Jason Walker is a highly respected HR executive, leadership strategist and keynote speaker with over 20 years of experience leading people transformation, talent management and organisational change. As Co-Founder of Thrive HR Consulting, he helps businesses of all sizes build strong cultures, attract top talent and navigate change with clarity and confidence. His work combines practical HR expertise with a results-driven understanding of how people power performance.
Throughout his career, Jason has delivered measurable impact in both corporate and consulting environments. He has led HR operations for global technology companies, developed inclusion strategies for multinational teams and overseen major workforce transformations for Fortune 500 organisations. In 2019, he built a global HR capability for a large international business, aligning talent and leadership development across regions. Earlier in his career, he guided companies through organisational restructuring during economic downturns, maintaining engagement and performance when it mattered most.
Jason has partnered with and supported a wide range of organisations, including Parsons, Ecobat Technologies, Riverbed, DTEN, NextNav and Cohesity. He has helped these companies select and retain top talent, build high-performing teams and consistently achieve ambitious goals. Driven by a passion for delivering value, innovation and excellence in HR, Jason empowers every client to thrive through people. His influence within the industry has been widely recognised, earning the title of Social Micole's 2025 Most Inclusive HR Influencer and recognised on Engagedly’s 2025 Top 100 HR Influencers list, an award celebrating genuine thought leadership in the people and performance space.
As a speaker, Jason brings authenticity, warmth and a wealth of real-world experience. His presentations blend storytelling with actionable insights that inspire audiences to build inclusive cultures and lead with confidence. Whether addressing HR professionals, executives or cross-functional teams, he delivers a clear message: people strategy is business strategy and effective leadership starts with empowering others.
Jason Walker's Official Speaking Topics are listed below:
- Reinvigorating a Remote Workforce and Leading for Peak Productivity
- Emerging Trends in HR M&A
- How to Start and Grow a Successful Fractional Business
- Navigating Successful Mergers and Acquisitions for Startups
- Future of Work and Impacts to Total Rewards
- HR Audit and Workplace Internal Risk Assessment
- …and now: Starting & Scaling a Fractional Business
- 2025 – Named Social Micole's Most Inclusive HR Influencer
- 2025 – Named as one of Engagedly's Top 100 HR Influencers for 2025
- 2023 – Co-Founder of Thrive HR Consulting
- 2021 – Workforce Transformation Lead – Parsons Corporation
- 2019 – Global HR Capability Builder – Ecobat Technologies
- 2018 – Organisational Change Leader – Riverbed Technology
- 2016 – Published White Paper on Inclusive High-Performance Teams – DTEN
- 2013 – Senior HR Director – NextNav
- 2008 – HR Leadership Award Winner – Cohesity
- 2005 – HR Business Partner – Global Tech Solutions
- 2002 – Talent Acquisition Lead – Innovatech Systems
- 1999 – HR Manager – CoreVision Enterprises
How to hire Jason Walker
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