Véronique D. - Founder | Consultant

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Teufen, Switzerland

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 6 months

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Founder | Consultant

Verdina GmbH

Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner and Certified Profiler, supporting organizations across industries in modernizing their HR and recruiting processes, filling leadership roles, and delivering targeted HR projects.
Core areas include strategic recruiting advisory, interim HR leadership, and competency-based assessments to identify and develop leadership potential.
Redesign and implementation of end-to-end recruiting processes (from sourcing to selection)
Interim HR leadership and organizational development across diverse industries
Design and delivery of competency- and values-based profiling & assessments

Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

3 years

Zürich, Switzerland

Recruiting Manager (promotion to Head of Recruiting for Alpine after 6 months)

Detecon (Schweiz) AG

Implemented active sourcing strategies at Detecon Alpine and provided assistance during the rollout at Detecon International, taking full responsibility for recruitment in the Alpine region within six months.
Revamped employer branding efforts, including job advertisements, leading to achieving diversity parity in new hires within the technology-focused management consulting sector.
Implemented an agile recruiting process, involving thorough identification of requirements and collaborative sprint planning with specialized departments to streamline collaboration with head-hunters and enhance recruitment efficiency.

Jun 2018 - Jun 2024

6 years 1 month

Zürich, Switzerland

HR Manager

ELLIX AG

Oversaw all aspects of the HR department, including personnel needs assessment, job ad placement, managing the entire application process, and facilitating the onboarding of new staff members.
Developed and implemented a competency model tailored to employees across the consulting sector, incorporating diverse professional backgrounds and content-specific skills.
Designed a training blueprint and initiated a trial rollout with a specific target group.

Jan 2012 - Dec 2017

6 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Managing Consultant

Mercer / Promerit HR + IT Consulting AG

Led the project to implement e-Recruiting software (e.g. SAP, Oracle) from conceptualization through realization and rollout, managing project coordination, team/resource planning, and client communication.
As interim global business lead, spearheaded deployment and stabilization of system enhancements for a multinational client, ensured seamless integration with business operations, and oversaw worldwide rollout and training initiatives for the APAC region.
Led an internal initiative to implement and enhance a new recruitment marketing tool to improve the candidate experience for current and prospective clients.

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

Teamlead Recruiting and Employer Branding, Service Line Consulting

Deloitte & Touche

Established best-practice processes and tools on selected campuses to increase brand awareness and attract candidates, managing all employer marketing activities on and off campus through print and online channels.
Developed and implemented a reporting tool based on standard recruiting KPIs to monitor new hire intake against the personnel plan, supervise the recruiting process flow, and allocate team resources to meet targets.
Established the yearly personnel and recruiting budget planning for the Consulting Service Line (approx. 1.2 M EUR) and ensured budget compliance by effectively allocating resources.

Jan 2008 - Oct 2010

2 years 10 months

European Recruiting Coordinator

The Boston Consulting Group

Managed BCG’s relationships with leading European MBA schools (INSEAD, LBS, IESE, etc.), organized on-campus marketing and recruiting events, and developed long-term collaborative relationships with career services departments.
Led the development and harmonization of recruiting processes across BCG’s 29 European offices, identifying key methods and establishing benchmarks to improve performance in candidate research, screening, and interviewing.
Set up standardized tools to monitor the recruitment process across all European offices and trained local users to improve consistency of periodic reporting.
Managed the interface between European and global IT departments to drive enhancement processes and established follow-up and training initiatives for local recruiting teams.

Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

11 months

Singapore

Recruitment Consultant

INSEAD Business School & The Boston Consulting Group

Led rollout of a new software interface to coordinate collaboration with head-hunters in South-East Asia, designed and implemented the IT solution, and trained internal and external users.
Scheduled and coordinated on- and off-campus interview days for approximately 35 global companies, and organized and conducted marketing events, lectures, and Q&A sessions at INSEAD.
Represented BCG on the INSEAD campus in Singapore, planned and coordinated company presentations, interviews, and recruiting events for MBA students, and served as the prime contact for all BCG applicants.
Improved collaboration between BCG and INSEAD career services by introducing a regular meeting schedule and consistent communication at junior and senior levels.

Apr 2005 - Dec 2006

1 year 9 months

Germany

Consultant

h&z Management Consultancy

Developed market entry strategies for Eastern European markets for a railway component supplier by contacting and interviewing senior managers at potential customers, assessing market potential, and setting up business plans.
Analyzed the purchasing process for a European power solutions company and developed purchasing and material cost levers, such as process and value analysis, achieving saving potentials of around 2% of total purchasing volume.

Skills

Project Mgmt.: PO Safe Certified

HCM Solutions: SAP E-Recruiting, SuccessFactors, Oracle Taleo

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Intermediate

Education

Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

IE Business School

Master in Business Administration, IE Foundation Scholarship · Business Administration · Madrid, Spain

Sep 2002 - Aug 2004

University of Applied Sciences Mainz

Diploma, Equivalent to Master’s Degree · Business Management · Mainz, Germany

Sep 2000 - Aug 2002

University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg

Economic Sciences · Aschaffenburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified Profiler

PO Safe Certified

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