Anna Katharina Ulshöfer

HR Leader Europe & IMEA | Talent, Culture & Transformation

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Much of what matters in organizations happens beneath the surface. Trust. Ambition. Belonging. Perception. Potential. I’m interested in the patterns that shape trust, growth, performance, and culture. My work sits at the intersection of people, business, transformation, labor relations, and law. What draws me in is the moment possibility becomes visible. When individuals, teams, and organizations begin to see themselves differently and grow into what once felt out of reach. Beyond work, I’m drawn to good books, beautiful places, interesting conversations, and anything that makes life a little richer.

Experience

  • LIXIL (Hybrid)
    • Strategic HR Business Partner Europe & IMEA
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Leader, HR Partnerships and Operations, Germany
      Jun 2023 - Apr 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

      * HRBP to Commercial Leader for Central Europe * Labor Relations

  • Head of HR Business Partner Group - BU Cardiac Rythm Management at BIOTRONIK
    May 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    * HRBP to BU President, member of the BU Leadership Team, the global HR leadership team and simultaneously heading Site HR of the Berlin site (HQ and operations site), including labor relations * Change Leadership: Cultural development * Negotiation Lead: Transformation negotiations (balance of interest, social plan) and implementation * Local tariff negotiations

  • Bombardier Transportation (10 yrs 2 mos)
    • Head of Regional Site HR
      Aug 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

      * HR Leader for the companies largest and most complex site & for the global HQ (up to 3,000 employees) * HRBP to 2 Global Engineering Product Families * in addition since 06/2020: HR M&A Lead for international carve out project * in addition since 10/2020: Strategic HRBP for the Services Business in Central Europe * Deputy of Vice President HR Central Europe & Israel * Led various restructuring initiatives * Digitalization projects: introduced time & attendance bot, launched pilot on digital case management in Site HR Germany

    • HR Director Site & Operations Hennigsdorf
      Oct 2016 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      * Member of the Site Management and Transformation Team, 9 direct reports * since 2018: global HRBP for two Engineering Product Families - High Speed Trains and Commuter Trains * drove restructuring activities across the site * translation of business goals into a co-determination roadmap & inplementation * implemented global standards locally, e.g. Talent Management, succession planning, global grading roll out, qualification management, performance management, healthy leadership * outsourcing of areas in Supply Chain and Plant Engineering * negotiation and implementation of mobile work as the first Bombardier site in Germany * trustful collaboration with social partners (works council, disabled employee representatives, union / IG Metall) * Local collective bargaining negotiations

    • HRBP & Team Lead Headquarters HR
      Apr 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

      * Planned and executed restructuring activities at the global HQ

  • Consultant at ODGERS BERNDTSON
    Aug 2007 - Feb 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Recruiting Specialist / Executive Search * Finding and winning over top candidates for leadership positions in the areas of Industrial, Health Care and Consumer Goods.