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Beatrice Zwick

Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner

Beatrice Zwick
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Oct 2023 - Present
2 years 5 months
Berlin, Germany

Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner

Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner

  • Both operational and strategic HR expert with 8+ years of experience in Berlin-based SaaS start-ups/scale-ups
  • Proven track record, expertise and best practices in building HR functions from scratch
  • Experienced in partnering with VP-/C-level and founders while maintaining a trusting relationship with staff
Dec 2020 - Mar 2023
2 years 4 months
Berlin, Germany

Senior People Business Partner

Lendis GmbH

  • Hired as the first person in the company dedicated to HR to build stable and scalable HR processes and grow the HR department in all its different sub-teams

  • Accompanied the growth of the company from 45 to 150+ employees and the growth of the HR department from 1 to 9 employees (People Operations Management, L&D, Business Partnering)

  • Design and administrate the employee lifecycle for global remote EOR and Germany-based employees

  • Ensure compliance with local labor laws and occupational health and safety

  • Maintain HRIS, contract-, document-, and absence management

  • Perform pre-payroll for 150+ headcount, provide reporting and analysis for finance and investors

  • Manage immigration and visa/work permit applications and relocation procedures

  • Lead and facilitate two rounds of layoffs

  • Manage a team of People Operations Managers

  • Partner with and advise 21 people managers (team leads to VP-/C-level and co-founders), the TA and L&D team

  • Conceptualize and execute the people strategy for the business unit to deliver targeted impact on organizational design and development

  • Shape the feedback culture, design and host 10 Performance and Growth Cycles across the organization

  • Foster future-focused leadership skills, host Leadership Bootcamp to coach first-time people managers

  • Serve as a sparring partner for the C-level in organizational communications

  • Facilitate quarterly Heartbeat Survey and respective employee engagement and retention insights/actions

  • Conduct compensation and benefits strategies and HR analytics

Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
11 months
Berlin, Germany

HR Business Partner

Urban Sports GmbH

  • Hired to consult leadership team, drive organizational change and run projects on performance management, feedback culture, learning and development topics

  • Be an internal sparring partner to the People Operations Management team, especially on German labor and immigration law, relocation, global mobility

  • Partner with and advise 18 people managers (team leads to VP-/C-level) to drive organizational development

  • COVID-19: accompany two rounds of layoffs, introduce Kurzarbeit, remote work and hybrid leadership, lead the closure of an entire department

  • Coach first-time people managers by implementing a 100 days in lead program

  • Craft a company-wide performance management setup with a competence profile framework

Nov 2015 - Jul 2019
3 years 9 months
Berlin, Germany

HR Manager

GetYourGuide Deutschland GmbH

  • Hired as second person in the HR Operations team to help build stable and scalable HR processes and administer the company’s growth from 160 to 560+ employees across 70+ nationalities

  • Craft and manage the employee lifecycle including onboarding processes, contract, document and absence management, HRIS, labor law and occupational health and safety compliance

  • Onboarded 100 Customer Service employees in Q1 and Q2 of 2017 single-handedly

  • Lead and facilitate the company-wide monthly two-day onboarding event ‘Welcome Days’ with up to 56 participants

  • Lead pre-payroll for 450+ headcount and operational reporting for finance

  • Maintain the virtual share pool, conduct regular company-wide trainings, implement a virtual share tool and provide reports to investors, C-level and external auditors

  • Manage a team of HR working students and interns

  • Handle immigration and visa/work permit applications and relocation processes

  • Partner with and advise 10 people managers and workforce management of the Customer Service department (Associate Team Lead to Head of CS)

  • Conduct training sessions for people managers on labor law, working time act, virtual share program and payroll

  • Accomplish performance and feedback cycles and talent development for Customer Service

  • Execute multiple employee engagement and retention measures across Customer Service, contributing to a 200% year-over-year increase in staff tenure

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Tourism (3.5 years), Information Technology (2.5 years), Real Estate (2.5 years), and Sport (1 year).

Tourism
Information Technology
Real Estate
Sport

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Human Resources (9 years) and Project Management (1 year).

Human Resources
Project Management

Summary

Both operational and strategic HR expert with 8+ years of experience in SaaS start-ups/scale-ups. Proven track record, expertise and best practices in building HR functions from scratch. Experienced in partnering with VP-/C-level and founders while maintaining a trusting relationship with staff.

Skills

  • Personio
  • Bamboohr
  • Remote.com
  • Workmotion
  • Figures
  • Cultureamp
  • Small Improvements
  • Peakon
  • Greenhouse
  • Docusign
  • Getaccept
  • Shareworks
  • Sv.net
  • Iipay

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2014 - Jun 2016

bbw Hochschule Berlin

Master of Arts, Economic Sciences · Economic Sciences · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2011 - Jun 2014

bbw Hochschule Berlin

Bachelor of Arts, Economic Sciences · Economic Sciences · Berlin, Germany

Certifications & licenses

375 Hrs Jivamukti Yoga Teacher

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Where is Beatrice based?

Beatrice is based in Berlin, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Beatrice speak?

Beatrice speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Beatrice have?

Beatrice has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Beatrice has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 4 months. Note that Beatrice may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Beatrice be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Beatrice would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner, Senior People Business Partner, HR Business Partner.

What is Beatrice's latest experience?

Beatrice's most recent position is Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner at Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner.

What companies has Beatrice worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Beatrice has worked for Interim Senior HR Manager/Business Partner and Lendis GmbH.

Which industries is Beatrice most experienced in?

Beatrice is most experienced in industries like Tourism and Hospitality, Information Technology (IT), and Real Estate. Beatrice also has some experience in Sport and Recreation.

Which business areas is Beatrice most experienced in?

Beatrice is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources (HR) and Project Management.

Which industries has Beatrice worked in recently?

Beatrice has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT) and Real Estate.

Which business areas has Beatrice worked in recently?

Beatrice has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources (HR).

What is Beatrice's education?

Beatrice holds a Master in Economic Sciences from bbw Hochschule Berlin and a Bachelor in Economic Sciences from bbw Hochschule Berlin.

Does Beatrice have any certificates?

Beatrice has 1 certificate: 375 Hrs Jivamukti Yoga Teacher.

What is the availability of Beatrice?

Beatrice is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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