Jamie Richard Walford
Houston,TX
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of HR
Lonza Biologics
Houston, TX
05.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
- Responsible for leading the strategy and HR delivery to our largest Cell & Gene Manufacturing operation
- Managing a team of 3 Senior HRBP’s and 1 Service Advisor supporting over 1000 employees at site
- Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
Senior Director – HR Services Americas Transformation
Lonza Biologics
07.2022 - 05.2023
- Company Overview: Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
- Responsible to transform operating model structure and embed HR Services across US sites and Region with Key Stakeholder Mgt and service delivery quality outlook
- Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
Head of HR Services Hub – EMEA & Americas
Lonza Biologics
01.2020 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
- Responsible for the Shared Service Centre Hubs (SSC) development and operational performance of Employee Advisory, Workforce Lifecycle Administration and Payroll delivery services serving a population of approximately 10,000 employees
- The role is a mixture of strategic planning, Stakeholder Management and reporting and Operational delivery of services
- Current Direct reports of 4 and indirect 56
- Lonza is a global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and specialty ingredients markets and provides product development services, including organic, fine and performance chemicals, custom manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemical synthesis capabilities, detection systems and services for the bioscience sector
HR Business Partner - Interim
British Airways City Flyer
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Company Overview: BACF is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of British Airways with its head office in the Didsbury area of Manchester
- It operates a network of domestic and European services from its base at London City Airport
- Responsible for supporting the Cabin Crew, Sales and Marketing and IT & Engineering functions during a period of Maternity Leave
- Part of the role was to implement a Reward and Recognition platform
- BACF is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of British Airways with its head office in the Didsbury area of Manchester
- It operates a network of domestic and European services from its base at London City Airport
Group HR Director
SMS PLC
04.2017 - 11.2017
- Company Overview: SMS Plc is a Gas and Electrical Metering assets company that supplies and installs meters on behalf of energy providers to the Domestic and Industrial and Commercial sectors with around 825 employees and an annual turnover of circa £500 million
- Responsible for identifying and delivering the HR Strategy across 5 previous SME businesses now under the SMS banner which will focus on working with the CEO and Exec team to identify and communicate company values, vision and mission, establish competency frameworks, develop the Engagement and People Agenda, align policy and procedures and identify and develop efficiency savings across the HR Team
- SMS Plc is a Gas and Electrical Metering assets company that supplies and installs meters on behalf of energy providers to the Domestic and Industrial and Commercial sectors with around 825 employees and an annual turnover of circa £500 million
Senior HR Business Partner
XPO Logistics
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Company Overview: XPO Logistics is a Global Logistics and Transport Organization with around 88,000 employees and an annual turnover of circa £10 Billion
- Responsible for the Strategic service provision and quality of delivery out to our internal customers from the team of HRBP’s and Employee Relations Advisors
- This entails Identification of business risk and strategy and how this aligns to HR, strategic policy reviews, introduction of process flows, template documentation and guidelines; along with development of the team and reviews of the quality of advice
- I also advise the business of the impact of changes to employment legislation and agree the strategic approach to managing this as well as partnering a number of the Exec team BU Directors in delivering the operational challenges and people plans such as Talent Management, Resource flexibility, Performance Management and project work such as National recruitment strategies
- XPO Logistics is a Global Logistics and Transport Organization with around 88,000 employees and an annual turnover of circa £10 Billion
HR Business Partner
XPO Logistics
07.2012 - 03.2016
- Company Overview: XPO Logistics is a Global Logistics and Transport Organization with around 88,000 employees and an annual turnover of circa £10 Billion
- A Truly HR Generalist role responsible for the strategy and overall ER/IR Service provision to the whole business and covering an own area of 24 sites; which provides coaching, guidance and support to the Senior Exec Management Team and Site Managers across the UK
- Main activities include Talent Management and Succession planning, Organisational design and restructure, TUPE Project Management, High level Employment Law advice and Management of a team of ER Advisors to deliver a high quality HR support function
- XPO Logistics is a Global Logistics and Transport Organization with around 88,000 employees and an annual turnover of circa £10 Billion
Timeline
Head of HR
Lonza Biologics
05.2023 - Current
Senior Director – HR Services Americas Transformation
Lonza Biologics
07.2022 - 05.2023
Head of HR Services Hub – EMEA & Americas
Lonza Biologics
01.2020 - 07.2022
HR Business Partner - Interim
British Airways City Flyer
05.2018 - 08.2018
Group HR Director
SMS PLC
04.2017 - 11.2017
Senior HR Business Partner
XPO Logistics
03.2016 - 02.2017
HR Business Partner
XPO Logistics
07.2012 - 03.2016
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