Tobias Hensel

HR Project Manager Employer Branding & Recruiting Process Improvement

Hamburg, Germany
Experience
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
6 months
Mannheim, Germany

HR Project Manager Employer Branding & Recruiting Process Improvement

PHOENIX Group

Integrated Healthcare Provider, (> 40,000 employees in Europe)

  • Manage the roll-out of a new employer branding strategy at international level (PMO)
  • Finalise EVP concept/toolbox in collaboration with the external agency and define initial implementation steps
  • Develop channel strategy for communicating/addressing the defined target groups both externally and internally
  • Map recruitment (TA) processes and define a state-of-the-art standard, taking into account digital possibilities; identify optimisation potential of a procedural and organisational nature with the country organisations (task force/project team)
  • Specialist contact and needs-based advice for HR on the topic of employer branding
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
1 year
Gummersbach, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Hitachi Zosen Inova Steinmüller GmbH

Renewable Energy, (HZI AG > 1,700 employees worldwide)

  • Establishment and expansion of the European Service organisation
  • Support and advise the departments regarding the recruiting strategy
  • Contact person for applicants, interested parties and specialist departments
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
4 months
Zeven, Germany

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Hitachi Zosen Inova BioMethan GmbH

Renewable Energy, (HZI AG > 1,700 employees worldwide)

  • Establishment and expansion of the European Service organisation
  • Support and advise the departments regarding the recruiting strategy
  • Contact person for applicants, interested parties and specialist departments
Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
3 months

Lead Talent Acquisition

TAKKT AG

Retail (> 1.001 employees in Germany)

  • Management of a team of 8 recruiters in the area of Talent Acquisition
  • Advising on the stabilisation, restructuring and further development of the team as part of the HR transformation
  • Supporting the implementation of a recruitment and onboarding process
  • Contributing to the further development of HR IT (selection and implementation of a standardised applicant tracking system)
  • Guiding the recruitment team in supporting and filling vacancies
  • Management and takeover of selected recruitment projects
  • Supporting the CHRO in the context of divisional development
Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
10 months
Munich, Germany

Head of Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

NTT Data Deutschland GmbH

IT Consulting (NTT > 300,000 employees worldwide)

  • Germany-wide responsibility for operational and strategic topics in the area of sourcing, recruiting and onboarding
  • Disciplinary and professional management of the recruiting team and the employees of the recruiting department in Germany
  • Control, quality assurance and further development of the recruiting channels and optimisation of the recruiting process
  • Definition and design of governance (guidelines, quality assurance and key figures) in D-A-CH
  • Sustainable cooperation with the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) service provider
  • Overarching cooperation and consultation of the HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers
  • Support in university marketing & employer branding
  • Representation of issues to top management
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
11 months
Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Talent Acquisition Business Partner Naval Competence Center

Thales Germany

Marine shipbuilding, 60,000 employees worldwide

  • Target group-specific direct contact via social and career networks (such as BFD, Xing and LinkedIn) including the development of a talent pool
  • Support and advice for the departments with regard to the recruiting strategy
  • Contact person for applicants, interested parties and departments
  • Presentation of Thales as an employer at recruiting events
  • Responsible for the entire recruiting process for the multi-purpose combat ship 180 (MKS 180 / F 126) including interface management to the Dutch consortium partner
Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
11 months
Vilsbiburg, Germany

Recruiting Business Partner SAP Insourcing

DRÄXLMAIER Group

Automotive, 73,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Create resourcing strategies to attract and hire the very best SAP talent
  • Work with function Leads and Heads of HR to build strategic resourcing plans and forecasts.
  • Deliver the 'employer value proposition' (EVP) through external and internal promotion of the company as a place to work.
  • Direct sourcing, headhunting, competitor mapping and networking, ensuring talent is identified and pooled for existing and future requirements.
Sep 2018 - May 2019
9 months
Lüdenscheid, Germany

Recruiting Business Partner Holding

Kostal Automotive Electric GmbH

Automotive, 21,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Delivered successful results in executing the entire recruitment process; utilise career experience and industry knowledge to ensure prospects skill levels meet requirement of positions through screening and evaluation of applications, perform telephone and personal interviews and conduct hiring of candidates.
  • Conceptualize and maintain recruiting networks, implement effective advertising for candidate sourcing, and utilize multiple social media platforms, head-hunters, and databases to achieve results.
  • Develop procedures, process documentation, and gather information on work history, training, education, and serve as point of contact for routine inquiries on employment/background verifications.
Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
6 months
Bad Homburg, Germany

