Fractional, interim, and project-based HR Executive; Head of HR
Helping businesses navigate employee relations, workforce change, leadership effectiveness and team development in the US and UK.
Most people problems don't arrive without warning. The signs were there - someone saw them and didn't act, or acted too late. What I do is help leaders get ahead of that, and when something has already gone wrong, handle it in a way they can stand behind - legally, commercially, and as human beings.
"We've been fine up until now — but we're hiring in different states and I know the laws are different. I'm not sure we're even compliant anymore."
"It all feels reactive. We don't have sufficient systems in place because we've never needed them. But now we're growing and I don't have time to figure this out."
"The team used to get on really well. Now there's so much to do, tempers get frayed quickly. I don't want this for us."
"We just hired our first employee in the UK. Someone told us it's nothing like hiring here. Now I'm not sure we've done any of it right."
Navigate labor laws and employment regulations across multiple states. Know where you stand — and stay there.
Explore →Recruitment, retention and development strategies that work for operational businesses at your stage of growth.
Explore →Organizational design and workforce planning that scales with you — without adding unnecessary complexity.
Explore →Facilitated team development, Insights Discovery, and leadership coaching for operational businesses navigating growth or change.
Explore →Someone who's
been here before
25 years in senior HR leadership — including eight as Head of HR for a multinational and eleven inside a 10,000+ person organization.
Now I bring that same thinking to businesses like yours. Right-sized, practical, and built for where you actually are.
"I've also been told I make the hard stuff less miserable. Take that as you will."
"From our first conversation, it was clear that Joanne combines deep HR compliance expertise with a collaborative approach that made the entire process seamless."
"Jo made a significant and lasting impact on both our people and performance — a rare ability to translate strategy into development that leaders actually use."
"Jo consistently displayed strong leadership and strategic thinking. She works exceptionally well with senior managers and executives — whoever she works with in future will be gaining an outstanding HR professional."
"They didn't just solve our immediate HR crisis. They built a foundation that lets us think strategically about where we're headed."
You don’t need a big HR department.
You need the right person.
Someone who knows what good looks like - because they’ve built it and can bring that thinking to your business at a level that actually works for you.
If any of this sounds like something you need, let’s have a conversation.
30 minutes, no pitch and no pressure. You share with me what’s going on and I’ll tell you what I think - and whether I’m the right person to help.
