Greg van Esch

HR Operations & Transformation Advisor

Modern boardroom
Advisory • HR Operations • Service Delivery • Transformation

Building HR operations that scale with complexity, growth, and change.

I help organisations design and strengthen HR operations, service delivery, knowledge frameworks, and HR technology platforms so they can scale with more clarity, control, and efficiency.

What I help with

Global HR operating models and shared services
ServiceNow HRSD and workflow automation
Knowledge management and employee self-service
Operational governance, compliance, and controls
M&A integration, harmonisation, and workforce transition
17+
Years in HR Operations
27
Countries Supported
4,000+
Employees Supported
40%
Reduction in Manual HR Admin

Services

Specialist advisory across HR operations, service delivery, and transformation.

This is operational consulting, not vague HR wallpaper. The focus is on systems, workflows, governance, and scalable delivery that hold together when organisations grow or change shape.

HR Operations Advisory

Advisory support to design, stabilise, and optimise HR operations across complex, scaling organisations.

  • Global HR operating models
  • Shared services and service delivery
  • Process architecture and governance

HR Technology Transformation

Implementation and optimisation support across HR platforms, workflow orchestration, and service delivery tooling.

  • ServiceNow HRSD
  • HRIS integration and controls
  • Automation and workflow design

Knowledge & Service Design

Structured knowledge, employee self-service, and service design that reduce friction and improve HR effectiveness.

  • Knowledge taxonomy and governance
  • Service catalogues
  • Operational documentation frameworks

Case Studies

Selected transformation experience.

A few examples of the kind of work I have led across global People Operations, service delivery, and HR technology transformation.

ServiceNow HRSDHRIS IntegrationAutomationGlobal Operations

Transforming Global Employee Onboarding Through HR Technology Automation

Challenge

A global onboarding process had become fragmented across regions, heavily manual, and difficult to scale. The organisation needed a more structured, automated, and globally consistent operating model.

Approach

The onboarding lifecycle was redesigned using ServiceNow HR Service Delivery integrated with the HRIS. Workflows, approvals, task orchestration, and data structures were standardised to create a scalable operational system rather than a collection of disconnected tasks.

Impact

Onboarding became faster, more consistent, and more measurable across countries, with a 40% reduction in manual data input, improved data quality, stronger compliance controls, and better leadership visibility.

Shared ServicesGlobal HRGovernanceOperating Model

Scaling Global HR Operations Across 27 Countries

Challenge

A growing global organisation required a stronger HR operations model capable of supporting more than 4,000 employees, contractors, and consultants across multiple jurisdictions.

Approach

The People Operations and Shared Services function was restructured to standardise core employee lifecycle processes, strengthen controls, improve governance, and create more scalable global operating rhythms.

Impact

The result was a more resilient HR service environment with clearer ownership, stronger compliance foundations, and more scalable service delivery across 27 countries.

M&ATUPEIntegrationHarmonisation

Operational Integration Through Global M&A Activity

Challenge

Following multiple transactions, the business needed to integrate HR operations, benefits, legal entities, and workforce structures while maintaining continuity and compliance.

Approach

End-to-end operational support was provided across due diligence, clean room activity, integration planning, TUPE and harmonisation workstreams, and post-close operational execution.

Impact

Multiple transactions were supported successfully, including entity consolidation, benefit harmonisation, and integration of 30+ employer entities supporting around 2,000 employees globally.

About

HR operations experience built in the real world, not just described on slides.

I am an HR Operations and Transformation leader with more than seventeen years of experience across global HR operations, HR technology, compliance, and workforce change. My work has consistently sat at the intersection of people, systems, process, and growth complexity.

Over the course of my career I have led global People Operations supporting more than 4,000 employees, contractors, and consultants across 27 countries, while building and scaling shared services environments, improving service delivery, and strengthening operational controls.

My background includes HRIS management, ServiceNow HRSD implementation, M&A integration, TUPE and harmonisation work, benefits and vendor optimisation, audit and compliance leadership, and the design of scalable employee lifecycle processes that hold together under real business pressure.

Experience Highlights

Global People Operations leadership across regulated and complex environments
ServiceNow HRSD implementation, optimisation, and workflow orchestration
HR shared services design and operational governance
M&A integration, TUPE, harmonisation, and global workforce transition support
Compliance, controls, audit readiness, and operational risk reduction
Automation and AI-ready HR operating model design

Perspective

A few principles behind modern HR operations.

HR operations should be engineered, not improvised

When growth, compliance, and technology complexity increase, HR can no longer rely on local workarounds and institutional memory. Durable infrastructure matters.

Knowledge is an operational asset

Well-designed knowledge and self-service reduce repetitive case load, improve consistency, and create a better employee experience at scale.

AI in HR needs strong foundations

AI becomes far more useful when workflows, knowledge, and data structures are already designed well. Otherwise the glitter cannon fires into a swamp.

Contact

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Contact Details

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Engagement

Remote advisory support, project consulting, and selected on-site engagements.

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

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