Akil Walton Ph D

Partner with senior executives within the business and HR to design and implement the global talent management strategy for Amazon's global field operations.

Partner with senior executives and HR to create and execute global talent management and organizational effectiveness solutions that positively impacts business performance and shareholder value.

Responsible for the strategic direction and operational efficiency of HR for nine global businesses. Trusted advisor, coach, and business partner to C-level officers and their direct reports. Led a global team accountable for business HR, organizational culture, diversity and inclusion, employee relations, talent management, organizational effectiveness, learning, and talent acquisition. Executive sponsor for Apple's global learning and development strategy, re-design, and implementation. Led process re-design and execution for talent acquisition, talent calibration, succession planning, and learning and development.

Design and implement global organizational effectiveness solutions aligned to Aleris’ growth strategy. Drive organizational structure and design to promote business and customer alignment, company agility, and speed. Lead culture and organizational change, executive development, performance management, organizational and talent assessments, talent analytics, training and development, succession planning, and talent acquisition.

Drive organizational capability through calibrating, assessing, and measuring talent and organizational culture. Provide practical talent solutions to senior officers and their HR executives using advanced statistical methods, talent management and organizational effectiveness interventions, and operational excellence techniques for HR process improvements.

Support the strategic direction of the business through developing, sourcing, and implementing global organizational effectiveness interventions for a $12 billion division of Eaton with over 45,000 employees across 55 global locations. Led all talent calibration, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational culture engagements. HR leader responsible for designing and executing global business acquisitions and mergers to integrate talent, systems, and processes across all functions and divisions.

Create and implement organizational development and learning solutions that positively advances the business. Determine the organization's ability to successfully execute its growth strategy through creating and implementing a new performance management, talent calibration, and succession planning process and program. Create, implement, and measure talent management and learning techniques that aligns with the global strategy. Lead employee engagement assessments and action planning to improve organizational culture linked to company values, strategic imperatives, and financial performance. Responsible for engineering, sales, and marketing talent acquisition and early talent development programs.

Work with senior management to enhance organizational capability. Develop functional competency models to increase performance and manage new standards of performance and behavior. Facilitate professional and leadership training and development. Implement e-Learning technology and curriculum to expand organizational learning opportunities, decrease turnover, and reduce training costs. Deliver instructor-led training and development programs and facilitate strategic business process improvement meetings.

Collaborate with HR Business Partners to provide strategic talent and organizational development consultation for leadership development, succession planning, and organizational re-structuring. Design functional and divisional competency models and assess talent performance and potential at all levels . Measure the effectiveness of Bayer Pharmaceutical’s training and development programs. Administer psychometric leadership assessments for supervisors, middle management, and senior executives.