Ben Rooney

*Resigned from role to return to Ireland due to personal circumstances

• Managed high-value client portfolio, providing custom assessment solutions as needed.
• Led the design and delivery of bespoke psychometric assessments, overseeing the integration of evaluative and creative content tailored to client needs. Adapted assessment frameworks to specific organisational contexts and developed original items to measure client-defined competencies.
• Led work streams and key tasks on consultancy projects, interfacing with client and key stakeholders.
• Updated clients on project status and progression on regular basis.

• Leadership & behaviour assessment and development sessions with candidates for roles at senior manager to VP/SVP level.
• Behaviour gap analysis, development needs analysis and creation of competency frameworks used company wide.
• Coaching and development sessions with Senior Leaders helping them to define their development goals and creating custom development plans.
• Creation of bespoke, role relevant and compliant assessment and development interventions for Senior Manager and VP level.
• Presentations on various projects including New Competency Frameworks, Assessment Exercises, Psychometric Debriefs.
• Psychometric forecasting and budgeting for Emirates Airlines. Achieved 98% utilization of psychometric units in uncertain circumstances after Covid.
• Stakeholder engagement with SVPs, Senior Management and HRBPs, to design Talent Assessment processes and deliver reports with insights from debrief sessions.
• Design and delivery of Assessor Skills Training Programme. Subsequently added as a prerequisite course for all Emirates staff partaking in interviews globally.

• Design and implementation of Leadership Development strategies for large Multi-National Companies.
• Design and facilitation of large scale talent assessment and learning & development programmes from Early Careers to Senior Leader level.
• Facilitation of 360 feedback, focus groups, and workshops to diagnose issues in leadership teams/cross-functional relationships and develop solutions.
• Design and delivery of Assessment, Hi-Po identification and Succession Pipeline programmes across a range of industries.
• Data analysis to improve clients assessment process and deliver high value reports and presentations to key stakeholders.
• Design and implementation of competence and skills assessments to help determine critical talent gaps.
• Coaching sessions and creation of Individual Development Plans for leaders across a range of industries.
• Analysis of assessment and performance data, identifying trends at organisation, department and individual level.

• Leading and mentoring teams in the planning and execution of concurrent complex talent assessment & development projects.
• Management of large-scale Assessment and Development programs including creation of bespoke materials, integration of systems, and data analysis.
• Collaborating with clients to design performance management solutions including role-specific trainings and assessments, enhancing work efficiency.
• Identifying skill gaps among client workforce, enabling targeted training interventions.
• Contributing to RFP development, serving as point of contact on assigned proposals.

• Leading focus groups and stakeholder interviews to identify the key attributes of roles and to facilitate the development of custom assessments.
• Data analysis, identification of individual and organisational level trends from psychometrics and performance data.
• Design and administration of Assessment and Development Centres for clients across a wide range of different industries.
• Development of custom assessments; Validated Situational Judgement Questionnaires, Roleplay Exercises, Case Study Exercises, Analysis and Presentation Exercises and Competency Based Interviews.