grid_view Marc Puricelli

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 keep raising the level of my work.

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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, combining internal and external market data to make salary decisions easier to understand and act on.

That means global reports for senior audiences, including the CEO, covering things like compa-ratios, gaps to market, and pay trends across 20,000+ employees. 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.

Experience

2018 — Present

Ralph Lauren

Geneva · Hong Kong · London

7 years. Four roles across three cities.

Senior Compensation & People Analytics Manager, APAC

Jan 2022 – Present

London — 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.

Power BI Python Compensation Analytics Workday

Manager, People Analytics & Reporting

Mar 2020 – Jan 2022

Hong Kong

I built the People Analytics function for APAC from scratch. 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 2020

Hong 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 2019

Geneva, 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.

2017 — 2018

Audemars Piguet

Le Brassus, Switzerland

Communication & Reporting Specialist

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018

I 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.

Internal Comms Graphic Design HR Reporting
2016 — 2018

British American Tobacco

Lausanne, Switzerland

Engagement Manager

Mar 2016 – Mar 2018

I 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.

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Education

BSc Geosciences & the Environment

University of Lausanne · 2009–2012

Includes 1-year exchange at the University of Richmond, USA.

HR Management Certificate

Swiss HR Exam · 2017

Languages

English Near Native
French Native
Spanish Conversational / Intermediate
Cantonese Helpless

Outside Work

Family

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.

Small Joys

Trains Pilsner Japanese Whisky Apple Stores

Outdoors

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

Indoors, it's mostly non-fiction books, politics, and tech and history podcasts. I also have a soft spot, randomly, for trains, pilsner beer, Japanese whisky, and spending time 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