HR Business Partner

Extensive experience in restructuring projects, including workforce planning, implementation of downsizing or reorganization measures, and optimization of HR processes

Certified Scrum Master I with extensive experience applying agile methodologies across a wide range of HR projects

Many years of experience leading HR teams and operational units with up to 30 direct reports. In-depth knowledge of collective bargaining agreements (e.g., TV-L, TV-V, TVöD, Chemical Industry / IG Metall) as well as employee development, team coordination, and change leadership

Deployment via K-Recruiting: Implementation of Workday and ensuring a smooth rollout and successful user adoption. Feedback was consistently very positive

Leadership and management of HR projects and transformation initiatives in international and national companies

Implementation of change management measures and process optimizations in HR, recruiting and people services

Support of restructuring projects, including workforce planning, downsizing or reorganization measures and negotiations with the works council and IG Metall

Operational and functional leadership of HR teams, including employee development, team coordination and performance management

Design, introduction and rollout of HR systems such as Workday as well as optimization of HR processes

Development and implementation of talent management strategies, establishment of HR Centers of Excellence and promotion of leadership development

Support of internal and external interface communication, e.g. between management, works council and international stakeholders

Application of agile project management methods in HR projects to increase efficiency and ensure targeted implementation

Central HR contact within a matrix organization with an international environment

Design and implementation of a talent management strategy

Introduction of a global HR approach in Germany as well as support of corresponding organizational changes

Establishment and further development of HR Centers of Excellence

Operational responsibility for recruiting processes

Support of a plant closure as part of a restructuring

Close cooperation with the works council and company management

Assumption of an internal and external interface function within the HR organization

Overall coordination and management responsibility for the project to introduce Workday

Consolidation and alignment of all sub-projects (HR Business Partner, Service Delivery, IT)

Maintenance and updating of project plans and Gantt charts as well as ensuring compliance with deadlines and milestones

Stakeholder management and regular communication with the Steering Committee (5 members) and the project teams

Moderation and clear communication of messages to managers and project teams

Representation of the project in the Steering Committee, especially vis-à-vis the supervisors of the sub-project teams

Support in process and system integration in the HR area

Support of the rollout of the HR portal, including employee training

Operational support and monitoring of project progress, coordination of sub-project managers, as well as short-term problem solving in the final phase

Functional leadership of an HR unit within the People & Organization department

Management and coordination of the team in the areas of People Services, Recruiting and Digital Solutions

Support of process optimizations within the HR organization

Participation in transformation initiatives in the HR area

Operational management of an HR shared service center team

Responsibility for managing operational HR processes from payroll preparation to the termination process

Leadership and coordination of the team in day-to-day business

Collaboration in the further development and optimization of HR processes

Support of change management measures in the HR environment

 Functional leadership of an internal project people team

Responsibility for the procurement and administration of project employees

Assumption of operational tasks within people processes in the project context

Support in the digitalization of processes

Collaboration on measures for continuous process improvement (CPI)

Holistic HR responsibility (end-to-end) for a company site

Support of the transformation to a One-HR approach within the company

Implementation and negotiation of works agreements in close cooperation with the works council as well as coordination with IG Metall

Interface between management, works council and IG Metall on HR and works agreement topics

Management of operational HR topics such as payroll preparation, contract management and recruiting

Conducting and evaluating apprentice interviews as well as conducting corresponding training sessions

Operational HR processing and handling of HR processes in SAP

Support and implementation of restructuring measures, including workforce reduction measures

Management of a project for the digitalization and implementation of a BMS and the related processes

Design and implementation of pilot projects within the framework of the digitalization initiative

Management of change management measures in the course of process and system implementation

Assumption of an internal and external interface function between relevant stakeholders

Cooperation with employee representative bodies as part of project implementation

Support of process analysis and optimization in the course of digitalization