Katherine Baylis
About Katherine Baylis
Katherine Baylis is a Talent Acquisition Manager specializing in engineering at Scandit, where she has worked since 2022. She has extensive experience in talent acquisition across various sectors, including a notable tenure at McLaren Racing.
Current Role at Scandit
Katherine Baylis serves as the Talent Acquisition Manager for Engineering at Scandit since 2022. In this role, she focuses on recruiting technical talent within the SaaS industry. She collaborates with market leaders across various sectors, including retail, transport and logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. Her contributions support Scandit's mission of enabling digital transformation for notable companies such as Instacart, Levi Strauss & Co, Sephora, NHS, and FedEx. Katherine plays a key role in implementing innovative strategies aimed at increasing employee retention and enhancing customer loyalty through smart data capture solutions.
Previous Experience at McLaren Racing
Katherine Baylis has extensive experience at McLaren Racing, where she held multiple HR roles from 2016 to 2020. She began as an HR Administrator and progressed to positions including HR Recruitment Advisor, Recruitment & Talent Partner, and HR Recruitment Assistant. Her tenure at McLaren Racing provided her with a solid foundation in talent acquisition and human resources within a high-performance environment, particularly in the consulting and Formula 1 industries.
Education and Qualifications
Katherine Baylis holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology from the University of Warwick, where she studied from 2011 to 2014. She also completed a Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills accredited by BACP in 2022 at the Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Academy. Additionally, she achieved a CIPD Level 5 qualification in Human Resource Management in 2017, further enhancing her expertise in HR practices.
Experience in Talent Management
Before her current position at Scandit, Katherine served as the People & Talent Manager at QuantSpark for two months in 2021 and as HR & Talent Manager at Ekimetrics for one year from 2020 to 2021. These roles contributed to her diverse skill set in talent acquisition and management, equipping her with the tools to attract and retain top talent across various industries.
Early Career and Additional Roles
Katherine Baylis began her career in HR with various roles, including HR Intern at Yum! Restaurants International and Legal Clerk at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co. She also worked as a Pharmacy Assistant at Boots UK for six years. During her time at the University of Warwick, she was actively involved in student leadership as Vice President and Social Secretary of the Women's Netball team, demonstrating her early commitment to team dynamics and organizational skills.