GridBeyond hires a new HR manager to support the company global growth, to invest in its people and support talent development

GridBeyond, energy asset optimisation company, has appointed Laura Merriman new HR Manager to support the company global .growth and develop its HR functions.

As the company opens to new markets, GridBeyond has recently entered the Australian market in addition to the already existing North American and Japanese markets, and becomes more complex and articulated, the new HR manager will bring in those changes that the company needs to support its growth and development.

Laura has been working in HR for over ten years, she has worked for several industries such as sports and gaming, pharma, security and software, which have allowed her to gain a broad range of different experiences. She holds an MSC in Talent, Leadership and HR Strategy and is a member of CIPD. 

During her career, she has delivered many employees and integration projects for the company she has worked for, including programmes to support talent attraction and retention of high performing team members, programme to support the business revenue model strategy employee integration plan,  training to ensure the strategic delivery of the performance management process.

On joining GridBeyond, HR Manager Laura Merriman commented:

“In the last year, the company has grown quite rapidly and since I have started, in a very short time, I have already advertised more than 15 vacancies, including a new Talent Acquisition position which is going to support me in the company growth and development. 

“The job is very dynamic, I am currently working with several markets at the same time and each market has its own challenges and differences and each of them requires different strategies. 

“It is very interesting and rewarding, as I believe that people are the best assets for the company and that our ability to win in the marketplace lies within the talent and passion of our people. I’m committed to creating a culture and environment that makes us a great place to work”.

Michael Phelan, CEO at GridBeyond said: “GridBeyond is growing globally at an increasingly fast rate, and we are very happy to have Laura joining our team to help us to support the company in this exciting time for us. 

Her expertise is crucial for Gridbeyond as we look for new talents and passionate people to join our company and make it a better place where to work”.