Director People Business Partner & People Operations
Berlin, Germany
Experience
May 2023 - Present
1 year 10 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
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
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
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
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
8 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Head of Communication & Stakeholder Management – Chief Compliance Officer Swiss Universal Bank
Credit Suisse
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
Jan 2015 - Present
10 years 2 months
Freelance coach and consultant
Aleks Sibilia – Coaching & Consulting
Jan 2014 - Feb 2016
2 years 2 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Learning/Organizational Development & Communication Specialist - Stakeholder Management Tax Solutions
Credit Suisse
Jul 2013 - Aug 2014
1 year 2 months
Zürich, Switzerland
Learning Expert Management & Leadership Development (Trainer/Consultant)
Credit Suisse
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
Baudirektion des Kantons Zürich
Member of HR management board
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
Industrial and Organizational psychology · Bern, Switzerland
Oct 1998 - Jun 2001
University of Fribourg
General psychology · Fribourg, Switzerland
Certifications & licenses
Organizational Constellation Work – Certified Facilitator