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"As a manager of an international team, I can confidently say that Sarah is one of the most strategic and people-focused HR professionals I have ever met. Her deep expertise in talent management, organisational development, and employee engagement has been instrumental in shaping a positive and high-performing workplace culture."

Carina Dale

Project Governance Manager

Strategic Thinking Leadership Culture
"Sarah was the Senior-HRBP for my team for 3 years, during which time I found her fantastic to work with. As a manager of an international team in a complex, matrix organisation I found Sarah to be helpful and pragmatic, able to work at both strategic and detail levels - her support was invaluable in driving both business and people-focused outcomes."

Andy Fathers

PMO Resource & Capability Manager

Collaboration Strategic & Detail Business Results
"Sarah is an outstanding Senior HR Business Partner, combining strong analytical expertise with a deep understanding of HR strategy and business needs. Her proficiency in HR dashboards and data-driven decision-making has been instrumental in providing leadership with valuable insights, enabling informed workforce planning and organisational effectiveness."

Vinod Martolia

Integrated and solution-oriented HR Partner

Data Analytics Technology Strategic Planning
"I have worked closely with Sarah over the past 2 years, with Sarah providing HR business partner services to my team. During this time Sarah has been a fantastic support to me, advising on a range of challenges and opportunities. In all of these interactions Sarah provided impartial, pragmatic and insightful advice, and I quickly came to value and actively seek Sarah's thoughts on a wide range of questions."

Martin Gainsford

PMO Manager

Pragmatic Advice Trusted Advisor
"I've had the pleasure of working with Sarah for over two years, and she's been an invaluable asset to our HR team. She excels with technology, particularly SharePoint, and has been involved in key initiatives like engagement surveys and HRIS projects. She is always approachable and willing to help, consistently going above and beyond to support her colleagues."

Ellen McGillycuddy

Recruiter

Technology SharePoint Team Player
"Sarah is a valued colleague who I have worked with for a number of years. What stands out is her determination to achieve team and organisational goals and ensure that all our activities are aligned to make a real difference. She's made a huge difference to our team particularly applying her expertise with different technologies and ideas to innovate the way we do things."

Anya Bigwood, Assoc CIPD

Learning & Development Manager

Innovation Technology Results-Driven
"Sarah is an excellent HR Business Partner professional who is able to engage and work with stakeholders across all levels and global locations successfully. In addition to Sarah's HR experience, she has great skills in regards to identifying business process improvements and implementing changes to support this, including utilising technology and data to drive improvements."

Nadeem Hussain

Global Project Management, HR Technology & Transformation

Process Improvement Technology Global Experience
"Sarah is a highly skilled, thorough and knowledgeable HR professional and a credit to her craft. I always found her personable, reliable and effective. We worked together on a number of interesting challenges and Sarah was a delight to work with."

Steve Coppin

Technology Leader

Professional Excellence Reliable
"Sarah is a fantastic colleague to work with and was always on hand to provide any personal and empathetic support to me as my HR Business Partner. She is calm, professional and I trust her with any job that needs completing to the highest standards, carried out with care and compassion."

Rebecca Grainger

CERTIHR Resourcing Advisor

Empathy High Standards Compassion
"Sarah and I worked together briefly at Aviva. I found Sarah to be approachable and honest. I could rely on Sarah to give balanced, and professional HR advice. Her project management of the launch of the Conflict Resolution Policy was extremely thorough and resulted in a significant cultural shift towards informal resolution."

Lyndsay Edge

Employee Relations & Policy Manager

Policy Development Cultural Change Project Management

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