Vessela K. - Founder

Go to Website

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

11 months

Founder

Mindful Concepts (Consulting)

Interim / Fractional HR Management and consulting
Executive and leadership coaching
Tailored leadership, culture and GTM trainings
Speaker - Female Empowerment with Tomorrow Belongs To HER
Currently 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 business

Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

5 months

Director HR MIS

Novanta Inc.

Responsible for the HR function of MIS (400 people, across Germany, Czech Rep. and USA)
Led the People function, implementing strategic HR initiatives
Part of the Regional Executive Team

Apr 2022 - Present

3 years 8 months

Coach and Mentor

Femme Palette (NPO)

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 (NPO)

Mentor start-up founders on the people and organisation topics of their organizations

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 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

Responsible for the entire people and organisation function across nine locations (Japan to USA)
Part of the executive team, driving people strategy in alignment with business goals
Coaching and mentoring leaders
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 people and organisation function across seven locations (China to USA)
Part of the Executive Team
Crisis management
Workforce restructuring

Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

3 years 5 months

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 (Consulting)

Responsible for the entire people and organisation 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.