Recruiting Business Partner Engineering

Magna Powertrain Bad Homburg GmbH

Automotive, 80,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Provided end-to-end management of the recruitment process and ensured it alignment with the operational framework.
  • Evaluated recruitment procedures across the organisation and developed comprehensive programs that supported quality standards in recruitment for the organization.
Mar 2017 - Apr 2019
2 years 2 months
Oldenburg, Germany

Head of Inhouse Recruiting

EWE AG

Energy industry, > 5,000 employees worldwide

  • Design and implementation of an in-house recruiting organization including the associated skills development of internal employees
  • Use of tools from organizational management (including RASCI, EPK)
  • Development and implementation of practical training units
Aug 2016 - Dec 2017
1 year 5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Global Project Manager Recruiting Nexperia

Nexperia Germany GmbH & NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH

Semiconductors & Electronic Components, 11,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Delivered outstanding results for the Semiconductors and Electronic component organisations with over 20,000 staff members worldwide; worked in coordination with key executives to gather information and design/integrate talent acquisition strategies with focus on filling Day-1 positions.
  • Led daily direction with full accountability for full life cycle recruitment of highly qualified professionals needed to meet critical demands; utilized sourcing, social media platforms, staffing firms, and global talent firms.
  • Facilitated Global Recruiting Project Management which resulted in staffing of >600 positions in 15 months.
  • Successfully developed internal recruitment team to prepare interview processes, set expectations, screen and qualify candidates and developed strategies to deliver high calibre talent.
  • Created and integrated Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with consistent evaluation of talent acquisition activities to identify areas of opportunity, address gaps, and ensure metrics and KPIs were achieved.
Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Recruiting Business Partner Supply Chain & IT

Tchibo GmbH

Consumer Goods & Trade, 10,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Positioned to provide full cycle recruitment of Supply Chain and IT positions/openings and provided leadership and direction to ensure all recruiting solutions aligned with business objectives. Integrated diverse recruitment practices and programs that aligned with Supply Chain and IT staffing needs for future growth.
  • Provided consultancy and facilitated as a change agent; analysed KPIs and strategically calculated future employee needs, developed sustainable partnership with the Business and HR teams.
Dec 2015 - Apr 2016
5 months
Düsseldorf, Germany

Talent Acquisition Business Partner Sales

Stepstone GmbH

Internet & Online Media, 1000 Staff members worldwide

  • Developed and initiated strategic recruitment processes for the Internet and Online Media organization with over 1000 staff members worldwide.
  • Delivered outstanding results and effectively increased the pool of candidates utilizing experience and intensive screening processes which resulted in high visibility to the positions and company. Successfully re-staff the Sales Organization.
  • Assessed skill levels of prospective candidates, gathered information on work history, training, education, and skills and held responsibility to hire qualified candidates.
  • Created and implemented requirement profiles, worked in collaboration with hiring managers, and selected appropriate recruitment channels; networks, social media platforms, databases, and head hunting institutions.
May 2015 - Oct 2015
6 months
Frankfurt, Germany
On-site

Talent Acquisition Business Partner, EMEA Talent Acquisition

Avaya – via KornFerry/Futurestep

IT/Telecommunication, 10,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Hired to work as part of a professional team of on-site and off-site recruitment specialists that supported the RPO client to align talent management strategy with growth objectives. Successfully build key relationships with client’s senior business managers and divisional stakeholders including HR staff to gather information on the recruitment needs and requirements.
  • Directed the implementation of the RPO and staffing of approximately 20 positions.
  • Owned the recruitment life-cycle of multiple key and high profile business areas with a strong focus on Direct Sourcing and fulfilled over 20 positions.
  • Oversaw direction of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) implementation; successfully planned and coordinated with the recruiting team to ensure all pre-existing issues were addressed and project stayed on tracked and met the organizational objectives in measurable recruiting tactics.
Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
7 months
Munich, Germany

Recruiting Business Partner Engineering & IT

Knorr-Brense Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Provided end-to-end management of recruiting processes that aligned with the operational framework and ensured completion to the agreed upon quality standard.
  • Recruited through direct sourcing and networking on LinkedIn and multiple job boards which resulted in staffing over 20 hard-to-fill mechatronic positions.
  • Delivered recommendations on offers, completed Job Offer Approval processes and presented offers to candidates once offer was approved.
Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
5 months
Blankenfelde-Mahlow, Germany

