Freya Papworth

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HRIS IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTANT

Freya Papworth has over 10 years’ experience working in HR, starting out as a generalist but moving swiftly into technology.

Her passion for analytics and high quality data driven business insights meant she jumped at the chance to learn about the emerging world of HR Tech, and she soon moved from being an end user to an implementor at Sage People (then Fairsail).

Freya has a diverse background after spending her 20’s focussing on her more creative side as an actor.

The skills she learned on the stage have played a key part in her corporate development, and she truly believes in the power of an arts background to prepare you for anything.

Public speaking, building relationships, and having the confidence to try anything and speak up if something isn’t working are all skills that she brings with her into the corporate world.

"I'm here to support you with all elements of your Sage People implementation, from requirements gathering to go live and beyond."

Freya's top tip: "It is important to get an HRIS project team together. What makes a really successful implementation is having a translator role sitting between HR and IT."

Background

More About Freya

Freya started her HR Tech journey at Barclays where she implemented an error handling system for their self-service solution. Following on from that she entered the world of Sage People (then Fairsail) first as an Administrator, then as an Implementor.

Alongside her passion for HR Tech Freya volunteers as a campaigner for disabled rights and women’s equality. She has a huge interest in the current Diversity and Inclusion conversations and is keen to see how companies adapt to this changing landscape, especially when talking of the ‘new normal’ post Covid.

Key Skills & Specialisms

Hobbies and Interests

Freya grew up in Surrey but moved to London nearly 10 years ago. She currently lives in Brixton with her long-term partner and their much-adored deaf rescue cat.

She spends pretty much all of her spare time campaigning for women’s rights and disability rights, and can usually be found with her head in a book about politics or writing an article about the latest inequality she is campaigning on.

The only thing that gets her away from her activism is a relaxing half hour at the piano, guitar or ukulele. She never plays for people, but her deaf cat makes a fantastic audience member!