Kathi Belau

People & Culture | Change Management

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Driven and pragmatic People & Culture Lead with a positive leadership approach, I am dedicated to driving transformation in organisations. As a certified Systemic Business and Team Coach, I thrive on challenging the status quo, sparking change, and fostering growth. My extensive experience in shaping self-managed environments fuels my purpose to empower organisations through innovative New Work elements to maximize collaboration and success.

Experience

  • Head of People & Organisation at Holyvolt
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Holyvolt is on a mission to power the planet with positive energy. Our precision screen printing and high-throughput material discovery platform enables high performance battery and solar cells to be produced at lower cost and with reduced environmental impact.

  • Academic Sabbatical: MBA Change Management & Leadership // Team Coaching at FH Burgenland
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    ○ MBA Change Management & Leadership to guide organisations more knowledgeably through (esp. cultural) change as they develop and grow (ongoing) ○ Team Coach training to specialise and deepen my knowledge from my Systemic Business Coach certification with a focus on improving team communication and collaboration (completed 11/2024)

  • Director of People & Culture at e-mobilio
    Jan 2023 - Oct 2023 · 10 mos

    ○ Implementation of first HR processes and tools (Personio, on- and offboarding, payroll) ○ Organizational development and change management ○ Personnel and budget planning and controlling ○ Coach and sparring partner for the leadership team

  • MYCS GmbH (Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland)
    • Director of People & Culture
      May 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      ○ Lead of a self-managed, international team of 9 HR Managers, Office Managers and Inhouse Coach ○ Responsible for 240+ employees in Germany, Poland, France, Switzerland, UK in offices, warehouse and Showrooms ○ Development of Global HR Strategy and KPIs to track its success ○ Organisational development and change management (Holacracy / Self Management and its adaptation to MYCS’ organisation) ○ Implementation and professionalisation of HR processes and tools (Recruitment, On- & Offboarding, payroll, HRIS & ATS, feedback systems, personal development scheme) ○ Personnel and budget planning ○ Legal obligations in HR, Occupational Health and Safety, GDPR ○ Sparring partner for leadership stakeholders

    • HR Manager
      May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • HR & Recruiting Manager at ARGO Trade Solutions
    2017 - 2018 · 1 yr

    ARGO Trade Solutions is the most advanced way for importers and exporters to insure and finance global trade. We allow our customers to focus on the trade of goods (think containers) while we provide key trade finance services around each transaction. Using our digital platform, exporters get paid immediately, importers extend their payment terms, all transactions are credit risk insured and both parties are protected with security comparable to a letter of credit. We have confirmed product-market fit of our model, we are growing rapidly and we are supported by a world-leading venture capital investor.