Istanbul, Türkiye
Strategic HR Manager with 9+ years of experience designing and scaling people systems in multi-entity and international environments. Proven expertise in compensation architecture, performance management, global recruitment, and HR digital transformation. Led cross-functional HR teams, built salary grading and talent frameworks, and implemented AI-enabled HR workflows that improved engagement and operational efficiency.
• Delivering workshops, webinars and learning content on AI in HR, people analytics and organizational culture reaching 5000+ professionals • Designing AI-enabled HR tools and frameworks supporting organizations in building structured compensation, performance management and talent evaluation systems • Developing salary grading wizards, performance review frameworks, smart HR and organizational tools to increase organizational effectiveness • Building people analytics dashboards and HR automation workflows enabling data-driven workforce decisions for companies with 500+ employees • Creating organizational design frameworks and HR decision models integrating organizational psychology with scalable HR systems • Designing custom Learning Management System (LMS) solutions and establishing company-specific academy systems. • Developing unique corporate mascots using video prompting and advanced AI tools.
• Led a 10-member HR, payroll and administration teams supporting 350+ employees across 9 international subsidiaries • Designed and implemented a performance management system based on the 9-Box Talent Matrix covering 28 managers and their teams • Redesigned all job definitions by implementing job valuation and compa-ratio standards based on corporate values • Built company-wide compensation architecture and salary grading system across white collar, blue collar and R&D job families • Led workforce planning and leadership talent reviews identifying high-potential employees • Managed all compensation and benefits activities, developed a custom benefits program • Led HR governance initiatives within the e-Turquality quality management program • Implemented internal communication, SharePoint developments and HR support systems increasing employee responsiveness from 36% to 77% • Introduced HR automation workflows reducing repetitive administrative HR workload by 48% • Acted as the first point of contact for internal conflicts, resolved issues by working with a law firm • Operated all company events and managed the annual event calendar for engagement activities • Managed Health and Safety meetings and took regulatory preventive actions • Managed employee engagement projects and implemented a live engagement tracking system by automating eNPS activities globally • Managed disciplinary action processes, implemented Code of Conduct and took regulatory actions
• Led global HR operations supporting distributed technology teams across 8 countries • Designed a global salary grading and compensation framework covering 200+ employees • Managed end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance reviews and employee relations • Partnered with leadership to support workforce planning and team scaling strategies across international delivery teams • Implemented engagement and internal communication initiatives supporting remote teams • Built HR analytics and reporting dashboards providing visibility into hiring pipelines, workforce capacity and attrition risks • Managed 6 recruitment agencies across 15+ countries to support international hiring operations, hiring 90+ IT professionals. • Worked on employer branding and talent attraction strategies supporting global team growth
• Managed end-to-end employee lifecycle processes including recruitment, onboarding and early-stage employee development during a rapid growth phase • Maintained employee turnover below 7% during a high-growth hiring period (100+ hires) • Developed a company-wide performance management center via Looker Studio for talent and career management plans • Designed and facilitated structured onboarding programs improving new hire integration and reducing time-to-productivity by 35% • Supported managers in talent evaluation and performance review processes, including implementation of 9-Box talent matrix frameworks • Managed employee engagement and internal activities supporting team cohesion during scaling • Developed recruitment tracking and pipeline reporting to monitor hiring funnel performance and conversion rates