Verushka Kambaran

Key Role: Standing up an enterprise wide OD Capability to support Tate & Lyle's transition from Ingredient supplier to Transforming Lives through the Science of Food.

• Setting direction to drive cohesion between operating model leadership and culture throughout the organisation
• Delivering people and strategies through a systems perspective to drive simplicity, efficiency and alignment across the organization
• Leading OD for Winning with Customers transformation programme that is driving Tate & Lyle's transition from ingredient supplier to sales solutions partner across Sales, R&D, Science, Marketing and Category Teams
• Shaping the organisation to align and deliver future capabilities
• Leading redesign of Global HR Operating model
• Working with appropriate teams to assess associated change impacts and support the drive to execution
• Leading the design, development and implementation of programs, policies and strategies tailored to meet OD needs
• Evaluating strategies and programs against desired outcomes to ensure agility in organisational development
• Taking a data driven approach to measuring program effectiveness on an ongoing basis
• Researching and developing proof of concept for use of AI and new technology
• Ensuring appropriate governance in place for ongoing evaluation and evolution of solution capability -
• Global OD Lead for Global Shared Service transformation Assessing current state, establishing “to be” process impacts, validation, sizing and design of new roles and structures with particular focus People Shared Services and
• People technology
• Partnering with Senior Stakeholders to align the group operating model structural design and capability building for global teams
• People impact and risk assessment
• Aligning to organizational model and principles and that any changes align with the appropriate standards
• Implementation of Group OE/Talent and Learning deliverables to define and build competency requirements to ensure the delivery of technical excellence

Key Role: Leading the decoupling of Finance and HR Shared Services by redesigning each to align back to functional HR and Finance and drive the global transition of work into Shared Service

• Global OD Lead for Global Shared Service transformation
• Assessing current state, establishing “to be” process impacts, validation, sizing and design of new roles and structures with particular focus People Shared Services and People technology
• Partnering with Senior Stakeholders to align the group operating model structural design and capability building for global teams
• People impact and risk assessment
• Aligning to organizational model and principles and that any changes align with the appropriate standards
• Implementation of Group OE/Talent and Learning deliverables to define and build competency requirements to ensure the delivery of technical excellence

• Providing strategic HR support and service to Global Shared Services (GSS), contributing to the development of strategic and tactical plans to support short term and long-term business and functional goals
• Managing the effective delivery of the HR Change agenda within the GSS HR space drawing on support from local HR teams and Centres of Expertise as appropriate.
• Contributing and supporting the GSS, relevant Finance and HR Discipline strategies and transformational ambitions from an HR functional point of view.
• Implementation of Group OE/Talent and Learning deliverables to define and build competency requirements to ensure the delivery of technical excellence in the GSS function.
• Working with the teams to design and deliver learning initiatives to enhance capability where required
• Ensuring the effective implementation of agreed HR initiatives and programmes across GSS
• Aligning to organizational model and principles and that any changes align with the appropriate standards

Key Role: Support full Organisation Redesign across 7 Countries to support acquisition of Illovo Sugar by Associated British Foods

• Providing specialist support for strategic projects-covering organisational design, change leadership and management, organisational effectiveness levers
• Enabling sustainable strategic/organisational capabilities and implementation of change to optimise business performance
• Providing subject matter expertise in the formulation and execution of the business strategy, by providing insight into human capital management trends and the identification of people risks
• Enabling and embedding of optimised strategic Operating Models
• Partnering with the business leaders to develop and deliver project specific and/or group-wide learning and development solutions, in support of strategic initiatives/transformational programmes
• Implementation of initiatives and enablers to strategic imperatives through Change leadership and Agile methodologies
• Culture Change and Shaping
• Deep functional experience in HR, Procurement, IT, Sales, Finance & Marketing

Mr Price Group is a publicly listed home and apparel Retail group in South Africa - the organisation differentiates itself on driving creativity, sustainability and future focus growth,

• Formulation of HR strategy implementing a key raft of both operational and strategic HR programmes in line with Business Strategy
• Both a strategist and implementer, leading, implementing and delivering HR programs, policies, and services that enhance, support and sustain a high performance, innovative and entrepreneurial culture
• Partnering directly with executive leadership to act as a key enabler in all areas related to people, with a view to maximise performance, and support the delivery of business unit objectives through the creation and implementation of appropriate people and organisational solutions.
• Leading the development and implementation of people plans for the portfolio of business units, ensuring alignment with the overall divisional people strategy
• Leading, developing and managing the HR function for the portfolio, ensuring all HR specialisms are aligned in the provision of commercial and value-add HR solutions
• Providing strategic insight and counsel to ensure optimum performance is achieved.
• Leading, developing and managing the People team to ensure the provision of commercial and value-add HR solutions, and ensuring all matrix HR activities are aligned in terms of HR service delivery

First National Bank Commercial (one of the leading 4 banking institutions in South Africa)

• Partnering with the HR and Business Executives to define the short, medium and long term people strategy for the region to enable the achievement of the overall business and group HR strategy and objectives
• Ensuring HR service delivery and advice across the Employee Value Chain is provided in an effective and efficient manner
• Provide fit for purpose HR solutions and interventions to support the business in achieving its long term business objectives
• Establish, maintain and builds effective relationships with business stakeholders ensuring that the appropriate planning and solutions is implemented to drive the effective delivery of HR interventions aligned to business initiatives
• Establishes, maintains and builds effective relationships with the Group HR, Centres of Expertise (COE's) and with the Shared Service Centre (SSC) to ensure the implementation and ongoing support of HR solutions and services across the region -

Pepkor Group (leading value fashion and homeware retailer in South Africa)

• Strategic and operational definition of HR priorities for the region.
• Set up of HR function for the region Development of talent management framework, career pathing and reward interventions
• Oversight of industrial and employee relations

• Change support for outsourcing of transactional HR to shared service centre via Accenture
• Supported people integration of Food and Home and Personal Care businesses to ‘One Unilever’
• Supported global payroll integration