Elena Zhestereva

Experience

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  Odgers Berndtson

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2019

  Executive search projects delivery for the largest Russian and International companies. Industry focus – Technology and Internet segments. Functional responsibility – COO, CEO, CHRO, Global positions. A world-wide Technology market research, executive search projects delivery for the largest Russian and International companies. Functional responsibility for CEO, COO, CHRO, IT roles.

  • Associate

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  • Research Analyst

    Jun 2016 - Dec 2018
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  PepsiCo

  Jul 2019 - now

  Lead a team of Talent Advisors at PepsiCo Russia HQ. Responsible for Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Global R&D, Global GP, and all function & cohorts in Belarus, Caucasus, Central Asia countries.Key responsibilities:• Team Leadership: leading a TA team of 9; agenda-setting and talent development.• Project Management: owner and stream leader of People projects (LMX, Talent Pulse, Culture & EVP, Methodology adaptation & digitalization, etc.). • Global collaboration: a point of contact for global COEs and colleagues in tools adaptation, learning activities, and projects delivery.• E2E Talent Acquisition: complex executive search projects and unique expert roles delivery, attracting the best talent to PepsiCo (search strategy setting, search, assessment, and onboarding).• Market research: team management, business need identification, strategy setting, execution, result delivery to business leaders.• Provide strategic advisory in Talent and People Development via proactive partnering with business leaders (including senior business leaders) and Strategic HRBPs; identifying business and talent needs and fulfilling them to my best capacity.• Relationship management: keeping regular and project stakeholders engaged in order to achieve set goals/standards.• Talent processes management: active involvement into TA model transformation in Russia, fine-tuning processes as being a part of the new organizational model (COE TA). Working closely with RBS – HR administration, data governance, reporting, debugging TA processes, etc.• EVP initiatives: active and constant contribution to PepsiCo’s EVP by providing best candidate experience and maintaining reputation with external talent; as well as engaging internal population into EVP activities, encouraging referral program participation and active career aspirations advisory. Show less Executive search and Talent Acquisition Advisor for PepsiCo responsible for the global functions R&D and EE Supply Chain Organization. Regional coverage - Russia, CIS, Central Asia, Caucasus, EE.Key responsibilities:• E2E Talent Acquisition: complex executive search projects and unique expert roles delivery, attracting the best talent to PepsiCo (search strategy setting, search, assessment, and onboarding).• Market research: business need identification, strategy setting, execution, result delivery to business leaders, and managing junior colleagues/project teams.• Provide strategic advisory in Talent and People Development via proactive partnering with business leaders (including senior business leaders) and Strategic HRBPs; identifying business and talent needs and fulfilling them to my best capacity.• Relationship management: keeping regular and project stakeholders engaged in order to achieve set goals/standards. • Talent processes management: active involvement into TA model transformation in Russia, fine-tuning processes as being a part of the new organizational model (COE TA). Working closely with RBS – HR administration, data governance, reporting, debugging TA processes, etc.• EVP initiatives: active and constant contribution to PepsiCo’s EVP by providing best candidate experience and maintaining reputation with external talent; as well as engaging internal population into EVP activities, encouraging referral program participation and active career aspirations advisory. Acheivemnts:HM satisfaction rate of 4,7 in 2020. Provided E2E TA support of organizational structure changes in R&D, Supply Chain and Dairy organizations in '19-21.• Close partnership with HRBPs and business leaders has been built. Designed communications and proposed approach/means of employee satisfaction improvement.• Chief methodologist in TA Capability project (2020) for RUBUCCA TA. Successfully delivered 2 workshops for 150+TA staff, was recognized and got Bravo award. Show less

  • Talent Acquisition Manager Russia & BCCA

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Talent Acquisition Manager Russia HQ CS&L, Global R&D, GP, & BCCA region

    Oct 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, Global R&D, CS&L, Planning

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2021