Danica Ravaioli - HR Expert / Managing Director

Rafz, Switzerland

Experience

May 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

Rafz, Switzerland

Managing Director

HR Freelance GmbH

Change management responsibility for a global HR project (technology corporation)
End-to-end HR responsibility for a med tech company in Lucerne
Interim payroll support in the healthcare sector in Zurich
End-to-end HR support for an SME in the healthcare sector in Zurich (private home care service)
HR leadership and payroll responsibility for a healthcare company in Zurich with up to 200 employees together with my team
End-to-end HR support for a company in the consumer sector in Zug

Feb 2016 - Apr 2023

7 years 3 months

Head of Talent Attraction; Head of Human Resources Germany; Head of Human Resources Switzerland

Adecco Group

Responsible for building the internal organization (120 employees) that was in charge of recruiting all internal positions within the Adecco Group worldwide (about 15,000 positions per year)
Responsible for restructuring the HR department, implementing an HR system, and setting up an HR Shared Service Center in Poland (including payroll)
Responsible for HR management, building new structures and processes, rolling out various HR systems, and payroll

Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

3 years

Basel, Switzerland

Talent Attraction Lead

Novartis

Responsible for recruiting corporate functions positions in Basel, Dublin, Prague, and Mexico

Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

4 years

Lucerne, Switzerland

Talent Management Lead Europe

MSD

Responsible for establishing recruitment and talent management in the region

Jan 2005 - Dec 2010

6 years

Switzerland

Recruitment Department Lead

Kenexa

Responsible for building the recruitment department at Microsoft Switzerland

Jan 2001 - Dec 2005

5 years

Account Manager IT Recruitment

Harvey Nash / Parity

Jan 1997 - Dec 2001

5 years

Owner, Recruitment Agency

Prime People

Jan 1994 - Dec 1996

3 years

HR Generalist, Investment Banking

Bank Leu

Jan 1991 - Dec 1994

4 years

HR Manager (incl. payroll)

Hotel Sofitel

Jan 1990 - Dec 1991

2 years

HR Assistant

Flughafen Restaurants

Summary

HR expert with experience in HR management, change management, recruitment & talent management, payroll & HR operations, HR transformation and project leadership, leadership experience, process management