Jacobine van der Kun

International People & Culture Director,Talent Management, Learning & Development, Strategy, Organisation development,Transformation, DE&I

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

My footprint: * People leadership: business- & leadership development, bridge human- & business acumen, talent development, HR transformation, mentor, I&D ambassador * Innovation pioneer: new strategies & concepts, organisational development, new business * “Macher”: drive result & performance, analytical, trusted cooperation, networker, self-starter * Commercial leadership: B2B and B2C concepts, customer marketing & sales, buying * Global player: broad experience in Europe/CEE, Asia, US, Lat Am and APAC

Experience

  • HR Director North West Europe at C&A
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Group CHRO at Sereni
    Feb 2025 - Sep 2025 · 8 mos

    Group Management Board. Buy & Build investment group in Belgium, Germany, Poland. Responsible for conceptual and operational responsibility of entire human resources spectrum: strategy implementation & change, recruitment, HR administration, personnel development, succession planning, management support, organisational development, digitalisation and coaching.

  • Director People & Culture at GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH
    Jun 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for People & Culture. Implementation and execution of the full Employee life cycle process. People & Culture includes 4 Departments with 22 FTE. Direct report to CEO. • Develop and implement the new People & Culture strategy and processes. • Operational responsible for Employer Branding, Recruitment & Onboarding, Performance Management, People Development, Talent Pool & Succession Planning, Employee Engagement & Retention • Execute Recruitment process for executive level to strengthen Key positions • Define, steer and implement Cultural transformation process, making Galeria an employer of choice • Build and lead this newly defined HR department

  • Leading in a transforming world at INSEAD Executive Education
    Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 · 10 mos

    Professional development in leadership skills, needed in transforming people and business landscapes. Includes: design thinking & business creativity; strategy in disruptive, digital times; leading organisations in changing- & accelerating processes.

  • Global Head of Talent Management / VP at Eurofins
    Jun 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Responsible for full Global Talent Management concept-, strategy development and country implementation. • Developed Talent management concept from scratch and piloted: performance management, talent review & people development, learning & development programmes, succession management and internal mobility in close cooperation with business leaders and HR directors • Developed and led leadership programmes to train (future) leaders + young talents • Steered transformation (IE&D) process to promote internal leaders and top candidates • Created & implemented simplified and effective Performance Review process; reducing time and cost • Guided executives & internal stakeholders on leadership development topics and general HR topics • Member global HR leadership team