Anne Astles

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About Anne Astles

A commercially focused, strategic, and innovative People Partner with extensive experience in HR business partnering within complex, global organisations. Passionate about driving organisational effectiveness, leadership capability, and talent strategies to enhance workforce performance and engagement. Adept at coaching senior leaders, delivering organisational change, and partnering with key stakeholders to shape and execute people strategies that align with business objectives. Strong expertise in the Gibraltar market, employment regulations, and HR best practices across fast-paced.Core Competencies:• Coaching & Leadership Development • HR Strategy & Business Partnering • Organisational Design • Change Management • Problem Solving• Succession Planning & Talent Development • Reward Strategy & Compensation Advisory • Employee Engagement & Experience • HR Compliance & Employment Law (Gibraltar & UK) • Senior Stakeholder Influence & Relationship ManagementResponsibilities• Partner with senior leaders in Governance and People Team to execute a people strategy that enhances team performance, engagement, and effectiveness.• Act as trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing coaching on talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership development, focusing on identifying and supporting high-potential talent.• Lead the delivery of the People initiatives for corporate business functions, aligning with the central People Team’s strategy.• Drive organisational design initiatives, supporting business leaders in structuring teams to meet long-term strategic goals. • Oversee employee experience initiatives, using insights from engagement surveys and feedback mechanisms to strengthen company culture.• Partner with Legal, Tax, and Compliance teams on Gibraltar-specific employment matters and broader economic/political impacts. • Work closely with Reward teams on compensation strategies, ASR, and bonus processes to ensure alignment with market trends and company objectives.• Support leaders in managing employee relations cases, including absence, performance, conduct, and grievances, in collaboration with ER specialists. • Partner with the Talent team to promote leadership development and upskilling initiatives across the business.• Lead the Employee Forum in Gibraltar for 3 years, acting as a key representative for HR in employee and leadership discussions. More recently, represent HR as engagement lead at UK National Forum.