of the workforce
- Implemented and created a global employee handbook
- Implemented and updated company policies and procedures in line with local employment law
- Managed all global benefits package for respective regions
- Optimized HR systems vendors and employee benefits providers whilst minimizing employee related spend
- Built a high performing scaling organization by implementing performance management, mentoring and development strategies
- Advised, coached and drove key core values and behaviours to deliver a first class people and culture function
- Supported managers in the preparation of any re-structure or re-organisation plans and business case for change
- Created effective internal employee communications through the use of approved communication channels - i.e
- Slack, Microsoft teams, Town Hall, newsletters
- Live and breathe the FintechOS Core Values into every employee touch point, ensuring that this is embedded into the culture of the business
- Drove initiatives that measure employee satisfaction and improvement
- Organised all internal events globally
TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER - EMEA
SYMANTEC
, UK
03.2018 - 01.2020
- Developed and implemented a new and innovative recruitment strategy across EMEA (26 countries) to successfully hire top talent
- Managed a high volume of requisitions and upscaling divisions within the business
- Ensured that candidates and the hiring manager team as well as other key stakeholders such as finance/HR/legal/marketing/sales ops had a positive experience of working with TA
- Member of the EMEA leadership team - involved in the EMEA strategy and go forward plans as well as working with stakeholders globally
- Acted as a consultant to business leaders on workforce planning initiatives, market trends and competitor intelligence
- Built a team of recruiters and worked closely with direct reports to support with their own career journey within Symantec and beyond
- Maintained a recruiter scorecard to define and deliver highly effective direct sourcing models to demonstrate ROI
- Worked with global TA counterparts to introduce processes used within EMEA
- Developed and maintained strong partnerships with third parties
- Attended industry events (cloud security expo/infosec)
- Lead in the DE&I project team and ensured that a diverse and effective workforce is maintained shown through reporting to the business
- Implemented weekly, monthly and annual TA reporting to the business
- Created an employer brand to promote Symantec
- Involved in local and global projects to ensure success through process improvements
- Four direct reports
Talent Acquisition Manager - UK&I
NETAPP
LONDON
02.2015 - 03.2018
- Developed a new recruitment strategy across all roles within UK&I up to VP level
- Member of the UK&I leadership team - presented in and involved in discussions around the UK&I company strategy
- Managed all stakeholders in the UK&I as well as EMEA stakeholders who required candidates to be based in the UK
- Negotiated with and supported hiring managers in developing new hire compensation package/offers
- Maintained relevant reports weekly, monthly and quarterly
- Managed the full internal recruitment cycle from sourcing through to offer management
- Identified candidates utilizing online databases, job boards, contact lists, and employee referrals, as well as through networking and cold calling using various sourcing techniques
- Developed a large and diverse qualified applicant pool by direct sourcing, competitive information, cold-calling, web sites and referrals from sources in the marketplace
- Worked closely with finance on budgeting and recruitment costs
- Two direct reports
- Worked with different tools and systems including but not limited to Brass Ring and NAPA/People Soft
INTERNAL RECRUITER - EMEA & APAC
RACKSPACE, UK
07.2012 - 02.2015
- Managed the full internal recruitment cycle from sourcing through to offer management
- Sourced and qualified both SMB and Enterprise sales, Technical Services, Solutions, Legal, Bid, Channel and Marketing candidates up to director level
- Introduced headhunting techniques to the internal recruitment process at Rackspace
- Built relationships with key stakeholders; up to VP's in the business and responsible for taking ownership of the relationship for each of their segments
- Partnered with hiring managers to understand current and future needs as well as make recommendations to the selection process
- Maintained relevant reports and had ownership of reporting to segments when required
