Ciphr bolsters leadership with double senior hire

Ciphr, the Marlow-based provider of people management solutions for mid-market organisations, has appointed former Advanced executives Julie Lally and Daniel Turnbull to its leadership team.

Julie joins Ciphr in the newly created role of managing director of payroll, responsible for all aspects of the payroll business.

She brings decades of commercial and leadership experience with technology companies such as MHR, ADP, Zellis, and, most recently, Advanced – where she served as global director of growth. She is a member of, and former tutor at, the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) and is often called upon to share her expert insights at industry events.

Julie said: “With a firm commitment to innovation, pushing technology boundaries, and putting the customer at the centre of every strategic decision, this is a very exciting time of growth for Ciphr, and I am delighted to be joining such a talented and collaborative team.

“The world of work has seen so much recent change, supercharged by the pandemic, such as the introduction of truly flexible working, the rise in demand of job crafting, people wanting instant reward for work, and a talent shortage fuelled by the ‘great resignation’.

''These present big challenges for business leaders when trying to attract and retain top talent, and, as a result, are changing the payroll profession at pace.''

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Daniel now heads up up Ciphr’s customer care, implementation, project management, and product training teams as VP of customer operations.

He has over 20 years of software delivery experience to Ciphr, including an extensive leadership background in delivering major operational transformation, delivery improvement, scalable growth, and professional services digitalisation.

Daniel said: “Ciphr is a well-respected SaaS HR business with a strong history of providing exceptional product and software services to UK businesses. It has ambitious plans for the future, and I’m very pleased to be involved in its next stage of growth.

“I’ve spent my career helping to shape customer operations to deliver real added value and ensure the highest levels of performance and scalability, and I’m looking forward to continuing this journey with Ciphr.”

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