Angel Matalda

Led enterprise-wide People & Culture strategy for a fast-growing IT consulting firm, building HR infrastructure and aligning HR initiatives to business growth and consulting delivery excellence. Established HR governance and compliance frameworks, and drove performance management, employer branding, and DEI initiatives to strengthen organisational capability and retention.

Served as senior regional HR strategic partner across West and Central Africa, partnering with business leaders to deliver People Plans tied to commercial performance. Led cross-regional payroll transitions, managed industrial relations for 250+ contract engineers, and executed manpower optimisation while leveraging HR analytics to guide leadership decisions.

Provided strategic HR counsel for West Africa and managed full-cycle HR operations including talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, employee relations, and offboarding. Improved employee engagement across countries with historically low scores and supported international mobility and immigration for rotation staff.

Built the HR function from the ground up, designing and implementing HR policies, systems, and processes for a growing concierge services business. Developed job evaluation and performance management frameworks, led recruitment with a 45-day average time-to-fill, and streamlined administrative operations to maximise efficiency and reduce costs while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Led end-to-end executive search and selection mandates for clients across Oil & Gas, Telecoms, and Healthcare sectors. Conducted market compensation surveys, deployed skills assessment and assessment centre methodologies, and contributed to organisational structure design and HR capability building.

Pursuing an MBA in Business Management starting in 2026.

Earned a BA (Hons) in Human Resource Management in 2012.