- Conducted hiring training from a talent acquisition perspective
- Worked with different tools and systems including but not limited to HRsmart, ATS, and iCims
- Built on employment brand utilising tools such as LinkedIn recruiter and other social media
- Liaised with various colleges/schools to organise workshops and sessions at Rackspace and various campus' for those in full time or part time education
- Training received: DISC Analyst Level 1, Hiring Training, Making Words Work, Train the trainer, LinkedIn training and Career development plan
- One direct report
RECRUITER
ADL PARTNERS
LONDON
07.2011 - 07.2012
- Introduced the Compliance market to ADL Partners
- Liaised with senior compliance officers and legal counsels to discuss hiring needs
- Created detailed research products for client pitches on tight deadlines
- Successfully managed the recruitment cycle from initial instructions through to offer management and placed mid to senior level candidates across legal and compliance within investment banks, asset managers, & law firms
- Managed and mentored a research associate for both the legal and compliance desk who was responsible for specific live mandates
- Liaised with different financial publications to discuss ADL's marketing strategy as well as writing articles on compliance for various financial newspapers
- One direct report
RESOURCER
KINSEY ALLEN INTERNATIONAL
LONDON
06.2009 - 06.2011
- Mapped teams of top tier institutions within the financial services industry in U.K and Europe, focusing on the compliance market
- Headhunted and sold new opportunities to inactive candidates for executive search mandates and contingent opportunities
- Utilised PROFILE RPM and FILEFINDER 9.0 to search and record information on both candidates and clients
- Face to face meetings with both candidates and existing clients
- Achieved a high success rate of placing candidates in roles within top tier Investment Banks and Asset Managers
- Maintained client relationships for repeat business and quality candidate referrals for future assignments.
SALES & MARKETING EXECUTIVE
XCLUSIVE YACHTS LLC
DUBAI
09.2007 - 09.2008
- Organised a launch party for the ‘Xclusive Group', with VIP's attending from around the world
- Devised a marketing strategy for the company to gain maximum media exposure within the U.A.E
- Communicated with people all around the world to sell yacht charters to both individual and corporate clients (including Nokia, Standard Chartered, Elite Mobile and Fortune Entertainment)
- Handled the day to day operations of the company and played a vital role within the HR function dealing with all employee matters and queries
- (pay, benefits, holiday & grievances)
Education
GCSEs -
Beauchamp College
LeicesterA-Levels -
Beauchamp College
LeicesterBSc Honors - Media & Communications Studies
Brunel University London
LondonSkills
- Scaled organisations through hyper-growth, growing headcount from c80 to 400 across the UK, US and Europe, from Series A through Series C environments
- Reduced recruitment spend to zero by implementing high-impact direct sourcing models and building strong in-house TA capability
- Built and led global People & Talent functions from the ground up, covering talent acquisition, performance, L&D, reward, leadership development and organisational design
- Partnered closely with CEOs, Boards and C-Suite leaders, acting as a trusted advisor and coach to guide strategy, transformation and organisational effectiveness
- Designed and delivered comprehensive global People strategies across multiple organisations, embedding scalable processes, harmonised policies, performance frameworks and culture-driven employee experiences
Hobbies
Passionate about travel and discovering new cultures, an avid reader, enjoy organising social and community events, exploring new restaurants and wellness experiences, and staying active through a variety of sports.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Global Head of People & Talent
Outlier Ventures
03.2023 - Current
Global VP, People
FintechOS
01.2020 - 02.2023
TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER - EMEA
SYMANTEC
03.2018 - 01.2020
Talent Acquisition Manager - UK&I
NETAPP
02.2015 - 03.2018
INTERNAL RECRUITER - EMEA & APAC
RACKSPACE, UK
07.2012 - 02.2015
RECRUITER
ADL PARTNERS
07.2011 - 07.2012
RESOURCER
KINSEY ALLEN INTERNATIONAL
06.2009 - 06.2011
SALES & MARKETING EXECUTIVE
XCLUSIVE YACHTS LLC
09.2007 - 09.2008
GCSEs -
Beauchamp College
A-Levels -
Beauchamp College
BSc Honors - Media & Communications Studies
Brunel University London