Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Senior HR Leader & Strategic HRBP with 15+ years steering global talent governance, SAP SuccessFactors implementations and Board-level succession planning across EMEA and APAC. Passionate about driving organizational excellence through business partnering and people development. Currently getting certified in Systemic Coaching & Change Management. Core competencies: · Global Talent & Operational Leadership: Steering end-to-end talent cycles, strategic succession planning, and full-spectrum HR Business Partner operations for high-headcount global organizations. · Digital HR Transformation: Leading global SAP SuccessFactors implementations (Performance, Goals, Succession) and leveraging HR Analytics/dashboards to drive data-driven development. · Strategic Governance & M&A: Advising Executive Boards on talent roadmaps and designing target HR processes and cultural unification during corporate mergers. · Global Program Orchestration: Managing worldwide graduate, mentoring, and DE&I initiatives to improve internal mobility and leadership pipelines.
• Worldwide responsibility of Performance & Goal Management and Succession Planning, leading a team of five employees. • Led SAP SuccessFactors integration for Performance & Succession during Schaeffler-Vitesco merger, securing stakeholder alignment across Regional/Divisional HR, HR IT and Executive Board, and harmonizing processes across 200 locations. • Defined and rolled out global 'Business Critical Roles' framework and annual talent conference roadmap; secured 100% placement for Global Graduate Program during phase-out. • Built manager-facing dashboards with HR Analytics to provide real-time goal and performance insights, increasing review completion and manager adoption. • Unified mentoring programs into a single global curriculum, improving internal mobility and mentoring participation.
• Directed global talent governance across 50+ locations for a 30,000+ employee organization, advising Executive Board and regional HR leaders on talent initiatives, succession and strategic workforce planning. • Led global "Talent Embrace" project, transforming the end-to-end employee development cycle and system landscape, in collaboration with HR Systems and HR IT, for all employees worldwide. • Designed international career paths for Experts and Project Managers to improve global retention; designed and executed cross-cultural leadership, mentoring and trainee & development programs. • Launched an "Early Talents Initiative" and a global Female Talent Community with a new self-nomination approach to accelerate and build diverse leadership and high potential talent pipelines.
• Orchestrated the end-to-end global talent management lifecycle, facilitating international talent conferences and cross-border exchange initiatives on group sector level. • Architected strategic frameworks for global talent mobility and proactive succession planning to ensure leadership continuity and re-designed leadership development programs tailored for high-potential international talent. • Championed DE&I initiatives, successfully increasing gender and international representation within leadership pipeline.
• Partnered with Software Engineering and Sales within the BU electrical brake systems, providing comprehensive HR support for a 300+ headcount and directed full-spectrum HR operations, including workforce planning, performance reviews and feedback, compensation structures, and employee growth, in close cooperation with local works council. • Orchestrated a high-pressure hiring wave, successfully staffing 150+ Software Engineers and Project Managers within two years; managed a demanding schedule of up to four interviews per day while leading the entire offer process, including salary negotiations, works council approvals, and contract generation, as well as the onboarding process for all new hires. • Guided organizational transformations and complex international employee relations during reorganization phases. • Localized and deployed global HR standards, ensuring seamless integration of corporate processes at the regional level.
• Led annual talent management cycle and succession processes for Senior BU Management Team. • Together with Head of Operations, engineered a training factory and plant controlling trainings for high potentials and managers at four locations (Hungary, China, Mexico, Germany).
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• Directed the international trainee program, leading a comprehensive redesign of the program structure and the assessment center selection process. • Delivered the program as a single FTE (program was previously managed by two managers) and significantly reduced costs by streamlining assessment centers, transferring tasks to best cost country and adjusting international rotations.
• Managed the collaboration, knowledge management and internal communication of current HR projects and practices. • Redesigned the HR communication plan with Head of HR, Center of Expertise and Shared Service Organization; developed and rolled out of new social media platform for HR communication; organized and moderated the annual HR conference for top HR management from across the world.
• Coordinated all Talent & Performance Management on Business Unit level as well as internal communication e.g., via quarterly BU newsletters, organizational announcements and intranet presence. • Traveled to Hyderabad, India, twice to coordinate and deliver one-week training sessions to software engineers on technical skills, soft skills and team building.