Emma C.

Collaborator
DISC Type : si

UK Senior HR Director at Pharmaron

Essex, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Emma is a commercial and results-driven HR leader, currently the UK Senior HR Director at Pharmaron. With a BA (Hons) from Kings College London, her expertise lies in scaling global businesses, M&A integration, and cultural transformation. Colleagues describe her as collaborative, pragmatic, and a serial deliverer.

She has a proven track record of building functions from the ground up, having created a global in-house resourcing team and launched an award-winning careers website in a previous role.

Personality Overview

Consensus Builder

Good Listener

Example Driven

Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.  Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them. They are more likely to go for proven solutions.

Topics They Care About

Cultural Transformation
Her experience is centered on scaling businesses and integrating acquisitions while maintaining a celebrated company culture and high employee engagement.
Global HR Operations
Previously led teams across the UK, US, and China, managing shared services, global payroll, and benefits operations for a multi-national company.
Talent Acquisition
Built a global in-house talent acquisition team from scratch and delivered a new, award-winning careers website to attract top candidates.

Media Appearances

Emma has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
UK Senior HR Director at Pharmaron
2-2024 - 1-2025
VP - HR EMEA (Interim) at Palladium: Make It Possible
4-2021 - 4-2023
VP People Services at Abcam
7-2016 - 4-2021
HR Director - Corporate Functions at Abcam
3-2015 - 9-2017
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Abcam

Education

1994 - 1998
BA (Hons) from King's College London
Education details unavailable from Perse School for Girls

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Insights For Selling To Emma

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘trust me when’, ‘your team will love’ etc.
  • Show genuine interest in solving their problems
  • Summarize the key points at the end of the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions that sound too dry and objective
  • Don’t give the impression of being unproven or risky
  • Don’t get into excessive details unless prompted

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Emma is

  • Relationship and rapport play a major role, followed by low risk and the presence of proof points.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Emma

  • They are diplomatic when the need arises; they hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Emma move?

  • They can take their time to reach decisions, even while they stay engaged and friendly.
  • Can Emma take some risk or not?

  • They are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Emma

Personality Compatibility


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