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Anja Pabst
Interim HR Manager I Senior HR Business Partner I HR Project Lead
Experience
Dec 2025 - Dec 2025
1 monthRemote
Project assignment: Set up employee review process (including job profiles)
non-profit organization
Sep 2024 - Nov 2025
1 year 3 monthsHybrid
Interim Expert People Partner
Travel-Tech / Mobility-Tech company
- Advising leaders on all HR strategic matters
- Managing all HR lifecycle processes in the assigned area (especially performance management process, merit cycle, optimization and co-design of business partnering)
- Restructuring project: planning and executing fair and transparent separation processes, including conceptual setup and change management
Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
2 monthsRemote
Project assignment: Developing a talent development strategy, including defining action areas
IT Consulting
- Strategy development and creation of an action plan for building employee development
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
6 monthsHybrid
Interim HR Lead
Startup in the IT energy sector
- Setting up the HR function: establishing recruiting and implementing HR processes
- Introducing employee review cycles (cycle design, creating guides, implementation and manager training)
Feb 2023 - Nov 2023
10 monthsHybrid
Senior People & Culture Manager / Organizational Development
E-commerce company
- Advising, supporting and implementing company-wide organizational development and talent development topics
- Optimizing and further developing various HR processes (e.g. performance and feedback cycles, introducing job models with underlying salary benchmarks)
- Designing people development measures (Learning Nuggets) and running pilot programs
- Implementing and optimizing team processes (e.g. folder and meeting structures, role definitions)
- Restructuring project: planning, setting up and carrying out staff reduction measures as well as accompanying change management (February–end of April 2023)
- Taking on the role of business partner for the departments Customer Service, Accounting, Marketing
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 monthsHybrid
Business Partner
Company in the construction industry
- Advising managers on all HR strategy matters
- Managing all HR lifecycle processes in my area (including recruiting processes, salary structuring, employment law issues, exits)
- Introducing a revised variable compensation scheme with area-specific adjustments
- Coaching managers individually and at the team level, including advice on setting up appropriate communication platforms
Jan 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 6 monthsProject Lead / Team Lead Time Management
Company in the construction industry
- Structuring and realigning the time management function
- Ensuring timekeeping processes for payroll
- Setting up processes (e.g., hearings for weekend and holiday work, working time violations)
- Establishing a constructive interface with the works council and labor inspection authorities
- Building and leading a time management team (3 members)
- Supporting the implementation of digital time tracking with ATOSS
- Redesigning the company-wide working time agreement and implementing it, including a training concept
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 yearHybrid
Expert / Team Lead HR Development
Company in the construction industry
- Structuring and realigning learning and development, including building the team
- Advising managers and HR coordinators on L&D topics
- Designing and delivering learning nuggets for managers (e.g., crisis communication, leading virtually - leading differently on purpose, handling conflicts in virtual leadership)
- Further developing existing L&D tools (e.g., coaching, performance reviews)
- Conducting management audits
- Revising selection processes and introducing a selection toolbox
Jun 2019 - Present
6 years 8 monthsFounder and Owner
passion@work
- HR interim management & HR project leadership
Jan 2016 - May 2019
3 years 5 monthsHybrid
Senior HR Business Partner / Focus on Learning & Development & Recruiting
TecAlliance GmbH
- Managing all HR products and processes in my areas, including introducing a new compensation process, leadership training sessions, implementing a feedback tool, facilitating ownership workshops, team workshops, and conflict moderation
- Strategic and conceptual responsibility for recruiting and employer branding, including line management of a Talent Attraction Specialist
- Organizational consulting as well as supporting and managing talent processes
- Budget planning and monitoring for People & Organization
- Various projects, including designing and launching a new job model, an agility workshop initiative: piloting with a team and rolling out across the company using the internal trainer community, and values-driven actions
Oct 2012 - Dec 2015
3 years 3 monthsBusiness Partner for O2 Shops & Customer Service
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
- Managing HR products and processes, such as salary rounds, performance and talent management according to general guidelines
- Managing the HR customer team for shops and customer service
- Collaborating constructively and leading negotiations independently with works council committees on cross-area agreements
- Implementing and shaping change processes, e.g. in the context of the Telefonica and E-Plus merger
Apr 2009 - Sep 2012
3 years 6 monthsHR Expert (PE) & Senior HR Consultant in Customer Service
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
- Managing all HR topics across the entire customer service area
- Advising and supporting managers with a focus on organizational development, leadership, change, recruiting, and conflict management
- Leading 2 HR consultants and 3 service professionals
- Responsible for leadership development and employee surveys
- Various projects, including talent programs, set-up management, and Talent Acs
Dec 2007 - Mar 2009
1 year 4 monthsHR Expert (PE) for leadership development, talent management & career paths
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
- Designing and introducing new products or further developing existing products within the area of responsibility, including leadership programs
- Managing HR consultants as a sales channel
- Vendor management for an external trainer and coach pool
- Various projects, including a 4-week change seminar for all managers
Mar 2005 - Nov 2007
2 years 9 monthsHR Manager / HR Consultant, Customer Service
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
Oct 2001 - Feb 2005
3 years 5 monthsJunior HR Manager in the Networks area
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
Sep 2000 - Sep 2001
1 year 1 monthNuremberg, Germany
HR Administrator, Southern Regional Office
Telefonica Germany GmbH & Co OHG
Oct 1993 - Mar 1996
2 years 6 monthsNuremberg, Germany
Administrative Assistant
GfK AG
Summary
I am a Senior HR Interim Manager, HR Business Partner and HR Project Lead with over 20 years of experience and I support companies whenever key HR roles need to be filled quickly and reliably. I bring stability, ensure continuity and drive strong execution – even in challenging phases.
I work as a partner for hire with organizations on both operational and strategic HR topics, especially during change and transformation, bridging vacancies or handling demanding projects. My focus is on creating clear structures, implementing effective solutions pragmatically and empowering managers and employees in a targeted way.
With solid know-how across the entire HR lifecycle, an entrepreneurial mindset and a systemic approach, I develop practical HR solutions and guide change in a flexible, solution-oriented way – always together with the people in the organization.
Skills
- Over 25 Years Of Hands-on Experience In Various Hr Roles Within International Corporations And Smes
- Expertise In Advising And Developing Employees, Managers And Organizations
- Comprehensive Project And Process Management Skills
- Leadership Experience In Projects, Both Functional And People Management
- A Wide Range Of Methods For Facilitation, Training And Coaching
- Up-to-date Knowledge Of Hr Trends And Modern Hr Practices
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Mar 1996 - Aug 2000
Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Business Administration (FH), Human Resources · Business Administration · Nuremberg, Germany · 1.9
Sep 1992 - Aug 1993
Lothar-von-Faber School - State Technical College (FOS)
Advanced technical college entrance qualification · Nuremberg, Germany
Sep 1990 - Aug 1992
Vocational School Lauf / Siegersdorfer Landbrot
Office administrator · Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany
...and 1 more
Certifications & licenses
Systemic Organizational Development & Transformation
System Worx Institute
Agile Learning Coach
Quality Minds
Train The Trainer
willers workgroup
Systemic HR Consultant Training
ComTeam / Gmund
Integrative Coaching Training
Metaforum for Communication, Bernd Isert, Berlin
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