jim o'brien

Led a global Reward team located across six countries. HR due diligence lead for a $2 billion acquisition with highly complex reward and contractual elements. Developed reward strategy globally including simplification of reward frameworks in key mature markets to facilitate cost reduction and mobility. Led reward strategy project for seven key emerging markets (Russia, China, India etc.) to enable emerging market growth strategy. Developed and rolled out a new share plan across twenty six countries. Developed and implemented a common job evaluation and grading framework across Western Europe to facilitate the creation of a transnational Western Europe commercial entity.

DC&E was Diageo's wine division with 13 wineries in the US and France, over 900 employees and an operating profit of over $100m. Led the HR function and key member of DC&E's Executive Team. Led due diligence and integration of several successful acquisitions and heavily involved in M&A strategy work. Instrumental in building a high performance culture which delivered significant growth in operating profit and with a world-leading engagement index. Designed and delivered a talent development and organisational capability agenda which massively improved succession and built a top talent cadre across all functions. Led rapid organisation redesign post economic crisis. Awarded "Inspirational Leader of the Year" by Diageo HR globally for design and delivery of the DC&E OD Review.

Ensure Diageo Ireland delivered €8.5m overheads savings without business disruption as Change Director for the OD Review. Led HR aspects of partial sale of United Beverages Gilbeys Wines. Led Employee Engagement activity including employee survey analysis and planning, Diageo Ireland won the "Great Place to Work" best company to work for in our size category that year.

To enable the sale of our soft drinks brands and production facilities, managed a high stakes IR consultation with SIPTU to a successful conclusion through the Labour Relations Commission. Successfully integrated the Gilbeys Wines business into United Beverages and instrumental in shifting the culture from volume to value including successfully developed and delivered a National Sales Agreement through LRC facilitated negotiations with SIPTU and Mandate unions.

Designed and implemented new merged entity reward framework post Guinness and UDV Ireland merger. Managed Salary Review, Annual Bonus plans, Long Term Incentive plans, Job Evaluation, Benchmarking and Benefits for a range of commercial and manufacturing businesses.

Lead on signfiicant business change and org design agenda to facilitate continued passenger growth at Europe's fastest growing large airport. Delivered a significant ER agenda including comprehensive collective barganing deal with SIPTU.

Aramark Northern Europe has circa 18,000 employees across over 1,800 locations in the UK, Ireland and EMEA. Our world-class experience and ability to enrich and nourish lives across workplace solutions, food services and property enables us to provide a fully integrated solution to our clients. We are part of a leading global company headquartered in Philadelphia, US with over 250,000 employees. For our clients, this means a winning combination of local management teams with in-depth local market knowledge and understanding, backed by the resources and expertise of a worldwide leader.

Managed a small Global Mobility team to deliver a programme with 220+ assignees in 20 countries. Developed new global mobility process and policies following the British Steel and Hoogovens global merger as part of merger project team. Managed Corus Group's global mobility tax contract with Big 4 provider and reduced cost by nearly 30% following review of services, tender process and movement of contract from UK to Amsterdam.

Managed the Annual Salary Review and Bonus plans for operations in 17 countries across Europe, Asia and North America. Provided HR support (Talent Management, OD and Reward) to ten Sales Offices across Europe including integration of previously independent brokers and agents.

Managed a graduate recruitment programme to hire circa 160 graduates per year. Developed and launched our first graduate recruitment website, redesigned our key PR materials and relaunched the student internship programme.

Led a large HR team to support circa 2,000 employees across complex high value business areas (Corporate Banking, Global Markets, Risk, Finance etc.). Member of the Corporate & Treasury Executive Management Team. Key focus areas were leading organisational change programmes, developing organisational capability including significant leadership development and building individual capability at all levels.

Law Degree Activities and Societies: Debating - The Hist and The Phil