Jelvie Grech

Ever since IT class in high school, Jelvie knew she had an interest in business and technology. During a data entry role in first year uni, Jelvie volunteered to learn about the company’s applicant tracking system and trained others. She then became an SAP Trainer for Linfox where she worked in implementation projects across various industries. Linfox sponsored Jelvie to complete her master’s in business (ERP System) at Victoria University, where she discovered an interest in HRIS. She joined the SAP SuccessFactors implementation team at Linfox and moved into the HRIS Analyst role. After 16 years at Linfox, Jelvie was headhunted by Aesop for the global implementation of Workday. After four years at Aesop, Jelvie was headhunted by REA Group as the People Systems Lead charged with optimising Workday. On top of this, Jelvie is also working with SAP and Victoria University as a People Systems and Analytics Industry Expert, to develop the SAP SuccessFactors curriculum to be rolled out to universities globally and she is currently teaching that curriculum at Victoria University. Jelvie is also a future skills industry mentor at RMIT Online. Her favourite pastime is karaoke and going on vacations with her husband and three boys.