Sarah Blanchard is a trusted talent acquisition and management expert with over 20 years' experience. In her role as Head of Talent Advisory at Solve, Sarah and her team partner with CPOs, Head of Talent and P&C to design, implement, and optimise talent solutions that align with organisational goals. Her approach balances the strategic pillars of People, Process, Tech and Brand to deliver exceptional business outcomes, while fostering innovation, operational excellence, and an elevated experience for all.
Prior to joining Solve, Sarah held roles such as Head of Talent Acquisition, Group talent and sourcing manager and program director with Westpac, CBA, Australian Unity and Korn Ferry building and leading high performance talent functions.
Throughout her career Sarah has led large scale transformative projects such as talent strategy development, operating model design, technology selection and implementation, vendor management, EVP development and DE&I to name a few.
Outside of work Sarah can often be found at the beach where she is an active Surf lifesaving mum!