Background
About
I've spent ten years in HR, moving gradually from communications towards data. I started out writing internal communications for BAT, and ended up building people analytics solutions for HR across two continents and three cities: Geneva, Hong Kong, and London. The common thread is a persistent interest in technology and a habit of challenging myself to learn new tools to improve my work.
What I actually do
I'm a Senior Compensation and People Analytics Manager for APAC, but based in London for personal reasons. In practice, that gives me an unusually wide field of view: I work across APAC, EMEA, and North America at the same time. My role includes compensation reporting for senior leadership, including the CEO, across a population of more than 20,000 employees. I combine internal and external market data to make salary decisions easier to understand and act on.
That means global reports covering things like compa-ratios, gaps to market, and pay trends. I also run analytics around Ralph Lauren's global recognition platform, and own the people data dashboards for APAC. Beyond the regular reporting, I try to push into deeper questions too: what drives turnover in a given market, what shapes engagement, and what is actually going on in the culture behind the headline numbers.
I was recently selected as one of our company’s AI Activators, representing the HR/People team within its AI Centre of Excellence and helping connect the central AI hub with practical use cases across People.
Experience
Ralph Lauren
Geneva · Hong Kong · London
7 years. Four roles across three cities.
Senior Compensation & People Analytics Manager, APAC
Jan 2022 – PresentLondon — APAC & Global scope
I lead compensation analytics and workforce reporting for APAC markets. I build the Power BI dashboards and data pipelines that give HR leadership real-time visibility into headcount, attrition, and compensation, while also running global recognition analytics work and partnering with other HRIS teams to push people analytics forward.
Manager, People Analytics & Reporting
Mar 2020 – Jan 2022Hong Kong
I worked on people analytics for APAC, building reports and tools for the regional HR teams. I produced, analysed, and communicated people data for HR leadership across 14 markets, and led digital transformation projects inside the APAC HR department.
Change Management Lead
Nov 2019 – Mar 2020Hong Kong
APAC was our first region to adopt Workday, so I had to create the change communication strategy and materials from scratch, then deliver the change management programme across roughly 6,000 employees in 14 countries.
Communication & Operations Specialist
Oct 2018 – Oct 2019Geneva, Switzerland — EMEA
I ran HR employee communications projects across EMEA. I advised senior management on internal communication strategy and managed HR special projects around new tools, new ways of working, and internal social media.
Audemars Piguet
Le Brassus, Switzerland
Communication & Reporting Specialist
Apr 2017 – Aug 2018I worked on internal communications for one of the world's most iconic independent watch brands, supporting a 1,600-person workforce. I wrote and designed content for all internal channels in French and English, ran the intranet, and handled the graphic design. I also helped develop their HR reporting tools, which was my first real taste of building data products.
British American Tobacco
Lausanne, Switzerland
Engagement Manager
Mar 2016 – Mar 2018I was responsible for internal communications across six European markets, and for change management on a project that reached 400+ employees. The role involved a lot of public speaking and presentation work. I also organised external events, including two public art exhibitions, as part of the employer PR programme.
Education
BSc Geosciences & the Environment
University of Lausanne · 2009–2012
Includes a one-year exchange at the University of Richmond, USA.
HR Management Certificate
Swiss HR Exam · 2017
Languages
Outside work
I'm happily married and the father of two young rascals. Outside work, my family is my main focus and my main source of happiness.
When I get time to myself, I like hiking and mountain biking. They're great fun, they let me see new places, and they are still my favourite way to disappear for a few hours.
Indoors, it's mostly non-fiction books, politics, plus podcasts on tech and history. I also have a soft spot, randomly, for trains, pilsner beer, Japanese whisky and time spent in Apple Stores.
Skills & Tools
Analytics
Power BI
Python
SQL
Excel
Business Systems
Workday
Power Automate
SharePoint
Excel
Design
Figma
Adobe Suite
Canva
AI & Dev
Claude / OpenAI Codex
iOS Development
Git
HTML / CSS