Henriette Stephan

Head of People & Talent at nilo | Health Tech | Saas

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

- >9 years' experience in People and Talent Acquisition roles (Consulting, Tech, Agency) - Executive hiring & volume hiring - Talent consulting & strategy in Europe and APAC - HR Business Partnering - Organisational Development - People Strategy & Initiatives - Mentoring & Coaching - Mental Health at work

Experience

  • nilo (Berlin, Germany)
    • Head of People & Talent
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      - Overseeing all People & Talent topics, working closely with founders on strategic priorities - Driving core HR initiatives such as performance reviews, employee engagement etc. - Supporting leaders and teams in day-to-day people matters and organizational development - Strengthening company culture and embedding values into people processes

    • Lead People & Talent
      Oct 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs

      - Stepped into the role to oversee People & Talent - Acted as HR Business Partner, coaching and supporting leaders and employees across the entire employee life cycle. - Built and rolled out core HR processes and policies (performance reviews, employee feedback frameworks, engagement surveys, workation policy, leadership forum, values definition). - Took care of People Operations, including contracts, payroll coordination, and HR systems. Highlight: Led the HR side of the merger between Likeminded & nilo.health — aligning org structures, harmonizing policies, integrating cultures, and defining shared values.

    • Talent Acquisition Lead
      Feb 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Built the Talent Acquisition function from the ground up Scaled hiring across all departments, successfully filling 30+ roles in 2022 Designed lean, scalable recruiting processes and introduced structured interview practices Improved employer branding and candidate experience

  • BCG Digital Ventures (4 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Recruiter
      Jan 2019 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      - Executive hiring for Berlin (and Singapore, our newly opened centre in 2019) (successfully hired PM Directors, Design Directors, Lead Designers, Lead Growth Architects) - Leading Recruiting for Product Management, Strategic & Experience Design and our Talent Architect Cohort (Venture recruiting) - Establishing a new Candidate Assessment Program - Mentorship of junior talent within Recruiting team

    • On Leave
      Aug 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Parental leave

    • Senior Recruiter
      Jun 2019 - Sep 2019 · 4 mos

      Based in Sydney (Cross office staffing) - Executive Hiring (Product, Design, Venture Architecture) - Reorganising the recruitment practice and processes - Implementing a new ATS (Greenhouse) - Onboarding of permanent recruiter

  • NOLTE&LAUTH GmbH (Berlin Area, Germany)
    • Human Resources Manager
      Jan 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

      - Reporting to Director of HR - Leading the recruitment for the offices in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart - Hiring for UX Design, Interaction Design, Engineering, Consulting, Project Management, Rollout Management, Content Management, Marketing and Operations - People Operations (Contract Management and Performance Management) Main tasks: - End to end recruiting for all departments & Employer Branding (Campaigns, Relaunch of the career site) - Contract management - Performance Management - Implementing an employee referral program - Freelancer Management - Guiding students and junior colleagues in HR/Recruiting

    • Junior Human Resources Manager
      Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 · 1 yr

  • Project Management at Small Big Brands GmbH
    May 2014 - Dec 2014 · 8 mos

  • Working Student Human Resources / Administration at Opodo
    Dec 2012 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Administration / Human Resources / Corporate Health Management