Norbert Kireth

Interim Senior Manager Hr

Norbert Kireth
Krailling, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present
7 months
Oberding, Germany

Interim Senior Manager HR

Lear Corporation

  • Restructuring of German tech locations
  • Negotiations with the national and local workers council
  • Footprint optimization and relocation of production and engineering sites
  • HR process optimization e.g. Recruiting, Onboarding, time and attendance based on the overall Employee Experience program
  • Coaching and developing local HR teams
  • Define leadership and cultural development program based on the industrial turbolences in the automotive industry
Jan 2021 - Apr 2024
2 years 4 months
Hamburg, Germany

Group HR People & Culture

Sovereign Speed GmbH

  • Strategic repositioning of HR
  • Optimized all relevant HR processes to enhance employee experience
  • Time management and payroll optimized, digitalized pay-slip and transferred to alternative payroll provider
  • Job grading architecture created, compensation policy i.a. group-wide regional pay bands defined and annual salary review implemented
  • Setup strategic headcount planning and implemented in the course of budget/mid-term planning and recruiting
  • Defined performance management content and process by initiating an annual employee performance cycle
  • Defined leadership guidelines and related competency model and developed training series for all managers on that basis
  • Prepared requirements for selecting suitable HR system(s)
  • Developed employer value proposition with internal/external communications
Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
1 year
Waiblingen, Germany

Group VP HR

Syntegon Technology GmbH

  • Developed and deployed a Global Operating Model HR containing shared services and global IT HCM infrastructure
  • Supported and drove the global transformation program from strategic, cultural and organizational point of view
  • Negotiated with the unions and workers council to drive value creation initiatives aiming to create a competitive cost structure and unleash existing growth potential
  • Structural carve out of service as a third business unit form the existing two businesses Pharma and Food in the course of structural alignment initiatives
  • Initiated global talent and succession program for defined key roles on CEO-1/2 level
  • Conducted employee engagement survey to improve employee experience i.e. motivation and retention
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
2 years
Pfäffikon, Switzerland

Global HR BP Metco Aero & Energy GmbH

Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG

  • Repositioning of HR based on defined business strategy
  • Optimization and digitalization of global HR processes based on SAP success factors
  • Supported the definition of the coating service strategic growth plan leveraging companies USP of material and equipment production
  • Designed and implemented a global cost efficiency and cultural transformation program to become service leader in the industry
  • Organisational restructuring initiatives in material production, equipment and applications development
  • Integration of friction systems business into Metco with 700 employees in India and the USA
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
3 years
Germany

Consultant and Interim Manager

  • Defined HR priorities and initiatives based on business strategy
  • Defined HR-Dashboard to enhance managing personnel resources at recruiting, retaining and developing employees
  • Developed change program in the course of securing the business
  • Negotiated reconciliation of interest and social plan with works council
  • Optimization of HR process landscape and digitalization of personnel file
  • Focused on talent development to ensure internal succession pipeline to key roles
  • Implemented collective agreement ERA
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
3 years
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Group Director HR

VEON Ltd.

  • Built consistent global HR operating model to support and develop the new digital growth model
  • Facilitated global growth by introducing structural elements centre of excellence, global shared services, regional hubs and building new capabilities across all functions
  • Implemented a new organizational blueprint for commercial, digital and operations and run efficiency program across all regions
  • Redefined and optimize global HR processes and prepare HCM software selection
  • Built a new digital hub in London sourcing more than 120 talents with scarce skills to engage in new digital products and services
  • Implemented a new global leadership development program based on the newly defined values and competency framework
Jan 2009 - Dec 2015
6 years
Munich, Germany

Executive Vice President HR & Organization Development DACH

Sky Deutschland AG

  • Developed HR strategy and operating model from scratch to support turnaround and business transformation back to profitable growth after 20 years of loss making
  • Negotiated several compromise agreements with the works council
  • Comprehensively developed the organizations design including BPR/BPO based on newly defined business model to enable growth
  • Defined and ran a cultural change program to build a performance, talent and engagement focused organization
  • Created flexible workforce and managed 350 freelancer in production, programming and sales
  • Created employer brand to attract and build talent pipeline from external market
  • Setup Sky Sports News TV channel by hiring 220 employees within 4 months
  • Designed an equity based retention program for senior management
Jan 2005 - Dec 2010
5 years
Frankfurt, Germany

Director Human Resources & Organization Development CEE

Ferrero Deutschland GmbH

  • Developed HR from a decentral function per country to a globally integrated model
  • Led organizational and cultural development programs transforming the organization to an integrated global player
  • Optimized and streamlined the organization in business critical functional areas (Sales, Marketing, New Product, Supply Chain, Production)
  • Setup of a global Leadership development program
  • Initiated a group wide foreign assignment policy
  • Designed and implemented a sustainable talent management program with career path, development plans, retention and succession management
  • Fostered a high-performance culture by enhancing the performance management system
  • Handled complex labor relations issues corresponding to the transformation
  • Built and developed a merchandiser pool of 1500 agents across the region
  • Lead country/region to drive global HR process best practices across the group
  • Expanded knowledge to a newly built production site in Russia
Jan 1998 - Dec 2006
8 years
Bonn, Germany

EVP/SVP/Director HR

T-Mobile Group

  • Responsible for HR of the Austrian subsidiary and bridge-head to integrate CEE subsidiaries into the group structure
  • Introduced a functional integrated organizations design for the region performing a comprehensive cultural change and cost efficiency program
  • Negotiated complex reconciliation of interests and social compensation plans
  • Established process harmonization along the employee life cycle for senior management of the group
  • Responsible for the preparation and acquisition of the local competitor Telering
  • Designed and conducted a group wide management audit for C-level-1/2
  • Performed several post merger and organizational development projects for European affiliates
Jan 1991 - Dec 1999
9 years
Bonn, Germany

Manager/Senior Manager/Senior Consultant HR

Deutsche Telekom Group

  • Setup HR competence from scratch in the course of global expansion of the group
  • Defined a global going to market model together with the strategic business units
  • Developed an HR process landscape to integrate existing group regulations
  • Supported M&A activities from Due Diligence to Post Merger Integration
  • Ran several organizations design and development projects in JVs and subsidiaries
  • Defined and optimized relevant HR processes in foreign subsidiaries along employee life cycle
  • Hired 700 employees starting the JV in the Philippines from scratch
  • Consulted and transferred HR and organizational know-how to local management team
  • Managed expat assignment and deployed experts from the group into technical divisions of the JVs

Summary

- Comprehensive leadership experience in managing and developing local as well as global teams in complex structures and dynamic industries on site and remote - Trusted sparring partner and solution provider for management and employees - Comprehensive (re-)positioning of 'HR' on the basis of defined business strategy - A profound business acumen enables to effectively manage transformations and change processes on strategic, structural and cultural level - Pursuing a broad approach on talent development and 'talent to value contribution' - Implementation of 'best-practice-solutions' based on 'employee experience' - Distinct intercultural background and inspiring communications style - Consistent utilization of digital opportunities along the employee life cycle to continuously strengthen the 'impact' of HR towards positive business outcomes - Comprehensive experience in the field of mergers & acquisitions

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Italian
Advanced

Education

Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

Ashridge Business School

Executive Coaching and Change Management · London, United Kingdom

Oct 2001 - Jun 2003

WHU/Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University

Business Administration (MBA) · Chicago, United States

Oct 1991 - Jun 1994

Federal University of Applied Sciences

Diploma · Economics · Cologne, Germany

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