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Jamie Turner

People & Culture Transformation Executive

Jamie Turner
Berlin, Germany

Experience

Oct 2021 - Jun 2025
3 years 9 months
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Senior Vice President People & Talent

IDnow GmbH

  • Implemented sustainable growth strategies supporting successful company sale !!
  • Reported to CEO as a c-suite member Senior Vice President People & Culture with 20 direct reports located internationally throughout Europe
  • Led and built int’l HR function (from 0~20 FTEs) for ~500 FTE workforce during a fast-paced, scale-up phase, across 10 European offices
  • Hyper scale-up environment (hired 150+ new hires in 6 months)
  • Centralized HR from 3 legacy companies during post-merger transaction (0 attrition in HR team, capability uplift from 0 to 100% in-role growth)
  • Budgeted, forecasted, managed a €50 million group labor budget aligned with go-to-market labor plans
  • Oversaw near and offshore projects as a result of budget vision/constrains/targets
  • Overhauled talent acquisition (60% cost svgs, 40% reduced time, 90% success rate)
  • Implemented skill & salary growth schemes + succession strategies repeating 10+ cycles (25% workforce competency growth, 10% attrition drop, 40% internal mobility increase)
  • Built targeted skill development platform (savings 50% with 40% increased utilization)
Apr 2014 - Sep 2021
7 years 6 months
Berlin, Germany

Vice President Human Resources

SDI Media Group

HR Function European Region Lead, Reported to CEO, c-suite member, 8 directs located throughout EU; ~800 FTE employees; HQ Los Angeles;

  • Responsible for all HR matters in 23+ EU locations, successfully navigated complex, multi-entity HR and labor practices, works' council and employee relations
  • Implemented skill & salary growth schemes + succession strategies for performance levers to retain through internal mobility models (resulted in lower attrition in context of niche service and tech industry)
  • Built internal, international HRIS (low margin business meant HR budget constraints)
  • Central HR transformation throughout post merger integration with Iyuno transaction
  • Built and delivered various Leadership trainings (Transition, Building a Performance Culture, Peer Leadership, Risk & Complaince Matters for Managers)
Jan 2007 - Mar 2014
7 years 3 months
Vienna, Austria
On-site

Group Learning Manager

OMV AG

  • Managed global learning and development function for 50 000+ employees with a €20 million budget and 40+ direct reports
  • Built one L&D Department, led integration through post merger with Petrom transaction (previously Romanian state Oil& Gas) adding 60,000 more FTEs to the Group, responsible for overall Management of the L&D Group Function
  • L&D department Business Process Outsourcing case to realization (annual savings €1milo)
  • Built and implemented one Group Performance Management program (supplier selection, tool adaptation, process and workflow design, user training, communications and implementation, etc. )
  • Designed and delivered (internal) leadership development programs
Sep 1999 - Dec 2006
7 years 4 months
Germany
On-site

Leadership Trainer | Talent Manager

DaimlerChrysler (Manufacturing and Financial Services)

  • Delivered Leadership Transition Trainings for first time and middle managers; ~700 manager participants throughout EMEA
  • Managed high-potential program building successors for targeted executives (USA)
  • Generalist HR activities in plant manufacturing facilities (USA)
Jun 1995 - Jun 1996
1 year 1 month
On-site

HR Generalist

Syntel Inc. IT Services

HR Generalist administering immigration and onboarding for international new hires.

Summary

Provides Fractional HR Advisory and hands-on Operational HR support. Thrives in environments where there is a clear mandate to evolve culture, leadership, and organizational effectiveness as part of scaling or transforming the business.

Experience spans:

  • Private-equity backed, Privately held and Public companies
  • Pan-European, small to medium-sized enterprises and Global enterprises
  • Key growth stages: start-up, scale-up, growth, and steady-state

Helps leaders and HR teams to maintain a human-centered focus while making critical business decisions, operate with a growth mindset, even under pressure to scale quickly. Can design clear make-or-buy talent strategies, establish targeted, sustainable performance practices that drive long-term value without over-engineering or short-term fixes.

Leadership Philosophy Grounded in a growth mindset and a core belief that careers progress through depth, not constant movement. Advocates for:

Extracting the full value from a role through on-the-job learning and deliberate capability building = Performance through growth —> not the other way around. This philosophy underpins the design of People Advisory models, leadership development, and succession strategies, ensuring capability is built sustainably and intentionally, rather than imported by default.

Let’s Talk Welcome the opportunity to discuss how this experience and leadership philosophy could support the evolution of your organization — from early-stage culture and operating model design to complex people and leadership transformation initiatives.

Skills

  • Talent Growth & Engagement Implemented Sustainable Growth Strategies Supporting Successful Company Sale Models
  • Led And Built Int’l Hr Function (From 0~20 Ftes) During A Fast-paced, Scale-up Phase
  • Skill & Salary Growth Schemes
  • Position Leveling Centralized Hr Post-merger (0 Attrition, Capability Uplift From 0 To 100% In-role Growth)
  • Performance Levers Overhauled Talent Acquisition (60% Cost Svgs, 40% Reduced Time, 90% Success Rate)
  • Key Role Succession Building Navigated Complex, Multi-entity Hr Practices (Responsible For 23+ Eu Locations)
  • Systemic Engagement Methods
  • Implemented Skill & Salary Growth Schemes + Succession Strategies Repeating 10+ Cycles
  • Diversity & Inclusion Principals
  • Leadership Development (25% Workforce Competency Growth, 10% Attrition Drop, 40% Internal Mobility Increase)
  • Systemic Team Building Built Targeted Skill Development Platform (Savings 50% With 40% Increased Utilization)
  • Transition Leadership Business Process Outsourcing Case To Realization (Annual Savings €1milo)
  • Investment Quantification Delivered Leadership Development Instructor-led Programs (~700 Participants)
  • M&a & Restructuring
  • Central Hr Transformation
  • Post Merger Integration
  • Workforce Planning
  • Budgeting And Optimizing
  • Go-to-market Labor Plans
  • Near/offshore Projects
  • Hr Ops & Compliance
  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • European Employment Matters
  • Audit | Legal | Councils
  • Hris | Lms | Ats Installations
  • Transformation Context Private Equity-backed, Private, Medium Sized Enterprises In Various Key Contexts (Growth, Steady State And Sale Stages)
  • Communications
  • Facilitation/moderation

Languages

English
Native
German
Intermediate

Education

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Science, HR Major | Business Minor · HR · East Lansing, United States

Certifications & licenses

International Systemic Team Coaching Practitioner’s Certificate

Academy of Executive Coaching · London, United Kingdom

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