Aleece Ruttle
Summary
Strategic and people-first operations professional with 10+ years of experience across People & Culture, HR operations, talent acquisition, and organisational development. Proven success leading transformative projects, embedding HR technologies, and driving operational excellence within fast-paced, creative and high-performance environments. Passionate about creating efficient processes, engaging employee experiences and building scalable people frameworks to support business growth. Known for fostering team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Adaptable to changing needs and highly dependable.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
People Operations Manager, APAC
M&C Saatchi Group
04.2018 - Current
- Ensure operational excellence across the employee lifecycle.
- Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency and cost savings across APAC
- Implemented metrics-driven performance management systems that encouraged employee growth while aligning individual goals with organisational objectives.
- Co-lead global roll out of our policy suite across APAC and actively grow policies as legislation and new practices are launched
- Serve as tier 3 support for complex People Operations queries, providing assistance to the People Operations Assistants team
- Foster a strong partnership between People Operations and our People Partners that drives seamless service delivery
- Provide guidance on relocation policies, visas, and remuneration for talent. Ensure a seamless and compliant experience for both managers and employees
- Act as a system champion for Workday, collaborating with the Workday Lead and Analyst to roll out functionality across APAC. Identify training needs and support system adoption
- Conduct regular compensation benchmarking analyses to ensure competitive pay practices were maintained within the industry market standards
- Maintain payroll and benefits for employees, minimising financial discrepancies through detailed process management.
HR Operations Partner, HR Operations Advisor, People & Culture Coordinator
M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ
04.2018 - Current
- Lead & manage all P&C projects ensuring all are strategically sound
- Lead the roll out and management of P&C technologies
- Identify and implement a bespoke employee lifecycle journey to deliver a premium experience
- Re-engineer a strategic and robust visa management process
- Manage the effectiveness of our data, ensuring insights are at the core of all business decisions.
- Hold strong relationships with agency partners and drive ongoing dialogue on active projects
- Proactively identify opportunities for optimisation and ways to grow profitability
- Lead and help innovate with organisational empathy through various internal system roll outs
- Manages all elements of project costings (alongside Transformation Director & Finance) and maintained involvement on projects - briefing meetings, internal reviews, and stakeholder presentations
- Ambassador for the company with operational excellence at the core.
- Review the work through a strategic lens and with attention to detail to ensure a high quality of output
- Champion the agreed P&C ways of working and proactively identifies gaps when necessary
- Lead & manage annual core commitments - business plans, performance reviews, and remuneration reviews
- Oversaw the Agency's day-to-day administrative operations, provided guidance to support staff and enforced compliance.
- Streamlined internal processes, fostering improved efficiency and productivity within the Agency.
People & Culture Coordinator
The Works Sydney
10.2016 - 04.2018
- Main responsibilities dig into areas across Talent, People, Culture and Office management
- Manage interview process across all roles – booking in interviews, chasing feedback from dept heads, feeding back to candidates
- Ensuring all candidate channels are managed and all information entered in to the CRM system i.e. LinkedIn, employee referrals
- Assisting with talent mapping and proactive recruitment planning
- Organise all new starter and leaver information – payroll info, induction plans, system set ups and leaver checklists
- Keep employee administration up to date
- Support the roll out of the bi-annual review process and assist the P&C Director with administration
- Support the P&C Director with People budgets – monitoring and recording all department spend
People & Community Lead / Assistant Store Manager
Lululemon Athletica
11.2011 - 10.2016
- Works one on one with an extensive list of clients, including Olympic athletes, to provide coaching on vision and goals.
- Process Payroll bi-weekly & confidential invoices and payments from clients. Includes monthly petty cash handling
- Create and produces community Events
- Assisting Managers other managers in their day to day tasks
- Reviews all outgoing product to clients
- Arrange, lead & engage in staff / Account Manager meetings
- Develop leaders to lead others
- Gives a world class guest experience
People & Event Coordinator
Promoting Artists, Redefining Kulture (PARK)
05.2015 - 06.2016
- Assist with coordination and correspondence between PARK team, event production partners and external stakeholders
- Assist with updating and maintaining event procedure documents and plans
- Contributing to customer satisfaction at every event, provide suggestions for better guest services practices to improve guest experiences
- Provide detailed updates to Events Director regarding event planning progress, timelines and deadlines
- Assist with planning and execution of event set-up and take-down on event day
- Assist with recruiting, coaching, and training volunteers for event day
Education
Double Diploma - Business Operations & Leadership Management
College of Adult Learning
12-2026
Skills
- HRIS implementation
- Organisational development
- HR policies implementation
- Onboarding processes
- HR analytics
- Diversity and inclusion
- Compensation strategy
- Workforce planning
- Employee engagement
- Human resources operations
- Training and mentoring
Timeline
People Operations Manager, APAC
M&C Saatchi Group
04.2018 - Current
HR Operations Partner, HR Operations Advisor, People & Culture Coordinator
M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ
04.2018 - Current
People & Culture Coordinator
The Works Sydney
10.2016 - 04.2018
People & Event Coordinator
Promoting Artists, Redefining Kulture (PARK)
05.2015 - 06.2016
People & Community Lead / Assistant Store Manager
Lululemon Athletica
11.2011 - 10.2016
Double Diploma - Business Operations & Leadership Management
College of Adult Learning
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