Global Recruitment Project Manager Transmission Development (Trent Aero Engines)

Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG – via Alexander Man Solutions (AMS)

Aero Engines, 10,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Positioned to provide vision, leadership and direction to the project team; ensured project objectives were understood, and projects were delivered to the satisfaction of customer and with competitive advantage. Managed the recruiting project in alignment with operational framework and Life Cycle Management (LCM) process; completed project on time and within budget and to pre-set quality standards.
  • Oversaw daily direction of the project with frequent communications and report to client and AMS stakeholders. Successfully staffed approximately 20 hard-to-fill mechatronics positions.
  • Consistently conducted evaluation of projects to identify areas of risk, addressed project management team to suggest strategies to resolve risks to keep project on timeline and meet all critical milestones.
Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
5 months
Toulouse, France

Global Sourcing Manager

Airbus HR Shared Services, Airbus Recruitment Center (ARC)

Aerospace Industry, 100,000 Staff members worldwide

  • Focus was on ensuring short and mid-term availability of relevant candidates against the need of Airbus divisions across Europe and on global projects. Directly reported to the Head of Airbus Recruitment Center and directed daily oversight of 8 direct reports, 40 indirect reports, and 15 reports within sub-contracted agencies.
  • Successfully delivered relevant candidates against job specification for ARC clients across divisions and countries based on KPIs and budget constraints.
  • Held accountable for pro-active and re-active sourcing measures which included he implementation of the candidate database and application of lean methodologies in sourcing operations.
  • Continuously optimised the sourcing process against the benchmark.
Dec 2009 - Apr 2014
4 years 5 months
Ratingen, Germany

Manager Talent Sourcing, Thermal Equipment & Services EMEA

Thermal Equipment & Services EMEA, Balcke-Durr GmbH (SPX Corporation)

Plant Cooling Technology, 1000 Staff members worldwide

  • As member of the global SPX talent sourcing organisation delivered outstanding results in significantly reducing the use of contingency and retained staffing agencies. Direct report to the corporate Director of Talent Sourcing and worked collaboratively with SPX’s Human Resources Business Unit Leaders to identify and hire the highest-calibre talent for positions across the EMEA locations.
  • Held accountable to integrate full-cycle recruitment and successfully built strong relationships with hiring managers, candidates and service providers.
  • Utilised experience and industry knowledge to source candidates through convention and non-conventional recruitment methods which included cold calling, Internet mining and networking.
  • Worked in collaboration with the HR business leader to manage candidates up until the on-boarding process.
Apr 2009 - Jun 2009
3 months
Geneva, Switzerland

Staffing Manager EMEA

Brocade Communications Switzerland Sarl

Networking Solutions & Services, 4000 Staff members worldwide

  • Worked strategically with hiring managers with focus on sourcing, screening, and qualifying candidates to specifications; conducted global sourcing activities and executed a sourcing strategy that generated a flow of qualified candidates for high-priority open positions and prospect pipeline to meet all future candidate needs.
  • Utilised diverse pipelining methods including networking, referrals, internal database searches, organisational affiliations, online searches, Internet postings, job/career fairs, user/technical groups, cold calling, internet mining, and database management.
  • Continually provided HR employment support in regards to staffing processes and procedures.
Aug 2006 - Oct 2008
2 years 3 months
Berlin, Germany

Recruitment Manager Executives, Central Region

Bombardier Aviation & Transportation

Global Leader in Rail Technology, 36,000 Staff members

  • Responsible for the executive resourcing operations of the HR Shared Services Centre; delivered against recruitment targets via KPIs to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLA) were met.
  • Facilitated as single point of contact to HR business partners for senior positions with focus on Director level positions; developed and fostered effective working relationships with HR business partners to ensure highest levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Developed and implemented state-of-the-art sourcing strategy to effectively conduct talent acquisition, talent pool, direct search, internet scanning, personnel marketing, recruiting agency, and networking in related industries.
Jan 2004 - Present
21 years 7 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Owner & Interim Recruiting Business Partner

Conscendo GmbH (formerly Althen Hensel & Partner GmbH)

