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Emma Low

Richmond

Summary

Management Consultant adept at helping companies improve operational efficiency, team productivity and employee motivation. Hands-on leader with exceptional organizational, critical thinking and prioritization skills. Possessing over 10 years of related experience and passion for contributing to business success.



Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Management Consultant - Associate Director – Workplace and HR Advisory

KPMG
10.2020 - Current
  • HR, WFM & Change Lead for a implementation in a maritime organisation. Management of large scale budget and responsibility for collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive business plans and strategies to support a business transformation.
  • HR Lead for ERP implementation in a higher education institution. Leading a team to deliver best practice processes for the organisation and guiding the executive committee on decisions that affect the changes to the organisation.


Senior Manager – Talent, Leadership & Firmwide Learning

KPMG
06.2015 - 10.2020
  • Developed and deployed the Talent strategy across KPMG including identification and support of succession planning for the business, principal contact for National Executive committee
  • Led a team of five that was accountable for project management and delivery all talent programs across the firm including inclusion and diversity programs with a budget of $3 million. Led the redesign of programs based on best practice methodologies and thought leadership to incorporate the new firm’s values, the future of work, with the intention to make a development shift for the firm and participants.
  • Strategically business partnered with the Management Consulting Executive team to define the learning strategy and budget in response to emerging client needs and trends
  • Conduit for Global Advisory L&D into the Australian firm ensuring local alignment of the strategy is being delivered across all divisions within Australia
  • Collaborated with finance teams to develop annual budgets for human resources functions, ensuring fiscal responsibility in all HR-related expenditures.

Learning and Development Manager & Advisor: Human Resources

Aberdeen Asset Management
07.2013 - 04.2015
  • Relationship Manager to all divisions within the business across the UK and EMEA region, managed two junior members of the team to project all learning across the business for the largest asset manager in Europe
  • Created and implemented a three tier approach for core skills training rolled out in UK and Europe, to be followed by Asia and America.
  • Led for a cultural change programme (new performance management system) to 2,700 global employees
  • Designed and delivered a suit of management and core skills courses across UK and Europe

Learning Executive: Human Resources Centre of Excellence

Barclays Wealth Investment Management
10.2010 - 06.2013
  • Supported the build of learning offerings
  • Worked with key business stakeholders to identify learning objectives for new private banker hires, designing a three phase programme ensuring it was delivered on time and under budget
  • Evaluated the ROI of the training for senior stakeholders
  • Responsible for the end to end management of programme, qualifications, budget, feedback, communications to sponsors, evaluation and impact of training
  • Coordinated the roll out of an Accreditation to over 500 private bankers across the UK, EMEA and South Africa.

Learning Business Partner - Management Consulting Division

KPMG
06.2015 - 05.2018
  • HR Lead for ERP implementation in a higher education institution
  • Leading a team to deliver best practice processes for the organisation, understanding the changes needed across people, policy, governance and HR service delivery model

Graduate Programme Manager Intern

UBS
03.2009 - 03.2010
  • Supported the delivery of the undergraduate and associate training programme for the investment bank.
  • Helped with creating innovative ideas to combat cost saving targets during the financial crisis.

Education

BA (Hons) - Management Studies

University of Leicester
07.2004

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Senior Stakeholder Management
  • Business Transformation
  • ERP Implementation
  • Change Management
  • Strategy

Professional Training and Technical Skills

  • Workday Basics (November 2023)
  • Accredited in Hogan and Raven Psychometric tool (02/20)
  • Certificate in Coaching – Brain Based Coaching (04/19)
  • Accredited in Insights Psychometric tool (11/13)
  • Accredited in Lumina Psychometric tool (12/12)

Timeline

Management Consultant - Associate Director – Workplace and HR Advisory

KPMG
10.2020 - Current

Senior Manager – Talent, Leadership & Firmwide Learning

KPMG
06.2015 - 10.2020

Learning Business Partner - Management Consulting Division

KPMG
06.2015 - 05.2018

Learning and Development Manager & Advisor: Human Resources

Aberdeen Asset Management
07.2013 - 04.2015

Learning Executive: Human Resources Centre of Excellence

Barclays Wealth Investment Management
10.2010 - 06.2013

Graduate Programme Manager Intern

UBS
03.2009 - 03.2010

BA (Hons) - Management Studies

University of Leicester

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