Our Team

  • Sarah James, Founder & Director

    Sarah founded Innovo Hr in 2023, fuelled by both her passion for bringing people, talent and culture to the heart of business strategy but also a belief in a newer, progressive way of working for maximum impact and flexibility - via fractional careers.

    Sarah’s experience lies in deep tech businesses and has included acquisitions, culture development and change, talent management, and implementing new business models.

    Sarah supports a small number of Innovo Hr's portfolio companies in her capacity as a fractional People Director.

  • Aylin, Fractional People Director

    With over fifteen years of deep and broad expertise in People and Talent, Aylin specialises in addressing business challenges that impede sustainable growth. Passionate about people-led strategy, she regularly solves problems for companies related to people attraction, acquisition, retention, internal communications, employer branding and growth.

    Aylin has held key roles at companies like Compare the Market, Arm, Diversity-X, Scandit and River Island, driving employee growth and enhancing employee satisfaction.

    Driven by a passion for transforming the world of work, Aylin runs a fractional portfolio covering culture, people, communications, leadership, management and neurodivergence burnout coaching.

  • Steph, Fractional People Operations

    Steph brings a wealth of experience as a seasoned HR administrator, providing invaluable support to both SMEs and corporate directors in navigating their people-related challenges.

    With a solid background in recruitment, Steph has also played a pivotal role in assisting HR teams and independent HR consultants in enhancing their recruitment processes.

    Notably, Steph's expertise extends to facilitating the attraction of high-quality candidates by bolstering employer brands and ensuring efficiency throughout the recruitment journey.