Christian W.

Fractional TA Expert & Co-Founder

Munich, Germany

Experience

Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 5 months

Fractional TA Expert & Co-Founder

The UnleashPeople

With The UnleashPeople, I can support you in developing scalable HR processes. Either as a fractional/interim or on a project basis. This is regardless of whether you are still in the early stages or already have an existing HR team that you want to enable to effectively master today's challenges.

  • Optimization, scaling and continuous improvement of all recruiting processes
  • Developing and implementing a candidate-centric, fast and flexible recruiting strategy
  • Taking employer branding to the next level
  • Workforce planning
  • Training for hiring managers and interviewers
  • Coaching and developing your colleagues into a high-performance talent attraction team
Jan 2023 - Feb 2024
1 year 2 months

Director Talent Attraction

Fernride (Deep-Tech Start-Up)

  • Lead and continuously developed the TA team (3 Recruiters, 1 Active Sourcer)
  • Evaluated, re-defined and implemented a state-of-the-art, data-driven, and scalable recruiting process focused on a hyper-growth phase with weekly status reporting and the associated KPIs
  • Increased candidate experience 15% from 3.5 to 4.1 out 5 within 10 months
  • Decreased Time-to-Offer by 10 work days
  • Developed and implemented of a comprehensive hiring manager and interviewer training as well as a state-of-the-art Employee Value Proposition
  • Adjusted and re-rolled out the company VPP Participation Program
  • Steered Strategic Workforce Planning incl. search for an appropriate planning tool
May 2022 - Dec 2022
8 months

Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding

Kinexon (Tech Scale-Up)

  • Lead and continuously developed a global TA team (4 Recruiters in D, 2 in USA, and 2 Active Sourcers in D and PL)
  • Evaluated, re-defined and implemented a state-of-the-art, data-driven, and scalable recruiting process focused on a hyper-growth phase with weekly status reporting and the associated KPIs
  • Evaluated and implemented a new ATS
  • Developed and introduced an SLA for recruiters, hiring managers and interviewers as well as a comprehensive interviewer training
  • Hired an Interim CMO and actively supported the redesign of the complete marketing organization
Oct 2019 - May 2022
2 years 8 months

Senior Manager Global Talent Acquisition

Global Savings Group (E-Commerce Scale-Up)

  • Lead and continuously developed a global TA team, scaling it from 2 to 10 people within 9 months and establishing a modern recruiting organization that hired >300 new colleagues in 2021
  • Completely redesigned the recruiting process in the ATS for 10 countries
  • Developed and introduced an SLA for recruiters, hiring managers and interviewers as well as a data-driven recruiting process, weekly status reporting and the associated KPIs
  • Structured and implemented a half-yearly workforce planning
Jun 2017 - Sep 2019
2 years 4 months

Talent Acquisition Manager

it-economics GmbH (IT Consultancy)

  • Completely redesigned and implemented the recruiting process
  • Actively recruited for all consulting openings in Germany and Switzerland with a strong focus on developers, architects and IT project managers
  • Led and continuously developed a team of 3 recruiters as well as indirect management of 3 more colleagues
  • Managed recruiting events at conferences, fairs, universities, Meetups, etc.
  • Responsible for Employer Branding, especially for the online campaign regarding the Great Place to Work Award
  • Actively supported in the selection and implementation of a state-of-the-art applicant tracking and HR tool
Aug 2016 - May 2017
10 months

Talent Acquisition Manager

AllianzX (Corporate Company Builder)

  • Defined and implemented a new recruiting process, successfully recruited for all openings within AllianzX as well as its start-ups incl. Entrepreneurs in Residence as well as leadership positions
  • Managed recruiting events at conferences, fairs, universities, etc.
Sep 2013 - Jul 2016
2 years 11 months

Senior Consultant

Schlagheck Radtke Oldiges (Global Recruiting Consultancy)

  • Successfully acquired, managed and executed new recruitment projects in software, IT, automotive, machinery and professional services in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Sweden and Brazil
Feb 2012 - Aug 2013
1 year 7 months

Manager

Catenon Worldwide Executive Search (Global Recruiting Agency)

  • Successfully acquired, managed and executed new recruitment projects in the automotive, agricultural machinery, fittings, premium construction material, machinery, aerospace, FMCG and plastics industries in Germany, Austria, Poland, Mexico and Argentina
Jul 2011 - Jan 2012
7 months

HR Manager

MCGM Management Consulting Group (Management Consultancy)

  • Recruited management consultants, re-organised the recruiting process and developed and introduced a new compensation model for principals and project managers
Jul 2008 - Jun 2011
3 years

Senior Consultant

Kurzeja & Cie. (Niche Recruiting Consultancy)

  • Managed and executed of recruitment projects in automotive, consulting, engineering, plastics and finance industries in Germany, Switzerland, UK and Mexico as well as successful acquisition of new recruitment projects

Summary

Bringing many years of professional expertise in recruiting, internationalization and hypergrowth with a strong focus on candidate experience, I have scaled up and diversified recruiting teams, enabling everybody to grow and focus on their strengths to get better from day to day!

With my own business, The UnleashPeople, my co-founder and I help you develop scalable People & Culture processes, whether you're in early stages aiming to mitigate growing pains or have an existing People & Culture organization that you seek to empower for effective navigation through today's challenges. Our services include defining the core of your People & Culture strategy, enabling your business to reach the People & Culture related goals through strategic support, unleashing the People & Culture team to work independently, and supporting you in achieving self-sufficiency in your People & Culture operations.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Dr. Phil. · Egyptology · Magna cum Laude

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