About Van Esch Advisory Ltd
HR operations, designed to work, not just exist.
Practical HR Operations, Service Delivery, and Transformation Advisory grounded in real operating experience.
The focus is on making HR function more cleanly in practice, through clearer processes, stronger ownership, and operating models that hold up as organisations grow.
Most HR challenges are not isolated issues. They are symptoms of how the function is structured and how work flows through the organisation.
What this firm is built to do
Turning HR complexity into clearer operating structure.
Many organisations do not need more HR theory. They need help making the function work more cleanly in practice. This usually shows up as inconsistent processes, unclear ownership, service friction, and systems that do not fully support how the business operates.
Van Esch Advisory was built on a simple idea. HR improves when its operations are designed deliberately, not allowed to evolve by default.
The focus here is on solving those problems properly. That means simplifying where needed, creating structure where it is missing, and making sure the operating model holds up as the organisation grows.
Core perspective
Stronger HR usually starts with stronger operations.
When HR becomes reactive, the issue is rarely effort alone. It is usually a lack of structure around how work flows through the organisation.
Improving HR therefore starts with operating design. Once that is in place, consistency improves and pressure on the team reduces.
Relevant experience
Experience that translates into practical advisory value.
The value of experience is not the title. It is the ability to recognise patterns quickly and understand what will work in a real operating environment.
Global HR Operations & Shared Services
Experience leading and restructuring People Operations and shared services in complex international environments. This includes accountability across employee lifecycle operations, service delivery, and operational execution.
HR Transformation, Process & Governance
Hands-on work across HR operating models, process design, SOPs, controls, governance structures, ISO27001, SOC2, and statutory reporting. The focus is on creating clarity, consistency, and operational discipline that holds up as organisations scale.
HR Technology & Workflow Automation
Practical experience improving HR systems and reducing manual work through better workflow design. This includes ServiceNow, HR systems integration, process redesign, and making systems genuinely useful in day-to-day operations.
M&A, Integration & Organisational Change
Operational delivery through acquisitions, integration planning, TUPE-related change, and harmonisation of benefits and employment conditions. This includes aligning processes, policies, and structures across multiple entities and regions.
About the Founder
Built on operating experience, not advisory theory.
Van Esch Advisory is led by Greg van Esch, an HR Operations and Transformation leader with over 17 years of experience operating inside complex organisations.
His background is not in advisory alone, but in building, running, and improving HR operations in practice. This includes leading global People Operations and shared services environments, delivering HR transformation programmes, and designing operating models that hold up under real organisational pressure.
Much of this work has involved simplifying complexity, whether through process redesign, service delivery improvement, or better use of HR technology such as ServiceNow HR Service Delivery and connected HR systems.
This experience shapes the approach taken at Van Esch Advisory. The focus is not on theory or generic best practice, but on creating operational clarity that works in the context of the business.
The perspective throughout this work is simple:
HR improves when its operations are designed deliberately, not allowed to evolve by default.
What clients should expect
Clear thinking, honest diagnosis, and usable outputs.
The work is intended to help organisations make better decisions and reduce operational friction. It does not rely on generic recommendations or abstract frameworks.
The focus is on creating solutions that fit the reality of the business and can be implemented without unnecessary complexity.
Best fit
The organisations this work is best suited to.
Growing organisations
Businesses that have reached the point where HR can no longer run informally. They now need stronger foundations, clearer ownership, and more consistent execution.
Complex organisations
Businesses dealing with international operations, shared services, multiple systems, or regulatory requirements. These environments need more deliberate operating structure.
Change moments
Organisations navigating growth, transformation, restructuring, or systems change. HR operations need to keep pace with how the business is evolving.
Next step
If HR operations need to become clearer, more consistent, or more scalable, the next step is straightforward.
You can take the HR Health Check for an immediate self-assessment, or start with a short conversation about your current challenges.