Mike Meyer

Global Head of Talent Attraction & Employer Branding | Business Coach | Transforming Talent into Strategic Advantage

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Results-driven global HR Professional with +16 years of HR experience globally and leadership skills in roles as a HR Manager, (global) Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Head of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development and Global Head of Talent Attraction. Proven track record of attracting top-tier talent and experience in strategic recruitment strategies and innovating sourcing strategies. Proficient in diverse industries including SAP consulting, technology, energy, engineering, IT, Pharma, BioTech, Project Management, Analytics and lead consulting. Building strong employer brands for ABB, Hitachi Energy, io-group and JOST and driving organizational growth through talent acquisition. As a Business Coach helping (potential) leaders within the company navigate the complexities of leadership. With a proven track record of empowering individuals and teams to overcome individual challenges, set ambitious goals, and achieve sustainable growth.

Experience

  • Global Head of Talent Attraction & Employer Branding at JOST World
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Leading global Talent Attraction strategy across all business units and regions at JOST - Built and scaled a high-performing international Talent Attraction team from the ground up - Successfully implemented Workday as global ATS, integrating end-to-end recruiting processes - Drove the shift from transactional recruiting to strategic Talent Attraction with global consistency - Reduced external agency dependency by 70% with building internal recruiting capabilities and infrastructure - Developed and enforced TISAX-compliant hiring processes for sensitive business areas - Created a scalable global recruitment operations framework, including KPI tracking and reporting - Partnered with board members and executive leadership to define and execute workforce growth plans - Delivered measurable improvements in hiring quality, speed, and hiring manager satisfaction - Championed employer branding, proactive sourcing, and digital candidate engagement strategies

  • Senior Recruitment Consultant at SAP
    Nov 2024 - Jan 2025 · 3 mos

  • Head of Talent Acquisition and Talent Development | Business Unit Manager at io
    May 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Leading Talent Acquisiton and Talent Development at io-group - Project Lead "Taskforce for Hirng Prioritiy-roles within SAP-Constultant area" - Coach and develop a team of 12 direct reports (Talent Acquisition, Active Sourcing and Talent Development) - Implement strategic Employer Branding for the whole group - Implement Succession Planning for a Business Unit - Improve Recruiting Process globally (decreased time-to-hire up to 15 days) - Education of Business leaders, HR Business Partner and Recruting Team for "Interview techniques" - Being a role model for social media recruiting and how to build your personal brand - As Business Coach - coaching Business Leaders in their career development - Responsible for development of our high potentials

  • ABB (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Global Senior Talent Aquisition Partner / Employer Branding Lead
      Jul 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

      - Responsible for delivering talent processes with special focus on recruitment and partnering with HR leadership and business leaders to understand current talent challenges -Responsible for search within internal talent pools to ensure career and development opportunities -Define strategic initiatives to build up external talent pipelines partnering with our active sourcing team -Responsible for the entire recruitment process including candidate communication, interviews, assessments, reference checks and offer negotiations -Effectively partner with the global business services team to ensure all coordination with candidates and hiring managers run smoothly and efficiently, e.g. job posting, candidate scheduling, job offer processing -Liaise with HR business partners and business leaders to gain insight into the short/mid/long term business needs -Consult business leaders on talent products and processes and actively contribute to continuous improvement projects - Responsible for creating monthly KPI statistics, e.g. Time to Hire and others - Leading Employer Branding strategies for Hitachi Energy Germany 🇩🇪

    • Talent Acquisition Partner / Recruiter / Leading Employer Branding strategy at ABB Power Grids
      Feb 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Responsible for delivering talent processes with special focus on recruitment and partnering with HR leadership and business leaders to understand current talent challenges -Responsible for search within internal talent pools to ensure career and development opportunities -Define strategic initiatives to build up external talent pipelines partnering with our active sourcing team -Responsible for the entire recruitment process including candidate communication, interviews, assessments, reference checks and offer negotiations -Effectively partner with the global business services team to ensure all coordination with candidates and hiring managers run smoothly and efficiently, e.g. job posting, candidate scheduling, job offer processing -Liaise with HR business partners and business leaders to gain insight into the short/mid/long term business needs -Consult business leaders on talent products and processes and actively contribute to continuous improvement projects - Responsible for creating monthly KPI statistics, e.g. Time to Hire and others - Leading Employer Branding strategies for ABB Power Grids Germany 🇩🇪

    • HR Talent Specialist, masterstudent
      Sep 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Talent Management, Talent Aquisition, KPI Reporting

  • Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces) (Full-time · 7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Human Resources
      Jan 2012 - Sep 2017 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      Meine Verantwortungsbereiche: - HR Consultation for executives - Negotiations with works council - System SAP ERP HCM - Strategic HR Development - Succession Planning - Leading and Management responsibility of 5 direct reports

    • HR Business Partner
      Jan 2010 - Dec 2011 · 2 yrs