Christian Klein

Enterprise People Strategy Executive | Talent, Culture & Transformation | Building fearless and high-performing teams

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Experience

  • LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics (Hybrid)
    • Senior HR Director | Head of People, Americas | Benefit Cosmetics
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      Enterprise HR Executive leading People Strategy across the Americas (USA, Canada & Latin America) for Benefit Cosmetics, part of LVMH Beauty. Strategic partner to executive leadership driving organizational design, executive talent strategy, leadership development, and culture transformation to accelerate business performance and scalable growth.

    • Head of Human Resources Director
      May 2021 - Apr 2025 · 4 yrs

      HR Director for Mexico at LVMH Beauty, leading People Strategy and HR operations across luxury beauty brands including Christian Dior, Benefit Cosmetics, Givenchy, Guerlain, Kenzo Parfums, Acqua di Parma, Fresh and Fenty. Strategic partner to senior leadership driving organizational transformation, talent strategy, leadership development, and workforce planning across retail and corporate operations, delivering measurable improvements in employee engagement, talent retention, and business performance

  • Head of Human Development at Braskem
    Feb 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Accountable for recruitment, training and organizational development for both Corporate and Industrial in Mexico City and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz. Member of Diversity and Integration Committee

  • Center of Expertise HR Director at Soriana
    Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Reporting to the HR Executive Vicepresident. Leading a team of 8 direct reports and over 100 indirect reports In charge of all HR areas within the Company -Compensation and Benefits, Structures, HR Information Systems (HRIS), Development, Training, Recruitment and Internal Communication. > Successfully incorporated 17,000 employees of “Comercial Mexicana” (a retailer acquisition) into the payroll, benefits and HR processes within 6 months that led to an outstanding change management case for the company. > Accountable of all the Salary Costs of all the Company (1 Billion USD annually), that translated in reporting every month to the General Manager and CFO, achieving a 0% increase. > Developed and created the talent management strategy, identifying all the over performer employees, so the company can have a sustainable growth within the next 3-6 years. > Implemented a new Flexible Benefits Plan (24 options to choose from our program), that contributed to a better engagement and wellbeing of all the managers. > Started the first Diversity and Inclusion committee. Implemented activities and trainings within the Leaders that will develop a safest environment for women and minorities. Resulted in a program named “Mujer Soriana” > Created 12 tactics and initiatives during 2018, that allowed in 2019 a reduction in the turnover of 5%.

  • General Manager at KLEIN ABBOTT
    Oct 2014 - Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Entrepreneurship of an HR Consultancy and Boutique Headhunter for Luxury Goods and Retail Companies. > Foresaw all the Sales and Operation within the Company – consulting, recruitment and executive searches. >Created all the values, development and refinement of the Companies’ Vision and strategy. > In-house with Expanscience Laboratoires for 8 months. Among other clients were H.Stern, Intimissimi, GNP, Posadas Group, Bellisima, L’Oréal USA. > Created a new competencies model for Posadas Group, that was implement for their 2020 Vision and Strategy > Recruited Middle and Top Management for our clients translated in successful careers paths in a middle-long term.

  • L'Oréal (8 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Human Resources CentralAmerica and the Caribbean Director
      Apr 2011 - Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Driving and managing the strategy of all HR areas. Managing the salary costs for the business, headcount and budget. Promoted a 5-year vision on Talent Management for the Hub that was implement with great success. Ethics Director for the Hub: a position that was granted by Nomination. Directing a regional area of 11 countries (Central America, Hispanic Caribbean, Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay). > Created Human Resources Hub for Central America – integrating 3 subsidiaries and building new subsidiaries, with a completely success for the Bussiness and a growth of 38%. > Reduced turnover in a 35% in 3 years through a 360 degrees HR tactics that translated in cost efficiency and talent pipeline for the company. > Designed and make 2 trainings that were implemented worldwide.

    • Global Recruitment Development Director
      Dec 2009 - Mar 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Directing the recruitment and integration process for the L’Oréal Group: Foreseeing and managing the recruitment community worldwide in 66 countries. Responsible for all the Digital Recruitment Strategy, Intelligence and Planning. > Successfully Implementation of the new ATS (Application Tracking System) for the Group, which was deploy in all 66 countries in a record period 6 months. > Created all the Strategy for LinkedIn that lead to be at the time one of the ten most followed companies.

    • CoHead of Marketing and Communications
      Jun 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

      > Leading the strategic positioning of the L’Oréal Group as an employer of Choice. > Managing a Budget of over 1.5 million euros, efficiently reduced a 20%.. > Worldwide communication campaign deployed, that attracted over 1 million applications in one year > Created REVEAL by L’Oréal: new platform Business Game, won 3 international prizes and over 350,00 signed in from 127 countries.