Recruitment Consultancy Delivering Direct & Executive Search, Interim & Project Recruitment Management & RPO

  • Oversee daily direction of the Recruitment Consultancy organization; serve as lead consultant providing clients with expert recommendations in regards to best practice Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, Direct & Executive Search, and Interim and Project Recruitment Management. Specialized in Employer Branding, Headhunting, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)/onsite/in-house recruitment and interim recruitment management.
  • Spearhead analysis, develop programs, and direct the searching of IT and Engineering candidates across diverse industries including semiconductor, automotive, transport, aerospace, power generation, and renewable energy.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand job duties, responsibilities, staffing needs, and requirements; utilize broad scope of industry knowledge to conceptualize and develop recruiting networks, effective advertising, and media campaigns for candidate sourcing.
  • Direct daily operations and proactively stay current on competitive pricing, products, and services to effectively identify areas of opportunity to promote long-term business and client portfolio growth.
  • Consistently develop marketing and consultancy strategies to increase growth goals and capture market share.
Mar 2002 - Dec 2003
1 year 10 months
Hamburg, Germany

HR & Change Management Consultant, Senior Manager

ISA Consult GmbH

German-based Management Consultancy, 100 Staff members

  • Conducted project management for the EU/ESF Human Capital Development project “Innovative Personalentwicklungskonzepte” (InnoPek).
Feb 1999 - Feb 2002
3 years 1 month
Hamburg, Germany

Recruitment Consultant, Senior Manager

tmp.worldwide Executive Resourcing, PMM Management Consultants GmbH

German-based Management Consultancy, 100+ Staff members

  • Conducted Human Resource management with responsibility for turnover and results at own profit centre, directly developed three employees for areas of recruitment/direct searching with focus on information technology and sector-specific professional and financial services.
  • Directed HR change management in context with the post-merger integration of leading IT service provider to the financial sector.
Jan 1997 - Dec 1998
2 years
Hamburg, Germany

Recruitment Consultant, Manager

Pdv Personalberatung GmbH

German-based Management Consultancy, 100+ Staff members

  • Positioned to conduct customer acquisition; prepared and carried out measures that attracted clients and candidates and represented organisation in multiple personnel marketing trade fairs.
  • Developed and integrated position-specific task and demand profiles, recommended appropriate search strategies, identified talent and conducted interviews.
  • Facilitated management of the profit centre, held accountable for turnover and successfully developed two employees.
Nov 1994 - Dec 1996
2 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Director

Inlingua International

Global Language Consultancy, 1000+ Staff members

  • Delivered outstanding results as General Manager of the institute; conducted commercial, personnel, pedagogical and administrative management which included recruitment, employee relations, and oversaw compensation and benefits.
  • Successfully turned around the institute by developing strong portfolio of customers, strengthened customer relationships and conducted skilled negotiations at the executive level.
  • Represented organisation at educational and personnel trade fairs and national events.
Jan 1993 - Oct 1994
1 year 10 months
Berlin, Germany

Continued Training & Personnel Development Consultant

Login GmbH

German-based Management Consultancy, 30 Staff members

  • Taught diverse subjects, Economics, business, personal management, job search, and communication courses as part of the in-house and/or certified training courses.
  • Integrated continued vocational education courses for job specific and adult education.
  • Successfully delivered an intensive seminar focused on preparing applicants for the selection procedures for entry into the German foreign ministry’s diplomatic corps.
Summary

Distinguished career recognized as a senior global Recruiting Manager who aligns business objectives with recruitment initiatives across diverse environments and industries that demand keen business, commercial, financial, and technology acumen to achieve success. Proven facilitator who motivates and cultivates teams to achieve optimal performance. Seasoned in the building of recruitment strategies and methodologies that blend with the structuring and deployment of effective recruitment projects on a global, national, and regional scale.

Analytical leader who pioneers recruitment and talent acquisition solutions for complex business challenges; expert presenter, negotiator, and employee advocate able to forge solid relationships with partners and stakeholders to build consensus across all organizational levels and drive excellence across the workforce.

Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 1990 - Jun 1992

Freie Universität Berlin

Master in Political Science · Political Science, Politics, Law, Economics, English · Berlin, Germany

Oct 1987 - Jun 1989

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Bachelor's Degree · Politics, Law, Economics, English · Marburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Change Manager

C!CERO AG München

Management Trainer

C!CERO AG München

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