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Clarity and Alignment: HR as a Product Portfolio

Hosted by Chris Metcalfe

What you'll learn

Structure HR with Product Portfolio Techniques

Learn to map HR functions into domains and build a clear, actionable service portfolio.

Evaluate and Prioritise for Impact

Discover how to assess service maturity and prioritise initiatives that deliver the most value.

Build Alignment Across Teams and Stakeholders

Gain tools to drive team consensus and focus on shared goals for lasting impact.

Why this topic matters

HR teams often face fragmented structures and competing priorities that slow progress. This lesson introduces product portfolio thinking to bring clarity and alignment. By learning to map domains, assess maturity, and prioritise initiatives, students will gain tools to drive collaboration, simplify complexity, and create a strategic focus that delivers real impact.

You'll learn from

Chris Metcalfe

Former product leader Workday | SVP Product Docebo | Head of Product Primark

I’ve spent my entire career at the intersection of HR, technology, and product management, on both sides of the buyer/vendor relationship.


I’ve led internal HR technology teams at large multinational companies - most recently as Head of Product for People & Culture at Primark. Before that I led product teams at Workday and Docebo (SVP Product), building HR tech products.


I love to teach B2B product management, strategy, culture, and leadership, and share my experience building successful products and teams across domains & stages.


My main area of expertise is employee experiences, HCM and Talent, including:

  • Leading global product teams for Workday's flagship core HCM product
  • SVP Product at Docebo (#1 global learning platform), leading product management and design
  • Head of Product for People & Culture at Primark (global retailer 80k employees)
  • Principal architect at Invesys plc leading HR transformation programs and internal HR product teams (multinational engineering and IT services company, acquired by Schneider Electric)

Previously at

Workday
Docebo
Primark
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