Shipra Lawrence

Archers Global is a dual-vertical company co-founded by me, offering strategic HR consulting and ecommerce innovation. Through Archers Global Consulting, I advise scaling businesses on HR strategy, talent development, and fractional HR leadership. Through our lifestyle e-commerce brand Andaazs, I lead business development, team management, and brand strategy.

Key Fractional CHRO Services : Lead high impact HR interventions for startups and SMEs, including organization restructuring, KPI alignment, policy development, performance frameworks and HR Tech advisory Recruitment & Talent Solutions : Design and implement recruitment strategies for tech and digital businesses, building startup plans, competency models, and employer branding frameworks

• Led global HR function across 12 countries and 900 employees, built unified HR policies and systems.

• Created and implemented performance management framework, including role based KPIs, career paths and feedback mechanisms.

• Introduced IDP for leadership and technical roles, aligned learning journeys and business goals, using LMS (Adobe) and MOOCs (Udemy)

• Partnered with business heads and CEO to define org structure, job descriptions and governance policies

• Scaled workforce by 40% by enhancing talent acquisition frameworks and onboarding strategies

• Developed and rolled out Compensation & Benefits framework ensuring internal equity and market competitiveness

• Launched the "CARE" program driving employee wellbeing, boosting retention rates

• Launched a global "Learning Academy" with structured career pathing and manager capability programs, utilizing LMS platforms (Adobe) and MOOC integration (Udemy) to deliver scale and role based learning learning journeys

• Initiated Workday planning and system evaluation, laying the foundation for end-to-end HR automation and process standardization.

• Strenghtened employer branding and internal communication through the "Together" program

• Led global HR Centers of Excellence post-merger, covering Learning & Development, Perfomance, Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, Compensation & Benefits and HR Automation

• Designed and implemented the "Accelya Knowledge Circle Program" a global learning ecosystem, integrating Coursera and Oracle LMS, supporting technical and leadership upskilling

• Spearheaded a company-wide Performance management system with formal feedback cycles, KPIs and and succession planning

• Led compensation structuring and benchmarking using the Willis Towers Watson (WTW) global grading methodology, ensuring fairness and competitiveness across regions.

• Successfully integrated Mercator & Accelya HR functions post-M&A, overseeing organization restructuring and change management

• Implemented HR automation using Oracle HRMS and AI Chatbot (Leena AI) to drive operational efficiency

• Drove the "Great Places to Work" campaign resulting in enhanced employee engagement scores globally

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