Line Schmidt Johansen

Experience

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  Diesel

  Jun 2007 - May 2010

  HR Assistant

  Responsibility: • HR operational responsibility for seven flagship retail stores in the Nordic region (DK, S, N & SF)• Leadership training• Sales training

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  IC Group A/S

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2017

  In 2017 IC Group A/S was a Danish listed clothing group. Full-year revenue amounted to DKK 2.7 billion. IC Group was a portfolio company consisting of Peak Performance, Tiger of Sweden, By Malene Birger. The products were sold through more than 220 retail and franchise stores, through own e-Commerce and via more than 4,800 3rd party wholesale customers and distributors in more than 20 countries. IC Group employed at that time more than 1,000 employees globally. Responsibility: • Change management• Partnering leaders in Denmark, Poland, Romania and Hong Kong• Member of Management Teams: Group Finance and Operations/supply chain• Project Manager on major change projects: HQ relocation and Financial Shared Service offshoring to Poland• Development projects: leadership model, employee survey, retail optimizing • Daily HR operational tasks• Planning: HR annual wheel• Retail sales training/optimizing• Global network Show less Responsibility: • Member of Management Team• Partnering leaders across Europe • Contributed to the development of the business strategy for a new organization • Change projects: new organization with new market focus• Operational HR tasks / yearly HR wheel• Implementing projects and concepts from Group HR• HR processes optimizing• Recruited for wholesale and retail positions as well as finance, marketing, e-comm and design• Strong focus on developing the retail business Show less

  • HR Manager

    Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

  • HR Business Partner

    Jun 2010 - Mar 2016
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  PwC Danmark

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

  PwC is a multinational professional services network delivering assurance, TAX and consulting services for businesses. PwC ranks as the second largest professional services firm in the world and is one of the Big Four auditors. Responsibility: • PwC One Business Center• Starting up a new business unit• Change management • Developing and executing the people concept for the business unit• Digital transformation • Strategic employer branding activities Results• Developed and implemented A-Z people concepts for a new Business Unit• Change communication: presentations and communication sites, newsletters, hybrid check ins, communities etc. • Facilitated and executed training and bootcamps• Recruited and onboarded 100 new employees within 3 months Show less Responsibility: • New ways of working: developing and implementing future vision • Developing and implementing facility / People and workplace experience concepts• Data driven - Dashboards• change managementResults• Developed the futureproofed visionary foundation for PwCs new HQ • Designed the futureproofed office decorations• Google Guide: A digital transformation role• Top three project in DAIA 2019 ‘Facility Analytics’ (DAIA is an internal PwC innovation competition using data) Show less

  • People & Change Manager

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Senior Project Advisor

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
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  Milestone Systems

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  Senior HR Business Partner

  Milestone Systems is the world’s leading provider of video management software for the security and surveillance industries, with solutions used in 500,000+ installations worldwide. The company was founded in 1998 and is today operating as a stand-alone company in the Canon Group employing more than 1,200 employees based in 25 countries. “Line is a strong and dynamic senior HRBP with the excellent blend of interpersonal, strategic and organizational skills. Especially she excels in communication, engagement and how HR support the broader business goal and strategic priorities. Her enthusiasm and energy are contagious.” Malene Green Brostrøm, Sr Director People & Culture, Milestone SystemResponsibility: • Milestone Systems is owned by Canon• Senior HR Business Partner to CEO, CFO, CPCO• Apply Agile ways of working• Responsible for strategic people initiatives for workplace of the future• Project lead: Global Flexible Working • HR annual wheel• Team Development• Part of global people networkResults:• Facilitated and applied agile methods to the organization• Global project lead: Flexible Working & hybrid leadership• Leading strategic people initiatives for workplace of the future• Developing, facilitating, and implementing leadership and team development initiatives • Implemented P&C annual activities Show less

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  Konica Minolta Business Solutions Denmark

  May 2022 - Jan 2024

  Nordic HR Director

  Konica Minolta is a global company employing over 44,000 people worldwide and 9,000 employees in Europe. The company is based in over 130 countries around the world and specialized in creating innovative solutions that drive transformation and benefit customers and society. The mission is to change and revolutionize the way people work, continuously bridging the gap between paper and digitization. “Line was a member of the Nordic Management team. She played a pivotal role transforming the Nordic organization and shaping the Nordic culture. Especially I was impressed by her ability to navigate organizational challenges still building engagement. She was constantly pushing the agenda for excellence, stronger performance and success. She inspired both leaders and team members with her strong engagement and positive approach.”Lars Wørzner, Nordic MD, Konica MinoltaResponsibility: • Nordic people strategy• Change and transformation• Strengthen culture and building engagement• Professionalize a Nordic HR organization • Build and implement annual people wheel and operating model • Developing key Nordic people concepts and processes• Developing and implementation of Nordic development approach• Optimizing Nordic people operations • Streamlining Nordic C&B approach• Nordic DE&I officer• Building employee experiences in a Hybrid organization• Facilitating training• Co-creation of prioritizes • Part of community for European HR LeadsResults:• Transformed four independent countries to a Nordic organization• Raised engagement scores• Developed and executed a Nordic people strategy• Designed a Nordic operating model • Developed and implemented all key Nordic people processes and concepts• Streamlined the Nordic C&B approach and structured all people data• Developed and implemented a Nordic approach to Flexible working • Executed and facilitated Nordic Day and Nordic Leadership Day • Co-created future leadership priorities together with leaders Show less

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  Reconor Group

  Feb 2024 - now

  • VP - Head of People & Purpose

    May 2024 - now

  • HR Consulting (interim)

    Feb 2024 - May 2024