Igal Geron

Strategic international Strategy, People Analytics & HR Transformation Executive with 20 years of HR experience, building HR strategy practices and data-driven HR functions for Fortune 500 multinationals.

Currently Global

Head of People Data & Analytics at Haleon (FTSE 20), where established HR Strategy and People analytics CoE, transforming HR towards efficient, data-driven & performance focused function. Established & launched HR strategy, scorecard, data & business intelligence products, Strategic workforce planning capabilities, advanced analytics covering predictive analytics and GenAI tools, eventually reaching to a team of 20.

Global Head of People Data & Analytics at Haleon (2022-04 – 2026-08)

Post-GSK spin off, established a progressive HR Strategy and People Analytics CoE, transforming the team from operational reporting of 3, to a 20 people engine focusing on strategic partnership with CHRO & HRLT.

• Strategy: Driving the creation of HR Strategy, connecting to HR performance management tools: HR scorecard, Integrated plan & timely insights
• Business Intelligence: Feeding key decision points with analysis and insights; alongside strong product management (PowerBI) and HR capability building to enabling Data consulting skills.
• Workforce Planning: Establishing Workforce planning and SWFP practices, alongside metric driven approach to organizational design (via OrgVue).
• Employee Listening: Developing EL Strategy and execution, using Employee Experience and market benchmark principles (via Qualtrics)
• Insights & data science: Creating in-depth insights with advanced analytics for more difficult problems, leveraging data and behavioral science
• Innovation & AI: Delivered several GenAI & AI tools to organisation, including Haleon HR's first global GenAI tool, helping employees on Objective setting and assessment – leading significantly increased Objective Quality, increasing organisation's performance. Also have built several machine learning products, predicting turnover, data quality etc.

People Analytics - Global Head of HR Business Intelligence at Philip Morris International (2018-12 – 2022-03)

In 3 years, have built PMI's Business Intelligence function from scratch; creating the vision, strategy, governance, product ecosystem and technological landscape.

• Strategy: Partner and advisor to Sr. HR Leadership with Strategic KPI setting, measurement and on-demand insight
• Product Management Led product management of well-adopted in-house dashboards on Power BI, built on Snowflake Data lake

Sr. Manager, Global Talent Management Analytics at Philip Morris International (2018-03 – 2018-12)

Enabling Business transformation via Talent Management analytics with a special focus on TOP250 senior leaders, focusing on descriptive, diagnostic analytics on historical and assessment insights.

Sr. HR Business Partner EU Region at Philip Morris International (2016-12 – 2018-02)

Advisory and support to Regional president and office; working directly with SMT and direct reports on Organizational topics, talent, career and performance management during a major transformation.

• Driving Strategic Regional projects in coordination with EU countries

Commercial Business Intelligence & Planning Manager at Philip Morris International (2015 – 2016)

HR Business Partner for Support Functions at Philip Morris International (2014 – 2015)

Compensation & Benefits and HR Operations Manager at Philip Morris International (2012 – 2014)

Specialist Talent Management, Development Assn. at Philip Morris International (2012 – 2012)

Regional Compensation Planning Consultant, CoE at Philip Morris International (2010 – 2012)

Compensation / HR Centralization Country Lead, SSC at Philip Morris International (2009 – 2010)

Management and organization Development and Recruitment Executive at Philip Morris International (2008 – 2009)

Compensation and Benefits Analyst at Philip Morris International (2007 – 2008)

Recruitment Consultant at Grafton Recruitment (2007 – 2007)

Psychologist at Obligatory Military Service (2006 – 2007)

Recruitment Consultant at Koc Recruitment Office (2006 – 2006)

Training Assistant at Sahneler Consultancy (2004 – 2006)

B.A. in Psychology – Koc University (2006)