Veronica Essien

People Ops professional with a product mindset toward HR processes, skilled in documenting, simplifying, and automating operations at scale across EMEA and the Americas. Built training and onboarding systems for 3500+ employees, replaced manual admin workflows with SAP SuccessFactors and Microsoft Copilot, and managed cross-border compliance for international hires with full accuracy. Excited to bring this operational rigour to Alan's mission of making prevention the healthcare standard.

Talent & Organisation Development Intern - Forvia Faurecia - Nanterre, France

(2026-01 - 2026-06)

• Maintained employee lifecycle data in SAP SuccessFactors across mobility, transfers, reviews, and headcount tracking for 3500+ employees.
• Conducted exit interviews and supported individual employee situations, ensuring sensitive matters were handled with care and confidentiality.
• Automated recurring admin tasks using Microsoft Copilot, including comms, meeting summaries, and trackers, cutting manual work by 30%.
• Designed onboarding documentation and learning user guides that reduced employee queries by 40%.
• Built an Excel dashboard from SAP data, surfacing a 47% spend rate and lifting participation from 47% to 70%.
• Coordinated global training for 3500+ participants across EMEA, APAC and Americas, managing scheduling and communications.
• Served as first point of contact for employees and senior stakeholders on system and admin queries.
• Managed cross-border compliance documentation, including visa letters and relocation, maintaining 100% accuracy across all cases.

HR Learning Facilitator - Sciences Po & Schneider Electric - Paris, France

(2024-09 - 2025-04)

• Designed and delivered Human Rights and sustainability training programmes for 1,500+ employees across the EMEA region, owning full programme logistics.
• Built multilingual assessment tools and engagement materials, achieving 95% participation across geographical teams.
• Created reusable programme templates and process documentation, enabling the programme to scale independently across regions.

Human Resources Research Assistant - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - Kumasi, Ghana

(2023-11 - 2024-08)

• Coordinated development sessions for 300+ participants across concurrent programmes, independently managing logistics and delivery.
• Contributed qualitative and quantitative analysis to 5+ research publications on talent development and workforce effectiveness.

Human Resource Intern - Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority - Takoradi, Ghana

(2022-10 - 2022-12)

• Built HRIS trackers and templates in Workday that replaced manual HR admin processes, cutting administrative turnaround times by 20%.
• Coordinated end-to-end onboarding for new hires, covering documentation, compliance checks, and system setup.
• Conducted employee engagement surveys and analysed results, contributing to a 15% improvement in experience metrics.

Recruitment & Administrative Support Intern - Jubilee Catholic Children's Hospital - Takoradi, Ghana

(2021-09 - 2021-12)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment support for 50+ healthcare roles, including screening, scheduling, and pipeline coordination.
• Produced HR analytics reports tracking time‑to‑hire, efficiency, and retention trends to support planning decisions.

Programme Lead - Academic Aid Consult - Kumasi, Ghana

(2024-11)

• Mentored 20+ students applying to international graduate programmes, with an 85% success rate.

Co-founder - Let's Read Initiative - Takoradi, Ghana

(2020-09)

• Built literacy programmes reaching 200+ children in Ghana, managing a cross-functional volunteer team of 15+.

Master - International Business and Sustainability - Institut d'études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) (2024-09 - 2026-06)

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration (Human Resource Management) - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2019-09 - 2023-08)