Amisha Ruparel

I am an experienced strategic HR Business Partner, HR Transformation professional and qualified coach with extensive experience leading large scale workforce change, restructuring, TUPE and organisational transformation programmes across complex, matrixed and multi site organisations. My background includes succession planning, talent management, employee engagement, organisational design, redundancy programmes, stakeholder engagement and complex employee relations, including a previous career in employment law consultancy.

Most recently, I led the people integration and transformation workstream following a major acquisition at Algeco, overseeing TUPE alignment, consultation activity, pay and policy harmonisation, and cultural integration across multiple business areas. I am highly organised, commercially minded and confident managing complex programmes, data and senior stakeholders in fast paced environments.

Dual Role: Senior HRBP/HR Transformation & Integration Manager at Algeco UK (part of Modulaire Group) (2024-01 – 2024-12)

As well as the Senior HRBP duties, led the people integration and transformation workstream following a major acquisition, aligning two businesses under a unified culture, policies, and people framework.

• Directed post-acquisition integration of 350 employees, overseeing TUPE alignment, contractual harmonisation, and cultural onboarding to ensure smooth transition and engagement continuity.
• Scoped and managed multiple workstreams spanning benefits, pay, pensions, policies, and systems, ensuring alignment with employment legislation.
• Acted as change lead, identifying bottlenecks, managing stakeholder communications, and ensuring leadership visibility through all phases of transformation.
• Managed external suppliers and budget to deliver high-impact, sustainable outcomes across multiple workstreams.
• Led a 12-month companywide harmonisation and transformation programme, delivering on time and within budget across all business units.
• Delivered a full benefits review and redesign, introducing a new health cash plan, bonus and pay harmonisation, and pension plan optimisations, driving both cost savings and enhanced employee value proposition.
• Partnered cross-functionally with HR CoEs (Reward, ER, L&D, Comms, and Change) to embed consistent processes and compliance frameworks across the newly combined organisation.

Strategic HR Business Partner at Algeco UK (2022-04 – 2024-12)

Partnered with MD/Executive Team in a standalone business within a wider group. (Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, IT)

• People Strategy & Business Performance: Developed and implemented people plans with functional leaders, improving attraction, retention, performance and employee experiences.
• Sales & Commission Scheme: Co-designed a sales/operations commission scheme, improving sales and fostering collaboration.
• Employee Engagement: Launched initiatives like 'listening' forums, MD roundtables, and awards, driving year-on-year engagement growth.
• ED&I Leadership: Established an ED&I forum, leading to measurable improvements in engagement survey results.
• Talent Management: Developed and implemented a transparent talent management, performance management and succession planning process and career pathways.
• Benefits Optimisation: Led a companywide benefits review, introducing enhanced offerings (health cash plan, pension savings), achieving cost savings.
• Restructures & Change Management: Managed multiple restructures and integrations, guiding employees through consultations and creating redeployment opportunities where possible.
• Wellbeing Focus: Led wellbeing initiatives, improving work-life balance and supporting mental health in the construction sector.
• Coaching: Formally coached 2 Directors and 1 colleague from an international sister company, supporting their professional growth and development.

HR Business Partner at Breedon Group (2020-10 – 2022-04)

Partnered with a MD/Executive Team in a standalone business in a wider Group. Engineering, Product, Design, Sales, Customer Service, Health & Safety, Finance

• People Plans: Created and implemented the company's first people plans, focusing on talent attraction, engagement, and retention.
• Talent Management: Designed and launched talent management and succession planning tools, supporting employee development and performance.
• Absence Management: Implemented a new absence management process, reducing sickness-related costs by £360k in year one.
• Wellbeing Initiatives: Led wellbeing programs that reduced absenteeism and increased the use of onsite physiotherapy services.
• Recruitment Overhaul: Improved recruitment processes, creating inclusive job adverts and strengthening agency relationships, as measured by new starter feedback.
• Graduate Program: Developed a Graduate Trainee Management Program, including rotations and learning objectives for future leadership pipeline.
• Restructure Support: Managed consultation processes during restructuring initiatives, ensuring clear communication and employee support.
• Process Optimisation: Overhauled onboarding, offboarding, absence and more processes, streamlining workflow and improving efficiency, compliance, and data accuracy.
• Employee Engagement: Delivered employee engagement training and led listening workshops, driving improved communication and employee satisfaction.

HR Business Partner - UK & International at Cromwell Group (part of Grainger) (2014-05 – 2020-10)

Partnered International Sales Directors, Regional Sales Directors & Sales Managers - throughout the years also partnered Marketing, Customer Service, IT, Finance, Legal, PMO

• People Plans & Sales Performance: Partnered with International Sales Director to create and implement people plans focused on driving sales performance across 500+ salespeople.
• Talent, Engagement & Culture: Improved engagement from 30% to 80% (2016–2020), achieving GPTW and Glassdoor Top 20 status; drove 17 promotions and 3 secondments through robust succession planning.
• Restructures & ER: Managed major restructures affecting 500+ employees and led complex ER cases, including discrimination claims, sexual harassment, and tribunal preparation.
• Recruitment & Cost Efficiency: Led executive/sales recruitment and reduced agency spend by 67% via process redesign and recruitment toolkits.
• D&I & Inclusion: Introduced the company's first D&I policy and forum, embedding inclusion into cultural transformation.
• Performance & Coaching: Collaborated with Sales Trainer to foster a high-performance culture, coaching managers to improve sales results.
• Change & Integration Projects: Delivered HR projects including onboarding, offboarding, and TUPE (Rolls Royce), ensuring smooth people transitions.
• Covid-19 Response: Owned communication and process during the furlough period, providing weekly inclusive comms for 1,000+ furloughed employees.

Employment Law Manager at Lloyds (2010-02 – 2014-05)

• Team Leadership: Managed a team of employment law solicitors/HR professionals, ensuring high performance and compliance.
• Complex Case Management: Led on complex restructure and TUPE projects, managing high-stakes legal and HR matters.
• Employment Law Consultancy: Delivered expert consultancy services to clients across various industries, advising on ER, tribunal, and legal compliance.
• Training & Development: Created and delivered employment law training sessions and workshops for clients.
• Tribunal Support: Prepared ET3 responses, casework, and tribunal bundles.

Postgrad Diploma in Legal Practice Course (LPC) with specialism in employment law – De Montfort University, Leicester (2006-09 – 2007-06)

LLB Law (Hons) in Employment law, equity, business and criminal law – Manchester Metropolitan University (2002-09 – 2006-06)