Our Meet the Team blog gives you the chance to learn a bit more about those who keep the Elevate business ticking behind the scenes, both in and out of our global offices. This month, we’re jumping into the Services team and getting to know our Global HR Manager, Stephanie Kelly, a little better.
Born and raised in the birthplace of Elevate, Stephanie made the move from Sydney to the tropical climes of the UK earlier this year. Working alongside our Chief Operating Officer, JV, and our new Head of People Operations, Adam Diprose (former South African GM), Stephanie oversees all things recruitment, onboarding and administration – and amongst many other things, she also tackles those lengthy policies I’m sure we’re all familiar with...
Read on to hear how Stephanie came to be at Elevate, and what her go-to series is to watch after a long day of ensuring the Elevate team is happy and safe!
What has your time at Elevate looked like so far?
I started with Elevate in September 2022 as our Global HR Business Partner. It’s been a wonderful journey commencing my role in Australia and then moving across to the UK earlier this year. Before joining Elevate I worked with Deloitte as a Senior Human Resources Business Partner for 2 years, and prior to that, I was the Global HR Lead for an HR Consulting company for over 10 years.
Why Elevate?
Working for a Big 4 was a great learning experience but I missed being close to the business and having direct impact on both the business and people. I was drawn to Elevate primarily because of the core values and focus on ‘helping the kids’ - being a mum myself this is something I am very passionate about. I am excited by the opportunity to build out the current HR function to allow our business to grow seamlessly.
What degree did you study and why?
I studied business in Canberra which allowed me to move into Public Affairs with CSIRO in the early years of my career. I then pivoted into HR and have never looked back!
What do you enjoy most about your role?
I enjoy working across all the Elevate geographies and of course, working with our talented teams in each BU. I love problem-solving, improving current processes and building out an HR strategy that is going to set us up for future success.
What is your hidden talent?
I played the violin for 8 years and am considering picking this up again in the future...
Go-to karaoke song?
Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart or Islands in the Stream!
What is your favourite TV series?
Ooh too many! But Game of Thrones, Succession and Fringe were fabulous.
Favourite food?
Got to be Italian.
What are you most excited about at Elevate at the moment?
I’m very excited about the growth opportunities and to building our people strategy so we can ensure that our people are engaged, safe, happy and continue to love the work they do here at Elevate.
Check in next month to learn more about another member of the Elevate HQ team!
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