Kendra C. Parker's Linkedin Analytics

Former Global Director of Employee Experience at a $4B Accenture-Microsoft JV. Now helping forward-thinking companies build people strategies that scale - without losing their soul. ________________________________ People-first. Strategy-led. Calm in the chaos. That’s how I’ve been described throughout my 18+ year career in HR. 👋 I’m Kendra Parker - a senior People & Culture leader with global experience spanning the US, UK, and Australia. Most recently, I served as the Global Director of Employee Experience & Future of Work at a $4B Accenture-Microsoft joint venture, where I built and led award-winning strategies across 26 countries and helped the company earn Newsweek’s #3 Most Loved Workplace. I’ve worked across every layer of HR - From HR Tech and workforce planning to EX, policy, capability, and culture change. From HRBP leadership to building global functions from scratch. From startups to a 60,000-person enterprise. What sets me apart: - I don’t just execute. I make sense of complexity. - I partner deeply with the business. I move things forward. - And I bring language, clarity, and calm, especially in moments of change. My strengths: - Leading complex org-wide transformations - Designing scalable people strategies rooted in care and compliance - Coaching senior leaders through disruption - Building EVP, EX, and leadership frameworks that actually land - Bringing insight, structure, and momentum into growing teams I’m now looking to bring my strategic HR leadership into an organization where I can contribute meaningfully to transformation, leadership development, and a human-centered approach to the future of work. If you’re seeking someone who can turn ideas into action, bring people on the journey, and elevate your people function into a true business driver - 📩 Let’s talk. Cheer, Kendra [email protected]