Katharina H.
Interim Manager Recruitment and Talent Advisor
Experience
Jul 2023 - Present
2 years 2 monthsBerlin, Germany
Interim Manager Recruitment and Talent Advisor
Self-employed
- Partnering with clients in Germany and EU.
- Industries: B2B SaaS (examples: AI, geospatial data), manufacturing company for industrial cooling systems, financial services, renewable energies.
- Working with me means receiving profound advice on tried-and-tested solutions how to attract, assess, and retain talent.
- Human-centered, objective assessments based on performance, needs, and interests.
- Development of a talent acquisition and retention strategy, design of efficient processes, interviewer trainings.
- Interim recruitment and team management (e.g. parental leave, sick leave, initial hire).
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
1 year 3 monthsGermany
Senior Recruiter
Shopify Commerce Germany GmbH
- Global platform and provider of e-commerce solutions.
- Team size: 7 (EMEA Commercial Recruiting team).
- Company size: > 10,000 globally.
- Stakeholders: 15+ company wide.
- Hired 48+ FTEs and freelancers into six distinct teams in several European jurisdictions.
- Key hires: Head of EU Affairs, Senior Lead Business Development EMEA, Program Lead Partnerships, Diversity & Inclusion Lead EMEA, Technology Services Program Manager, Solution Engineers, Senior Sales Enablement Specialist EMEA.
- Designed and executed hiring strategy to recruit 30+ Merchant Success Managers within three months.
- Onboarded and mentored peers (3) and leads (1) new to our team.
- Successfully built relationships with leaders in the commercial, legal, and people teams (Partnerships, Technology Services, Government Affairs, D&I).
- Efficiently placed internal employees into new roles, collaborating successfully with HRBPs, Compensation team, and employees’ leads to guarantee a smooth transition.
Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
8 monthsBerlin, Germany
Senior Recruiter
BCG Digital Ventures GmbH
- Global company builder of Boston Consulting Group.
- Team size: 14 in People & Talent department.
- Company size: >200 in Berlin, > 1,000 globally.
- Stakeholders: 13+ company wide.
- Led development of talent acquisition strategy for various departments, incl. Operations, Design, Performance Marketing & Sales, and Talent Acquisition.
- Hired 41 FTEs into 20 distinct roles. Key hires: Director of Growth, Global Data Protection Officer, Staffing Lead, Director of Operations.
- Increased gender diversity in Admin Services team from 0% to 25% within 6 months.
- Designed and conducted training on performance-based interviewing and managing unconscious bias.
- Developed performance-based interview question catalog based on company values and role requirements to increase standardization and objectivity.
- Developed best practices around recruiting metrics and employee attrition modeling.
- Revamped freelancer hiring process using analytics and by mapping out workflows, thus significantly decreasing time to hire.
- Facilitated employee workshop about DV’s employee value proposition, data collected were used in a global project.
- Collaborated with Global DPO around workflows for tools (ATS, CRM) to ensure data protection compliance.
- Recruiting Operations: Audited jobs in applicant tracking system for two locations to ensure data cleanliness and legal compliance.
Aug 2018 - Oct 2020
2 years 3 monthsBerlin, Germany
Recruiter
BCG Digital Ventures GmbH
- Global company builder of Boston Consulting Group.
- Team size: 14 in People & Talent department.
- Company size: >200 in Berlin, > 1,000 globally.
- Stakeholders: 13+ company wide.
- Led development of talent acquisition strategy for various departments, incl. Operations, Design, Performance Marketing & Sales, and Talent Acquisition.
- Hired 41 FTEs into 20 distinct roles. Key hires: Director of Growth, Global Data Protection Officer, Staffing Lead, Director of Operations.
- Increased gender diversity in Admin Services team from 0% to 25% within 6 months.
- Designed and conducted training on performance-based interviewing and managing unconscious bias.
- Developed performance-based interview question catalog based on company values and role requirements to increase standardization and objectivity.
- Developed best practices around recruiting metrics and employee attrition modeling.
- Revamped freelancer hiring process using analytics and by mapping out workflows, thus significantly decreasing time to hire.
- Facilitated employee workshop about DV’s employee value proposition, data collected were used in a global project.
- Collaborated with Global DPO around workflows for tools (ATS, CRM) to ensure data protection compliance.
- Recruiting Operations: Audited jobs in applicant tracking system for two locations to ensure data cleanliness and legal compliance.
Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
1 year 10 monthsBerlin, Germany
HR Consultant
az GmbH Personalkonzepte
- Berlin-based headhunting and contracting firm.
- Advised clients on recruitment projects spanning from entry to C-level roles, negotiated prices and retainer models.
- Onboarding of employees (temp workers), contract negotiation and creation.
- Leveraged agile methodologies to speed up exec search projects.
- Candidate-focused active sourcing using Boolean search strings.
- Key hires: Head of UX, CEO, Product Manager, Senior Online Marketing Manager, Business Development Manager.
Jan 2016 - Sep 2016
9 monthsBerlin, Germany
Junior Recruiter
az GmbH Personalkonzepte
- Berlin-based headhunting and contracting firm.
- Advised clients on recruitment projects spanning from entry to C-level roles, negotiated prices and retainer models.
- Onboarding of employees (temp workers), contract negotiation and creation.
- Leveraged agile methodologies to speed up exec search projects.
- Candidate-focused active sourcing using Boolean search strings.
- Key hires: Head of UX, CEO, Product Manager, Senior Online Marketing Manager, Business Development Manager.
Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
9 monthsUnited States
Trainee - Career Services
AHK USA - GACCMidwest, Inc.
- Part of German Chamber network (AHKs).
- Coordinated full-cycle recruitment projects for German companies entering the US market.
- Pipeline generation via active sourcing on LinkedIn.
- Conducted interviews with IC and exec candidates.
- Short-listed candidates and presented them to clients.
- Organized seminars for HR professionals of member network.
Mar 2013 - Sep 2013
7 monthsGermany
Internship, Human Resources & Diversity Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH
- Assisted the Women at PwC team with organizing the annual network meeting for female leaders.
- Created proposal for an intern retention event and collaborated with the Employer Branding and Recruiting teams to organize and host event pilot.
- Created new website concept for internal communications.
Summary
- Working with me means receiving profound advice on tried-and-tested solutions how to attract, assess, and retain talent
- Human-centered, objective assessments based on performance, needs, and interests
- Development of a talent acquisition and retention strategy, design of efficient processes, interviewer trainings
- Interim recruitment and team management (e.g. parental leave, sick leave, initial hire)
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedItalian
ElementaryEducation
Sep 2011 - May 2012
Concordia College
United States
University of Wuerzburg
Diploma with a focus on Work and Organizational Psychology · Psychology · Germany
Certifications & licenses
HR Business Partner 2.0
AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Need a freelancer? Find your match in seconds.
Try FRATCH GPT More actions
Similar Freelancers
Discover other experts with similar qualifications and experience
- English
- Deutsch
2025 © FRATCH.IO GmbH. All rights reserved.