Aleksandar Sibilia

Director Business Partner, People Operations & Talent Acquisition, Deputy CPO

Berlin, Germany

Experience

May 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months
Berlin, Germany

Director Business Partner, People Operations & Talent Acquisition, Deputy CPO

Native Instruments GmbH

  • Leading and managing of three team leads and their respective teams
  • Overseeing Global People Operations for 600 EEs in 9 locations on 4 continents
  • Deliver consulting and coaching to all leaders and employees with my HR Business Partner team
  • Responsible for all hiring activities including employer branding to the business in all locations
  • HR Tech and innovation
  • Project creation and delivery across the entire organization
  • Policy making and labor law
  • Sparring partner to C-Level and senior leaders
  • Liaison person and employer representation to the Works Council
  • Member of the Global HR Leadership team
Jan 2021 - Apr 2023
1 year 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Head of People & Culture (Layoff)

Hashtag You GmbH

  • Develop and implement an overarching people & culture strategy, from company values and employee benefits to performance management and setting up our own training curriculum
  • Shape our HR processes along the entire employee lifecycle (e.g. recruiting, on- / offboarding, promotions, people analytics and corresponding workforce planning)
  • Foster our employee and leadership development initiatives
  • Shape our employee experience, improve our work environment and the cultural offer in cooperation with our Office & Feelgood Management
  • Act as a sparring partner towards management and department heads
  • Lead our HR team and serve as a point of contact in labor law- and personnel-related questions
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
2 years
Berlin, Germany

Head of People & Organization (Layoff)

Advertima

  • People & Organization strategy, roadmap and implementation
  • Lead the P&O department, including talent acquisition, learning and organisational development, people operations
  • Continuously develop the P&O structure and function so that it is in line with the company’s strategy, mission and purpose
  • Guide and lead the P&O Team in all Advertima locations (5-7 pax)
  • Develop and implement P&O policies and procedures and ensure their compliance with corporate regulations and local labor laws
  • Support the team to further professionalize new and already existing processes (recruiting, onboarding, payroll & administration, training, etc.)
  • Consult, guide and coach the Executive Team
  • Introduce and implement targeted internal communication measures
  • Drive People operational excellence and create impact through KPIs, analytics and reporting
  • Ensure regular P&O reporting to Finance and the executive team
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
6 months
Berlin, Germany

Senior People Experience Partner / Tech Lead and Domain Owner People Experience and Development

Blinkist

  • designed and implemented the overall people experience and development strategy including, budgeting and financial controlling
  • mentored and developed junior members of my team
  • identified development potentials within the organization and proposed/implemented customized solutions
  • co-led a participatory company-wide culture project on purpose, vision, values, organizational structure
  • owned the various HR topics including leadership development, learning programs, organizational development, policies and processes, organizational behavior and culture
  • as People Partner I advised, consulted with and coached people managers, individual contributors and teams from all levels on all people matters to enhance employee satisfaction, development and performance
Feb 2019 - Jan 2020
1 year
Berlin, Germany

Senior Manager Learning & Organizational Development and People Partner (HR Business Partner Europe/HQ)

SoundCloud

  • created and implemented the global learning and organizational development strategy including budgeting and controlling
  • planned, executed and further developed the bi-annual performance reviews and promotion processes including training of leaders
  • innovated on various people topics including management development, learning and coaching programs, organizational development, policies and processes, recruiting, organizational behavior and culture
  • Advised, consulted and coached people managers, individual contributors and teams from all levels on all people matters
Feb 2018 - Oct 2018
9 months
Berlin, Germany

Temporary position (parental leave representation) as L&OD specialist

Projektträger Jülich

  • lead and evolved the overall personnel development strategy
  • advised leaders and employees on all development matters
  • supported and implemented projects in organizational development projects, organizational behavior and culture
  • introduced new topics to the organizations such as agile work, new work, design thinking, self-organization
  • liaison with the workers council on all matters
Jan 2015 - Present
10 years 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Freelance coach and consultant

Aleks Sibilia – Coaching & Consulting

Jul 2013 - Sep 2016
3 years 3 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Various Roles

Credit Suisse

Learning Expert Management & Leadership Development (Trainer/Consultant) (July 2013 – August 2014)

Learning/Organizational Development & Communication Specialist - Stakeholder Management Tax Solutions (part-time) (January 2014 – February 2016)

Head of Communication & Stakeholder Management – Chief Compliance Officer Swiss Universal Bank (part-time) (February 2016 – September 2016)

  • owned the overall communication strategy and implementation of the Business Area (Compliance Switzerland)
  • wrote content for all channels and mediums
  • created and executed projects, mainly in change management communication and stakeholder management advised all members of the Business Area in all communication matters
  • liaised with Global Corporate Communications to ensure alignment and comprehensive strategy implementation
Mar 2013 - Jul 2013
5 months

International Expert – UNDP Gaza Mapping Study

swisspeace on behalf of UNDP

Jun 2010 - Mar 2013
2 years 10 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Project manager personnel development (member of HR management board)

Baudirektion des Kantons Zürich

Jun 2008 - May 2010
2 years
Zürich, Switzerland

Program Manager

UNITECH International Society

Mar 2006 - May 2008
2 years 3 months
Zürich, Switzerland

Consultant/project manager

Institut für Arbeitsforschung und Organisationsberatung

Languages

German
Native
Italian
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced

Education

Oct 2001 - Jun 2005

University of Berne

MSc · Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Bern, Switzerland

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

University of Fribourg

BSc · General Psychology · Fribourg, Switzerland

Certifications & licenses

Organizational Constellation Work – Certified Facilitator

Systemic/Solution-Focused Coaching – Certified Coach

Intercultural Project Management – Certified Project Manager