Sara Jackson MA, FCIPD

Enigma
DISC Type : idc

Head of People at Financial Services Compensation Scheme

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Sara Jackson is the Head of People at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, leveraging her Master of Arts from the University of Westminster to advise senior executives. She is recognized for delivering transformational change and embedding robust HR frameworks in diverse, complex, and highly unionised sectors.

Outside of her core responsibilities, Sara is a passionate advocate for workplace equality and enjoys contributing to the wider professional community. She actively participates in industry discussions and panel events, sharing her insights on important topics and fostering thoughtful dialogue.

Unique fact: She led the HR workstream for a large-scale reorganization at Transport for London that impacted approximately 5, 500 employees.

Personality Overview

Challenger

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Diversity & Inclusion
Demonstrates a commitment to D&I by actively celebrating and participating in events like International Women's Day panel discussions within her organization.
Organisational Change
Her career highlights leading transformational programs and developing people strategies to support business growth and large-scale restructures.
Talent Development
Shows a keen interest in nurturing future talent, evidenced by her promotion of graduate programs at previous companies like Multiplex.

Media Appearances

Sara has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Head of People at Financial Services Compensation Scheme
8-2022 - 7-2024
HR Director, UK at Multiplex
6-2019 - 8-2022
Director of People Partnering at King's College London
11-2016 - 5-2019
HR Business Partner - Organisational Change Programmes at Transport for London
3-2013 - 11-2016
Senior HR Change Manager at Transport for London

Education

2009 - 2010
Master of Arts - MA from University of Westminster
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - BA from Leeds Metropolitan University

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Insights For Selling To Sara

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sara is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sara

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sara move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Sara take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Sara

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