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GartnerDirector | Senior Executive Advisor

Oct. 2018 - Jun. 2025SingaporeA $5.91B research, advisory and consultancy firm, with over 21,000 employees across APAC, EMEA and NAMERICA, Gartner delivers actionable, objective insight to executives and their teams. Our expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's most critical priorities. I serve as an Executive Advisor to CHROs and HR leaders at leading organizations - globally with a primary focus on clients in Asia, ANZ and EMEA. I support clients in both the private and public sectors to deliver on their critical talent objectives. Enabled by an understanding of a client's unique set of challenges, I support as a thought and project partner with data-driven insights, best practices and implementation tools. My focus areas within the practice are Current and Future Leadership and HR Function Strategy and Management. Additionally, I facilitate learning platforms and sessions for HR leaders to enable the sharing of Gartner’s extensive research findings related to workplace and talent challenges. Being a member of Gartner's HR Practice, I collaborate with our research, advisory and commercial teams to achieve our practice goals - both through the imparting of insights and project planning with clients, as well as the writing of research targeted at practicable solutions for today's most pressing talent challenges.

National University of SingaporeAssociate Director - Career Services, NUS School of Business

Jan. 2017 - Oct. 2018SingaporeReporting to the Head of Career Services, I oversee the career preparation training and development of all Business School students (ranging from undergraduates to MBA to Executive MBA students). As a senior career advisor, I also coach Executive MBA students on their career development. On occasion, I am called to support students with particular life and career-related issues and concerns utilising my counselling and coaching expertise. Developed and implemented overarching career preparation training and development strategy for Business School in the Career Creation suite of training to reach all levels of 6000 students. Full curriculum design of foundational career preparation programme for all first-year undergraduates in the Starter Workshops and Clinics reaching out to 900 students in each academic year. Overhauled and honed the MBA Core career preparation curriculum – this involved both curriculum design and delivery, as well as the sourcing of effective corporate training providers; reaching out to approximately 300 full-time, part-time and Masters degree Business School students. This also involved liaising and coordination with faculty on curriculum content and delivery. Individual coaching of at least 40 students on matters of career advisory, resume critiques and mock interviews with a specific focus on supporting Executive MBA students who have more than 10 years of professional experience. Created and delivered a full coaching programme to train and align Careers Advisors in a coaching methodology; following a solutions-focused approach. Organised the training of Business School Careers Advisors for the Advanced Certificate in Career Development Facilitation credential to be awarded by Workforce Singapore.

National University of SingaporeLearning and Development Specialist / Careers Advisor

Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2017SingaporeReporting to the Senior Associate Directors of Careers Advisory and Learning and Development, I coached undergraduates, postgraduates and alumni on career strategy and development. This involved partnering with faculty to provide continuous support for students as well as organise career programmes to increase graduate employability. As a Careers Advisor, I also utilised my deep HR experience to establish partnerships with employers to support their hiring needs. As a Learning & Development Specialist, I supported and created skills-development programmes to promote long-term career and personal success for students.

Maitri MattersCoach Counsellor Consultant

Jul. 2014 - Oct. 2018SingaporeEXECUTIVE, PERSONAL, LIFE & PARENTING COACH Working in a Solution-Focused approach, I help clients on an individual and group basis to achieve their optimum performance at work and in life. COUNSELLOR (speciality in working with children and adolescents) Working in the Cognitive-Behavioural Therapeutic approach, I help you to understand the intricate connection between our emotions, thoughts and behaviour. LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT Working with the business and cultural realities of your organisation, I implement bespoke strategies to elevate your people to their highest potential.

Ogilvy & MatherHead of Human Resources Singapore

Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2014SingaporeReporting to the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Talent Development, I was the HR responsible for the 8 Business Units employing 500 knowledge workers. Concurrent with my remit to support the business units with their manpower resourcing, I was also responsible for upgrading all existing HR processes with the goal of implementing the company’s first HRIS and HR intranet in Singapore and eventually the region.

IKEA GroupRegional HR Ops Lead - Head Office; Regional Talent Development Lead - Head Office & Retail

Mar. 2011 - Oct. 2012Singapore, Thailand, MalaysiaIkano Retail Asia, Ikano Group (privately held) Reporting to the Group HR Manager (Luxembourg), I was responsible for the Talent Development of all IKEA stores, and Service Offices in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. In this capacity, I implemented and enhanced talent management practices for the overall organisation of 2000 employees. As HR Manager for Service Office Commercial Functions, I reported to the Deputy Retail Manager of the IKEA business unit across three countries where I was responsible for the all HR matters as well as Business Partnering within the business unit.

Club 21 Singapore (Member of Como Group)HR Director

Sep. 2007 - Mar. 2011Reporting to the Managing Director, I was responsible for the management of Club 21’s HR department, from developing processes and policies that adhere to global best practices, to recruiting and communicating with 600 employees across the entire value chain (e.g. design, distribution, marketing, retail merchandising, production) for the eight companies falling under Club 21’s family of brands. This was both a strategic and tactical role.

Julia Gabriel Centre Pte. Ltd.Head of HR

Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2007Reporting to the CEO, I oversaw the Company’s HR Department, with an emphasis on performance management through training and development. Specifically, I designed and managed all training programmes as well as systems for employee assessment, onboarding, management development, impact measurement and training transfer. This involved allocating the corporate training budget as well as creating and distributing the corresponding educational materials (handbooks, online employee manuals, reports) and leading workshops to approximately 400 employees in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, Jakarta and Shanghai.

Julia Gabriel Centre Pte. Ltd.Company Leader, Head of Department

Jan. 1999 - Jan. 2007Reporting to the COO, I was a member of the executive team driving the organisation’s strategic direction and rebranding during a period of transition wherein the Founders were beginning to lay the foundation for succession planning.

Procter & GambleBrand Assistant

Jan. 1990 - Jan. 1992