Vessela K.

Founder

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Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
1 year
Germany

Founder

Mindful Concepts

  • Interim / Fractional HR management and consulting

  • Executive and leadership coaching

  • Tailored leadership, culture and GTM trainings

  • Speaker – Female empowerment with Tomorrow Belongs To HER

  • Serving as Interim Director of People for a blockchain organisation, leading a global team of six and overseeing all strategic HR initiatives

  • Acting as Fractional CHRO for an internet payments company, driving GTM team restructuring and coaching the leadership team

Apr 2023 - Oct 2024
1 year 7 months

VP People and Organization

think-cell Software GmbH

  • Key member of the executive team, driving the people agenda to align with business goals
  • Led company-wide HR transformation, shaping a high-performance culture and fostering engagement (from Japan to USA – 4 locations)
  • Oversaw all HR areas, including talent strategy and leadership development
  • Developed HR policies and governance frameworks to support the business
Nov 2022 - Mar 2023
5 months

Director HR MIS

Novanta Inc.

  • Responsible for the HR function of MIS (400 people, across Germany, Czech Republic and USA)
  • Led the people function, implementing strategic HR initiatives
  • Part of the regional executive team
Apr 2022 - Present
3 years 9 months
Germany

Coach and Mentor

Femme Palette

  • Provide coaching and mentoring to women stepping into new careers or from underrepresented backgrounds
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
1 year 6 months

Start-Up Mentor

Workplace Accelerator

  • Mentor start-up founders on the people and organisation topics of their organisations
Aug 2018 - Nov 2022
4 years 4 months

Global Head of P&O

simplesurance GmbH

  • Part of the executive team, driving people strategy in alignment with business goals
  • Led and scaled the people function, implementing strategic HR initiatives across all locations (Japan, India, Portugal, UK and Germany)
  • Built and nurtured a strong company culture, fostering inclusivity, collaboration and high performance
Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
2 years 3 months

Global Director P&O

AppLift GmbH

  • Executive management
  • Global team leadership
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Company culture creation
  • P&O strategy development
  • Stakeholder management
  • Financial and budget planning
Dec 2012 - Jun 2015
2 years 7 months

Global Head of P&O

Ontotext Ltd.

  • Responsible for the entire P&O function (from China to USA – 7 locations)
  • Part of the executive team
  • Crisis management
  • Workforce restructuring
Aug 2009 - Dec 2012
3 years 5 months
Bulgaria

Head of TA

Aurubis Ltd.

  • Responsible for the HR hiring function in the Bulgarian plant (1000 people)
  • Part of the regional executive team
Feb 2006 - Aug 2009
3 years 7 months

CHRO

HRCR BG

  • Responsible for the entire P&O function
  • Business development
  • Part of the executive team
Jun 2005 - Feb 2006
9 months

HR Manager

Summary

Executive HR leader, certified coach, and trainer with 20 years of experience. I support organisations in their strategic priorities and transformation journeys, strengthening their go-to-market (GTM) teams and overall people strategy. I have built award-winning HR functions and bring firsthand leadership experience to help organisations achieve meaningful growth and lasting success.Recommandations.

Skills

  • Executive Management
  • Global Team Leadership
  • Coaching And Mentoring
  • Company Culture Creation
  • P&o Strategy Development
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Financial And Budget Planning
  • Crisis Management
  • Workforce Restructuring

Languages

English
Advanced
Bulgarian
Intermediate
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2006 - Jun 2008
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M.A. HR Management · HR Management

Oct 2001 - Jun 2005
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B. Sc. Psychology · Psychology

Certifications & licenses

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