Oliver Schulz-oster
Head of Compensation & Benefits
Experience
Oct 2023 - Mar 2024
6 months Germany
Head of Compensation & Benefits
Skyborn Renewables offshore solutions GmbH
- Lay the foundation of a global job architecture
- Set-up a global car policy and lease car provider
Feb 2023 - May 2023
4 months Germany
Senior Manager Compensation & Benefits
Stepstone GmbH
- Manage the annual salary & bonus processes
- Train HR and line managers in remuneration management
Nov 2022 - Present
2 years 4 months Germany
Compensation & Benefits Consultant
Feralco Deutschland GmbH
- Post-Merger Integration
- Design of a new common remuneration scheme
- Negotiations with the Works Council
Nov 2020 - Oct 2022
2 years Germany
Interim HR Manager
Vaillant GmbH
- Business partner to various departments within the German sales organisation
- Change Project Flextime and Performance Management
- Talent Acquisition Project: Attracting MINT graduates for service functions
- Working with different COE
May 2020 - Oct 2020
6 months Germany
Interim HRBP and Project Manager
Universal Investment GmbH
- HR Business Partner
- Implementation of HRIS, negotiations with Works Councils
Feb 2020 - May 2020
4 months Germany
Interim Compensation & Benefits Manager
Daiichi Sankyo GmbH
- Compensation & Benefits projects
- Manage and implement the annual salary and bonus round
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
5 months Germany
Interim HR Manager
Vaillant GmbH
- Business partner to various departments within the Corporate HQ (Finance, Legal, Audit, Marketing, Digital Strategy)
- Collaboration with the Centers of Excellence (Global Mobility, Admin, Recruiting Center, HR Controlling)
- Recruitment of management positions
- Restructuring project: concept, implementation, negotiation with the Works Council, communication with the teams and individuals
Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
7 months Germany
Project Lead
Hugo Boss AG
- Lead the corporate project: "Fair Remuneration" i.e. the introduction of job grading and fair and competitive remuneration structures
- Grading of 400 management positions in Germany and 150 abroad by conducting workshops with all managers
- Preparation and negotiation of Works council agreements
- Communication: strategy, design and implementation
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
7 months Germany
Project Manager
Venator Germany
- Corporate Health Programme: Negotiate, implement and train managers
- Post-Graduate Programme: Design and implement
- Workday: Train and implement ESS/MSS, compliance trainings
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
6 months Germany
Consultant
Arval BNP Paribas
- Policies, governance, data protection, remuneration structures
May 2017 - Jul 2017
3 monthsConsultant
Greenland Seafood
- Bonus design
Project Scope: 4 legal entities with 800 staff in France and Germany
Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
1 year 4 months Germany
Project Manager
Venator
- Implement a consistent remuneration structure
- Implement a Performance Management Process
- Perform job grading for all positions (Hay Methodology)
- Implement a competency system
- Negotiate the shop floor agreements in all entities in Germany
Project scope: 5 legal entities with together 1,800 staff
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
11 monthsOn-site
HR Project Lead EMEA
Armacell
- Reporting to the VP EMEA and the CHRO Armacell
- Responsible for regional talent management
Project scope: 8 production sites, 9 sales subsidiaries, 1,250 employees
Nov 2011 - May 2013
1 year 7 months Hamburg, Germany
Head of Global Human Resources
Weinmann Medical Technologies
Globally responsible for HR Management for all employees in 13 countries
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
2 years Coldrerio, Switzerland
Consultant
Hugo Boss SpA
360° feedback sessions with managers and teams
Jan 2010 - Sep 2011
9 months Schaffhausen, Switzerland
On-siteHR Director EMEA
Cabot Corporation
Responsible for 1000 staff in 15 mostly production sites in 9 countries, member of the Regional Leadership Team and the global HR Leadership Team
Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
1 year Erkrath, Germany
Consultant
Blücher GmbH
Implementation of modern HR Processes
May 2001 - Dec 2010
9 years 8 months Hamburg, Germany
HR Manager EMEA and North Asia
Fonterra (Europe) GmbH
Largest producer and exporter of dairy products worldwide with 15,600 employees and 8 billion EUR turnover. Total staff in the region average 200
Nov 1997 - Apr 2001
3 years 6 months Geneva, Switzerland
Group Manager Human Resources
Agie Charmilles Ltd
- Global Head of Talent Development
- HR Business Partner Europe North, 15 entities, 300 employees
Jan 1996 - Oct 1997
1 year 10 months Rastatt, Germany
On-siteHR Start-Up Specialist
Johnson Controls (Europe) GmbH
Newly built Mercedes Benz production site
Jan 1994 - Dec 1995
1 year Burscheid, Germany
Compensation & Benefits Specialist
Johnson Controls (Europe) GmbH
Feb 1994 - Dec 1994
11 months Burscheid, Germany
Assistant to the VP HR Europe
Johnson Controls (Europe) GmbH
Summary
- True HR business partner
- Professionalizing people management
- Designing and implementing remuneration strategies and systems, job evaluations
- Leading change initiatives in different cultural environments
- Working within small and medium subsidiaries as well as corporate teams
- Negotiations with works councils
- International biography: educated, lived and worked in 6 countries, fluent in 5 languages
- Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Europe for Compensation Management
Languages
German
Native
Dutch
Advanced
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Education
Oct 1989 - Jun 1993
Private Univ. Witten/Herdecke
Diplom Ökonom (MBA) · Germany
Oct 1988 - Jun 1989
Univ. Aix-en-Provence
Licence ès sciences écon. · France
Oct 1985 - Jun 1988