National HR Manager - Retail @ National HR Manager for Vodafone's Retail Sales Channel supporting approximately 1,500 employees across 130 stores. From February 2015 to Present (11 months) National Human Resources Manager (Australia) Forever 21 @ A key member of the start-up executive team involved in the opening of Forever 21’s first stores in Australia (Brisbane 1900 m^2; Macquarie 1400 m^2; Pitt Street 2900 m^2). I was responsible for the start-up HR practices including operational support, strategic development and implementation of people development initiatives. This role focused on recruitment, induction and co-ordination of training for 100+ staff for each store, employee relations and engagement & reduction of turnover to ensure consistency of practice across a rapidly expanding business. From 2014 to 2015 (1 year) Human Resources Manager / Legal Counsel @ Sole HR generalist and in-house Legal Counsel – Responsible to the Board of Directors for the people function and all the day-to-day legal activities across offices in NSW, VIC, ACT, Singapore and Indonesia. I led the HR function and worked with the senior executive team around developing and implementing people strategies. I was also responsible for providing legal advice, reviewing commercial contracts and ensuring general legal compliance. From 2013 to 2014 (1 year) Solicitor - Insurance / Employment Law @ Employment and Insurance Law From 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Sydney, AustraliaGraduate-at-Law @ From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Paralegal @ From 2007 to 2010 (3 years)

Katie-Skye McLeod is skilled in: Employment Law, Civil Litigation, Workers Compensation, Mediation, Contract Negotiation, Legal Advice, Arbitration, Contract Management, Talent Management, Recruitment Advertising, Construction, Recruiting, Customer Service, Litigation, Sourcing